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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan <br /> 2019 Public Comments on Natural Resources <br /> Comment Source Date <br /> • Resilience hubs in every community--at a minimum -energy <br /> self sufficient and internet, water, and food distribution --schools <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> and community natural places for investment to make this <br /> happen <br /> • Regional open space networks to deal with drainage issues. As <br /> drainage ways are defined over time. Riparian "no build" setbacks Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> (natural resources?) <br /> • Hawaiian Acres-- invasive species -> loss business. Coqui at <br /> Kalapana orchids, state did nothing. Once it hit other islands then Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> acted. <br /> • Need to worry about invasives sooner(natural resources?) Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • 1 want to make sure that forestry and reforestation are upheld <br /> as appropriate ag land uses Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Floodways need to be mapped Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Invasive species (environment) should be better prioritized <br /> (budgeted) <br /> o Fire ants <br /> o (new voice) Better standards (CA) Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> o (new voice) Could County play a larger role in managing <br /> invasive species? <br /> • How can GP be implemented to address lava recovery so not <br /> a "crisis management," but proactive Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Micro unit shelters should be near resources Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Shelter should be designated prior to lava events Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Puna district park was negatively affected by serving as <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> emergency shelter <br /> [Journal of Elis] Nui Grove from Kalapana to Hilo Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 <br /> Highest/ best use of land often taken as highest tax payer <br /> Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 <br /> (high rises, etc.) <br /> Natives/ invasives-tourism dropped without lava. Establish eco- <br /> Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 <br /> safe tourism [sustainable] <br /> Invasives, litter, traffic - need to better align ecosystem Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 <br /> services with economic drive/current development <br /> Environmental survey requirement can prohibit native forest <br /> Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 <br /> restoration <br /> Non-continuity is the norm - here Kipuka works -encourage <br /> Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 <br /> restoration/ preservation of the s lands (i.e. incentive have 4 <br /> properties put Hale on one lot - restore the other 3) <br /> Reduce density in hazard areas I Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 <br /> 4 <br />