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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan <br /> 2019 Public Comments on Economic & Opportunity Planning <br /> Comment Source Date <br /> • How can we help farmers? How can we ensure self-sufficiency of Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> this island with food security and protection against global warming? <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Mixed use housing in urban areas <br /> • How do we reduce failed ag land? <br /> o Is there any incentive to get ag land used for ag? Is there any Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> teeth to the implementation taxation? <br /> • Lack of infrastructure (water) is an impediment to development, <br /> obtaining smart growth goals, renovation of OCD properties, Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> affordable housing, etc. <br /> o Renovation -> reinvestment <br /> • Need focus on housing near employment opportunities and <br /> make them affordable (econ?) Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Manhole cover tourism like Okinawa Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • The Counties need satellite offices for state programs such as the <br /> Hawaii Green Business Program and the Forest Stewardship Program, Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> etc. <br /> • In Pana'ewa homelessness is rampant and growing in spite of the <br /> Lt. Gov visit in May 2019. The number of encampments have Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> increased to now include public urination, fist fighting and <br /> abandoned items strewn about <br /> • Would retreats be something to encourage on east side of Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> island? <br /> • Goal: maintain viable businesses in downtown Hilo. How can GP Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> support this? <br /> • Want more about affordable housing Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • Farm to table facility--grow process and sell promotes zero- <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> waste food processing <br /> • Promoting food hubs that are already operating ag industry <br /> based education, alternatives to pesticides,green houses farming co- Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> ops, grants, services <br /> • (2 people) Barriers from farm to Table -- need to make it easier Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> o Going sustainable, need to have trust in buyer and supplier to <br /> have communities build up their communities <br /> • Squatters along Kalapana -- How are we addressing it?Affecting <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> our sustainability of those with greenhouses spraying pesticides, <br /> sanitation flowing out to the ocean (placemaking?) <br /> 4 <br />