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 Improve public transit-- reliability, timeliness (scheduling)within Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 the community (infrastructure?) Community outreach/volunteers to address invasive species Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Funding for preservation of historic buildings and properties (e.g. Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Kapapala Ranch) Address concerns around liability of individuals volunteering Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 services of private and public land Should be part of DOE curriculum (start at middle school or Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 earlier) VSAS(Volcano) support the construction or rehabilitation to meet "hardening building" requirement Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Access to grant funding available through Kilauea eruptions Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Enforce endangered species act to save our few remaining Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Hawaiian hoary bats-- homily but cute bats! More bat studies Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Be thorough and aggressive with invasive species o Preventing ag production possibilities Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 o Disease -- human and other(roundup/pesticide) o Tourism -> rhino beetle ex-> "palms" Hawai'i aesthetic Turn invasives biz resource asset -> biofuel ex Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Habitat Assessments to better ID opportunities o Ex: invasives on Ag -> biofuel -> tax revenues? o Look at detail within areas o How multi-agency overlays = inefficient and counter- productive Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 • Ex: South Point o Make sure tourism pays its "fair share"fee for access toward cumulative impacts o HI biosecurity management plan -- USE! Make it make sense ($) to upgrade/retrofit for increased energy efficiency-- private homes and businesses and make sure laws Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 allow for creativity in sustainable o Ex: H2O saving laws allow for creativity in sustainable design • Grant funded? 12