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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan <br /> 2019 Public Comments on Economic & Opportunity Planning <br /> Comment Source Date <br /> Most people who work in ag are not economically independent Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> • Must earn a living wage to be independent <br /> Rancher: Don't want to see "big ranching" <br /> Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> • Land use more diversified, move forward self sustainability <br /> • Cattle may not need to much land (e.g. 60K acres) <br /> Farmers are not financially independent <br /> •Work second jobs to get by Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> We cannot be prioritizing ag while striving for econ self-sustainability <br /> -our farming industry is not financially independent--Gov to help Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> farmers <br /> Family farms are more sustainable but they're becoming more <br /> scarce. Farms need to be large to be sustainable Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> • Competing--small profit margins <br /> Dispensaries-- implementation currently makes no sense. Deep <br /> pockets has to fund growing of plants <br /> Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> • Can Hawai'i go full recreational? <br /> • Mechanism to ensure pesticide free growth? <br /> Lack infrastructure to process raw products and turn them into <br /> Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> valuable products <br /> Food security-- problem with pests Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> • Should be able to grow more than enough good here <br /> How do people qualify for loans 50%of their income? Crazy high cost <br /> Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> of housing <br /> Emphasize development that is sustainable <br /> • How much is an affordable housing program run by the County <br /> going to cost in the long run (inventory, enforcement) Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> • Hiring local for these projects vs flying in contractors from off <br /> island <br /> Dollar figure on cost to get inspectors Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> •They build new because they don't trust homes will be safe <br /> Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> Hawai'i is not participating in a lot of housing programs <br /> Hard to picture adding many more housing units Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> Substandard housing-- no follow through on reports of unpermitted <br /> building Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> •Violations need to be followed through <br /> 11 <br />