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 • Good: restoration aspect Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 o Be sure not to duplicate State's efforts • Do not allow development on the shoreline, unless business Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 needs shore access (not just for aesthetics) • FAQ for visitors to navigate coral reefs o How to navigate with safety-> things people should know to be Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 safe • Is there a plan to utilize invasive species as a form of Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 sustainability support/i.e.,fertilizers, etc. • Ka'u house, heard permit was made in Honolulu Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 o Why can they do that? • Wetlands and sensitive areas eligible for tax incentives/con Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 easements, etc. (prop $ others?) • More proactively support reforestation of degraded land (ag) o Value pollinator habitat, timber, soil, and water protection o Ideal use for these lands is reforesting o Takes care of itself o Carbon sequestration Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 o Value is hard to "see" but it is impactful o Many resources out there to help, (NRCS) Natural Resources Conservation o Gen Plan is good opportunity to address this potential • Attempts made in the past on protection of watersheds may Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 not always be the best or only way • Invasive species concerns o Not enough solid base to address Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 o Ohia - her forestation is disappearing o She can't save it alone. She needs help to do a pilot project • Native plants: making people more of what they can do to protect and reforest Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 o Ex: agro foresting methods • Need fuller consideration of flood potential and even alternate flood paths in changing drain areas Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 o Waila Ln 2