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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan <br /> 2019 Public Comments on Economic & Opportunity Planning <br /> Comment Source Date <br /> Objective: "Support" locally owned and operated ag businesses Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> 201 hrs. issue- bypass county requirements Kona CDP AC 10/15/2019 <br /> How is the county/state going to encourage ag tourism? <br /> • Not a permitted use for accommodations but is for commercial Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> • Create that nexus between <br /> • Can we modify State Statute <br /> • List recommendations for revisions to HRS/HCC <br /> Protect regional coffees and other ag products from fraudulent Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> producers. Work with state to provide strict laws <br /> "Implement dealer" <br /> •What are the obstacles that hinder growth in ag land utilization? Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> • Community commercial kitchens <br /> • Hunter facilities to process meat <br /> Should build more houses around Civic Center area <br /> • Have school, shops, infrastructure Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> • Out of flood zone <br /> Need to think about the elderly <br /> • Housing <br /> Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> • Care homes <br /> •Transportation <br /> More duplex/multifamily development Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> Is there a tax credit or more landlord protection to encourage long- <br /> term rental Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> • Need to make it more affordable for landlords <br /> To keep "affordable housing" affordable, the County builds it <br /> (hopefully with fed money)then either rents or sells it. When owners Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> want to sell, it goes back to County. Portion of rent or mortgage <br /> payments is returned to owner/renter.This helps people establish a <br /> pot of funds for down payments or 1st and last month's rent. <br /> Short term vacation rentals is killing the unity of neighborhoods-- Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 <br /> certain countries are banning them (ex: Madrid) <br /> 13 <br />