2. Infrastructure Planning.2019 Draft General Plan Public Comments

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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Infrastructure Planning Comment Source Date Concern--water runoff of mountain--the Kawai flats flooding caused highway to shut down Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Why are vehicles abandoned?Without recourse?? Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Diversify point of sale fees--specifically things hard to dispose or recycle Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Private citizens to have access to level 2 and 3 recharging stations like doing for County vehicles Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Establish banning of single use plastics Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 (2 people)increase mass transit-->should have change of schedule according to work schedules.. doesn't run late enough to make that work Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Ocean view needs a better broadband presence •Subsidized internet access according to socioeconomic ex: Florida: if parents are at a certain economic level they get discounted internet->homeschooling kid's->high drop out rate is all Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 connected Direct connectivity--High speed Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Cell service--County partner with cell service companies to have whole island covered Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 emergency communication Coverage needs to be resilient Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 146:Why"secure"funding... Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 155:Separate waste types Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Educate at community level i.e.,schools,businesses,etc. Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Objective--improve county roads to increase efficiency,walkability Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 118:Why?Need this--why only new?(checks rationale)--it's a given Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Identify primary electric vehicle charging station location to support Mass Transit's diversified fleet Natasha 9/18/2019 Bicyclist on mountain road N.Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 •Need a no bicycle zone Speakout N.Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Bicyclist should have licenses to use public roads,they should be charged to use the road as well. Speakout More sidewalks or make routes more walkable N.Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 •Placemaking says walk to parks but no way for walking if no infrastructure to support. Speakout N.Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 EMI treatment for wastewater and cesspool conversion in coastal areas Speakout N.Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Internet 5g needed in rural areas Speakout N.Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Make illegal for bicycle riders to ride on Kohala mountain road!SAFETY ISSUE!! Speakout N.Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 270-can we remove it?Promote?Make invasives into something durable to use it Speakout N.Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 More bike ways Speakout Clean green energy needs to be Hawai'i's plan.Solar and hydro are the best options now.PGV and N.Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 tree burning are not what we need! Speakout Pure water is our most sacred resource.Watershed areas need to be identified and protected- N.Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 and not sold to the highest bid.No glorification or additives Speakout N.Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Keep Kohala water in N.Kohala Speakout N.Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No taking Kohala water under the guise of Ag to Kawaihae and beyond Speakout Lack of enforcement for existing EV infrastructure creates disincentive for the statewide plan to Honoka'a Mini 9/30/2019 get off fossil fuels Speakout Telecommunications and connectivity is important and not available in neighborhoods or not Pahoa GP 10/5/2019 affordable for all I Speakout 14