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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan <br /> 2019 Public Comments on Economic & Opportunity Planning <br /> Comment Source Date <br /> • Encourage increasing visitors/tourism by requiring two weeks Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Rent a car to get out of resort and experience the isle Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Quality vacation rentals -- Pono <br /> o At resort facilities such as existing county parks Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> o Carlsmith -- Mh5 --4 mile <br /> • Informing others (entities/major corporations/entrepreneurs) <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> know of the trade zone (federal) at or around Hilo airport. To help <br /> with building business opportunities <br /> • Look to the community for new ideas that economic growth such Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> as the rooster industry that makes but not be taxed <br /> • Establish community commercial kitchen in Orchidland. Needing <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> space to meet at a community <br /> • Partner with schools to do programs in computers and <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> environmental studies, like have done in O'ahu and on the mainland. <br /> More funding to help support continuously <br /> • Would like to see more outlet stores with designer brands, etc. Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • (2 people) Opposed to the spaceport planned on Shipman land at Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> historic Haena which abuts DHHL farmers and residents <br /> • Allergies should be clearly stated on menus for customers Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> Housing for farming is missing. County and state not supporting Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> farmers. <br /> • (2 people) Process and preserve local grown food in times of Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> emergency <br /> • (3 people) Lower/eliminate taxes on ag properties. Encourage Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> farmers to grow <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Ag tax rates are fair. Use infrastructure, roads, waste, etc. <br /> • For farmers markets, more flexibility on health rules "buyer <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> beware signs„ like in restaurants <br /> • Want to get schools involved in agriculture because the average <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> age of farmer is 65 <br /> • Need to encourage/de-regulate "truck farms” --small home <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> grown operations <br /> 2 <br />