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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan <br /> 2019 Public Comments on Natural Resources <br /> Comment Source Date <br /> Kapapala Ranch --ex: 4 restoration native forest <br /> o Ensure ground-truthing and local knowledge is accounted for-- Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> "perceived bias parts don't equal whole all time <br /> o REST program/DLNR? <br /> Design Restoration initiatives to bypass/reduce red tape Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> Civilian conservation corp example (youth) Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> (2 people) Ka'u district need to be protected. Especially the coast <br /> Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> lines <br /> Need to manage water resources <br /> o How are they deciding on who (and what subdivisions) get Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> access to water <br /> Protect the Ka'u district shoreline Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> Improve water systems Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> Create policies to eliminate use of fossil fuels Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> o Increase solar power, increase wind power <br /> Compost--green waste (at waste facilities) (Waiohinu) Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> Protection of cultural sites and not let development destroy <br /> Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> cultural areas <br /> Climate Change <br /> o Make objectives into policies <br /> o Need more encompassing objective <br /> o How do we adapt to CC? <br /> o Obj: Look at all Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> • Evaluate plans and processes <br /> o Our HI queen bees can save bees around the world <br /> o Habitat, oceans <br /> o Nature impacts to CC (bees, turtles, fishing) prioritize and ID <br /> o CC much bigger than GHG and SLR <br /> 13 <br />