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 Replicate or incentivize O'ahu Hurricane retrofit company on BI, Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 BC to require/catalyze that private biz "Energy Island" keiki book Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Climate change -- now or never! Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Cooperative electricity models Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Make sure GP crosswalks existent with Climate Action Plan (R&D) Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Ali'i Drive concurrency -> Evacuation time ROGO opportunity for density Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 o2014 Keep TAT on Hawai'i Island --don't let it go to the RAIL o We need it for our beaches -> overcrowding and cruise ship transport Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 o Leverage home rule Carrying capacity of beaches Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Too much surf schools Kahaluu Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Urgent need for ban on oxybenzone Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 o Our corals are dying (2 people) Dolphin harassment Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Restrictions to prevent invasives-- health priorities#1 o LFAs, rat lung, coquis, fruit fly o What is County's best role? o Quarantines and travel restrictions Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 o (2 people) Waiawi --invasive plant. Strawberry guava. Fruit rescue? o Bio controls? Be careful! Can have bad outcome Invasives -> don't duplicate efforts o Analyze and leverage local laws to support and further Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 State/USDA, etc. BMP's (2 people) Moratorium on coastal development -> ex:Ali'i Erac. Time Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 o ROGO? o To be safe --it's not anti-development QLVCA-- Feral chickens. Is there a way to address the large population? How do you get rid of them? Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 (2 people) Concern of hunting/shooting at chickens in residential/private property o Police reports hunting? Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 o How do you adapt with our chicken population? o Issues#2 opportunity 15