1. Natural Resources.2019 Draft General Plan Public Comments

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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Natural Resources Comment Source Date Kam School - higher education opportunities Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 • Opportunities for youth to stay on island How to overcome tsunami zone in Hilo for economic development Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 • Businesses there IPCC has revised their guidance and time lines to address critical Honoka'a Mini Speakout 9/30/2019 climate change like SLR ad weather related issues plans should review this update and set goals in alignment Keeping plan adaptive/responsive to these changes Honoka'a Mini SpeakOut 9/30/2019 Better understanding of volcanic geology should be guiding Honoka'a Mini Speakout 9/30/2019 building and industry Plan feels like business as usual and it's not Honoka'a Mini SpeakOut 9/30/2019 Almost need 2 plans -one designing our response to the future Honoka'a Mini SpeakOut 9/30/2019 Scale of climate change is not being addressed Honoka'a Mini SpeakOut 9/30/2019 Transportation needs to be moving faster toward electric public Honoka'a Mini Speakout 9/30/2019 transit Need to be sorting trash more Honoka'a Mini SpeakOut 9/30/2019 Need to have areas in town that are walkable and community Honoka'a Mini SpeakOut 9/30/2019 orchards PONC purchases like Ha'ina landing and Pa'auhau landing would make great community engagement and stewardship Honoka'a Mini SpeakOut 9/30/2019 opportunities and Mauka/ makai connections but not developed like county parks or tourist destinations Honoka'a downtown challenged to put urban trees due to power Honoka'a Mini Speakout 9/30/2019 utility lines GP needs to address volcanic hazards and earthquake and vog concerns -> "volcanoes" are not in the plan Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Need to include and consider lower risk zones in plan Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 (2 people) County needs to work on abandoned vehicles. Need Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 auto salvage yards and shouldn't cost much to get rid of junk cars Environmental committee members should be local and known Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Prutecti-TioreWdi'll PdrId -- more o All heiau, ponds at Punalu'u -> restoring to what? Outside grants Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 o More local consultation/requirements with community • Proportion of local sacred sites -> more on list 10