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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan <br /> 2019 Public Comments on Economic & Opportunity Planning <br /> Comment Source Date <br /> Nothing in Volcano to keep tourists there <br /> • Restaurants, shopping, hotels, etc. leads to huge cuts in revenue <br /> Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> for residents who rely on tourism <br /> • Many valuable but underutilized natural resources in Ka'u to <br /> encourage smart/cultural/environmental tourism <br /> 326: Establish visitor-related to promote all industries (not <br /> Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> encourage) <br /> 327: (Not support) Develop recreation and outdoor (natural <br /> Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> environment) --add a new policy <br /> Not a lot of employment opportunity Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> Can't process high volume products, no investment mechanisms-- <br /> zoning issues (?) -> gray areas <br /> •Workforce/ag housing needs to be available like plantation <br /> housing, change model back Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> • Gray areas lead to uncertain investment practices and weakens <br /> the industry opportunities <br /> We need a big box store Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> 275: Change to "support" and make the objective Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> Difficulty to sustain interest in anything (projects, groups, causes) in <br /> Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> Ka'u because too occupied with their daily lives.Things will start with <br /> energy then eventually peter out <br /> Wonderful ideas -> get it done! Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> Kanelehu Rd is a death trap. Speed limit is 25 mph and dangerous. <br /> Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> Putting in a hotel would be super dangerous and for County to okay a <br /> hotel, project would have to be successful. <br /> Need a grocery store in Na'alehu -- KTA potential Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> What is our economic vision? Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> Relying on SS/SNAP not sustainable <br /> • Many folks live pay check to pay check with the benefits they Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> receive <br /> Econ opportunity has been a challenge since plantations shut down Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> Why is gambling restricted in Hawai'i? Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> Inspections not reliable/timely. It took us 6 weeks to get an <br /> inspection, nobody in my area (Ocean View)gets permits because of Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> this. Discourages new building/development <br /> TMT: Laws and justice <br /> • If laws aren't just, people won't obey them Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> Affordable housing and ag/food security could be their own sections <br /> Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> in the GP <br /> 10 <br />