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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan <br /> 2019 Public Comments on Natural Resources <br /> Comment Source Date <br /> • Update drainage/watershed plan -- Hilo! <br /> o DPW and PD (big pic) <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> o Ex: Pono Hawaii <br /> • Need Hilo CDP/Waiakea Green drain way Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Interesting to work with retail and have them label the native <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> and invasive species <br /> • Action item #1 -> easy to make a middle school project Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Look/review/require comprehensive drainage study during <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> subdivision <br /> o Individual lots should not be where drainage is reviewed <br /> • Increase educational signage everywhere <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> o Ex: Carlsmith turtles <br /> • Resilience hubs in all communities to help be prepared for <br /> future disasters-- use/upgrade schools and community centers to Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> sta rt <br /> • Help "off the grid" low carbon footprint residents to share and Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> interact via ham radio access, radio station (infrastructure?) <br /> • What is County doing to eliminate/reduce spraying of <br /> roundup, especially near our schools? Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Incentives and tech support for off grid residents to preserve Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> native species/eradicate invasives (partner with USDA NRP) <br /> • Keep, study, and improve language from 05 GP re: drainage in <br /> Hawaiian Acres (infrastructure?) Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> o Require drainage studies -fix flooding <br /> • Shoreline/coastline -> access for activities and natural <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> resource use (particularly with sea level rise and storm surge) <br /> o Develop a long term plan for management <br /> • Concern over mold -- prevent. -> kills especially during <br /> hazards, and providing further links to health concerns, years of Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> medical problems attributed to mold -> need to address this <br /> issue, especially in flood-prone areas <br /> • (2 people) Remove the breakwater, improve water quality in Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> Hilo Bay and possibly bring back surf(natural resources?) <br /> 3 <br />