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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan <br /> 2019 Public Comments on Natural Resources <br /> Comment Source Date <br /> Not supportive of expanding Kawaihae Harbor because it would Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> close Spencer Park and destroy coral along the coastline <br /> Fishing license not supported (not wanted) Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> What can County do to educate visitors about protecting natural Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> resources? PSA's on out airplane? (i.e. reef safe sunscreen) <br /> Can County regulate private market/sales under home rule <br /> powers and public trust? Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> Fishing regulations: need weight limit on commercial sales <br /> o Need better laws and monitoring of fish populations Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> o Sustainable fish populations are important <br /> How can landowners be more responsible for protecting natural Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> resources? Eradicating invasive species on private property-- how <br /> can state/county enforce this better? <br /> County needs to concurrently include a viable mechanism for Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> density transfer <br /> Greenhouse gas emissions--do they dissipate? <br /> Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> o Look at specifics re: islands vs aspects of mainland <br /> Brackish ponds that are filled with algae need to be cleared using Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> "effective microbes" or equivalent <br /> Increase CERT training beyond basic Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> Increase neighborhood watch subdivisions Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> Pono plants only-- landscape ordinance <br /> Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> o Education <br /> o People "don't know any better" <br /> Where are the shelters --is there enough capacity for people to Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> find shelters? <br /> How do people find information and people who can assist <br /> homeowners to retrofit their house (hurricane/natural hazard Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> resilience)? <br /> [are <br /> hat are we doing to stop contributing to climate change? How Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> we meeting our lofty goals? <br /> 18 <br />