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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan <br /> 2019 Public Comments on Infrastructure Planning <br /> Comment Source Date <br /> • Kulaimano Road and Mamuahoa Hwy(19)(Pepeekeo)no place to safely walk on Kulaimano <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> Makai <br /> • On demand crosswalk with lights across highway 19 and Kulaimano road(Pepeekeo)--push <br /> button for advanced notice to motorists Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Extend North Kulani Rd to Puainako Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Connect Kea'au to Upper Hilo by extending 130 to connect to Stainbeck then to <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> Haihai/Komohana? <br /> Water system developed with 3 separate circulation system--multi-use of water <br /> •Catchment system for drinking <br /> •Can re-use#1 for dishwasher washing machines Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> •Re-use#2 for irrigation,non potable use <br /> Reducing waste--build a"small"plastic recycling unit to build park benches and other park <br /> Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> equipment(Maui) <br /> "Old" Kealakehe landfill--dismantle and re-use appropriate waste,stop fires and haul un-usable <br /> Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> to near landfill <br /> Vehicle--stop charging$500 fee for car disposal Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> Green waste--continue mulching <br /> •Dispose through 'EM'process Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> Solar energy--obtain state and or federal funding for solar panels on apartments,(affordable)low- <br /> income housing and low-income residences.Propose state tax incentive over 3 years for any solar Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> installation <br /> (2 people)Tele-communication=cellular/radio--County needs to build cell towers placed above <br /> 3k elevation--in all the'pukas'for the County. <br /> Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> •Top tiers for police/fire/civil defense.Lower tiers--rent to cellular companies.Towers need <br /> stealth technology <br /> Fiber optic Ring--Negotiate with Volcano National park to complete Fiber Optic Ring to provide <br /> redundancy in case there is a break in the ring Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> Towers--must require generator back-up Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> A portion is road shoulders and street parking should have permeable pavement Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> Need a balance knowing what the water sources are and putting a cap on development where it's <br /> Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> maxed out <br /> Allow for home use water catchment tanks in low density urban so HOA cannot dictate desire to <br /> Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> be sustainable <br /> Allow for catchment! Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> Use of orange oil as natural herbicide instead of round up or any alternative to round up Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> How does runoff pesticide/herbicides interact with our groundwater? Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> Biking for me used to be mode of transportation to work when I lived in O'ahu,here I feel unsafe. Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> We need better bike infrastructure,connected bike routes,buffered lanes <br /> I would take the bus here but unreliable,better schedules would be good.Earlier buses so not late <br /> Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> for work <br /> Need more wells(high elevation)in North Kona for future growth Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> GET OFF CARBON Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> Making household root catchment available to everybody Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> Would like to see new road or implement the road in the Kona CDP would be a good start Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> Sewer system clustering should be around infrastructure notes(higher density)why is the focus on <br /> Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> rural areas? <br /> Renewable energy PV or wind to use RFP is PPA(Power Purchase Agreement)to acquire Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> Energy saving performance contracts(so we can get all those things for free) Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> 12 <br />