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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan <br /> 2019 Public Comments on Economic & Opportunity Planning <br /> Comment Source Date <br /> • Can grow large variety of crops on island. Should be able to find Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> everything you need at farmers markets <br /> • Support educational/co-op efforts for farmers. Industry based <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> support <br /> • Regulations on small farming operations are killing businesses Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Good type of foods that people would want to take home Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Place emphasis on feeding the local community first and Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> incentivize them (the food system food chain) <br /> • In Pana'ewa there is an increased number of homelessness to <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> include the items being left around, nuisance issues, sanitary issues <br /> and threatening residents (placemaking?) <br /> • Examine building codes that are not really necessary and make Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> housing more expensive--get rid of unneeded things! <br /> • (3 people) Building permit requirements have become ridiculous <br /> compared to how they were 30 years ago.Too many requirements Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> for example earthquake standards. People here don't make enough <br /> income to follow these standards. <br /> • Need to make it more affordable to develop housing. Housing <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> maintenance costs high --encourage rent-to-buy. Make it easier for <br /> developers to make money building affordable housing <br /> • Streamline permitting process for housing and creating Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> mechanisms that allow tiny homes, ohana, etc. <br /> • Affordable House-- Do away/land use commission. Need to get Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> County on board w.This to be supportive of legislation at state level <br /> • More hook/hammer for affordable housing requirements Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Owner builders in sub-standard subdivisions should be allowed to <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> build to SAFETY only <br /> • Hamakua coast lacks business opportunities <br /> o Not too many existing commercial spaces Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Support farmer/gardener education (plant aloha at Hawaiian <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> sanctuary) <br /> • Fund/give land to beginning farmers! Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> 3 <br />