4. Community Placemaking.2019 Draft General Plan Public Comments

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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Community Placemaking Comment Source Date • General Plan needs more emphasis on health services and Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 facilities • Kolekole and Hakalau need to be reopened Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Cultural resource should not disclose places of sacred spots or Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 sites (i.e., burials) • Cultural sites to be managed by Hawaiian organizations Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Objectives and Actions for Native Hawaiian Values & Practices are a little broad and immeasurable Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Cultural center w/all the different cultures on island represented Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Ensure utilization of native trees and plants in recreational spaces, Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 including downtown • Just because you can doesn't mean you should with public access. There's a limit to public places. Are we going to wait until it's too late Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 for places like Waipio Valley? • In old times people know sacred land, not to go there or knew to ask. But people who come don't. Public access loses that idea. I hope Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 for a plan that challenges that standard. • Community needs to work together and put less expectation on County for cultural sites. Needs to be self-sustainable. Focus on the Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 roads and we'll take care of the rest • Maintaining and developing educational facilities, include the concept of a resilience hub. Every community needs one. Energy Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 sustainable facilities like solar, expanded community centers, food cultivation and distribution, internet • Support Kua o Ka La in being a pilot model school/resilience hub Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 addressing natural disasters Build South Kona Police Station -- land already purchased Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Implement Ali'i Drive (bypass) scenic corridor Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Develop public access advisory group because we affirm that public Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 access directly links to population. Discussion must be continuous because population is always changing. Parks and public access efforts must be linked. Holistic approach to public access Needs to be a process for density transfer and clustering development concerning protecting scenic resources Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Need an increase in trauma hospital facilities for Kona Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 4