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Home My WebLink About5. Land Use Planning.2019 Draft General Plan Public Comments County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date • Residential developments should be built like a wagon wheel with shopping and schools in the center Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 g • Keep the land as natural as possible! Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Policies only seem to apply to some people --if you know someone you can get away with it Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • How will the general plan ensure enforcement of vacation Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 rentals and BnB's? • When was the last Bed n Breakfast permit issued? Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • It's a hard expectation for you to ask us to contribute more Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 when I've already spent hundreds of hours working or trying to work with the planning department (general?) • Our neighbors said, "We don't have time to deal with the Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 County on this before we die--so we'll move back to the mainland" • Our neighbors have 80 ft. trees looming over our house. How do Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 we protect our home from this threat during hurricanes? (new voice)A)There is something in County Code about this • What kind of uses/commercial activity can occur in the new Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 recreational areas? • 1 wanted to make sure that the land zoning for Waipio doesn't Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 change drastically! • The post office isn't meeting current capacity of town -> so Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 looking to relocate but keep the urban core intact • For example, Hapuna Beach, built with promise of good quality jobs but now becoming timeshare-- lower quality of jobs, prospect or rooms being maintained at high standard Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 o Restriction on changing ownership? ■ Impact on Jobs o Maintain quality of workforce rooms • Why CDP draft not have single family outside of"urban" designation -> but multifamily is its own thing? Multi-family could Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 also be urban... • Map in CDP doesn't show commercial areas Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • No big resorts in North Kohala Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • How can I check on the statute of a resort building permit? Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 1 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date • Permits >separating process for commercial (resort, restaurant, Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 business) and residential and prioritizing economic generators • No development on conservation lands Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Having forests is good for natural retention and the watershed Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • "The best for many!" -- how are we keeping this in mind across Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 policies? • Problem with overpopulation and over tourism Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Preserve nurseries in land use designations! Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Don't see much difference between ag and rural designation Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • HPM asks money look for kit for home -> like me o If I have 10,000 sq.ft. lot, can I put on my lot? o Subdivision casements didn't allow Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 o But now casements don't hold because no community assigned, can I put one on my list? • 60%of commuters go east side to west for employment--this is Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 staggering! • Issue in Waimea is that there isn't the proper zoning for the kinds of business that are or could be successful here--i.e., Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 industrial • Would changing zoning stretches limit the amount of special Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 permits?All the special permits are taking away ag land o Is it infrastructure (waste water) barriers? • There just isn't the (light industrial) zoning in Waimea to support the growth and kinds of business knowledge people have who are Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 moving here • All facilities -> renewable energy, especially PV Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Avoid having monster homes Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Control of land -> needs to stay local Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Guest houses allowed in "R" should be allowed to have Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 kitchens.This would allow for additional housing needs to be met 2 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date • Mixed use-needs to be adapted so people can live with their bus.They are anyway now, would be advantageous in high vacancy commercial areas o Creating artist colonies, farmers markets that sell items from Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 Hawai'i o Tax incentives for these areas o This could work even in high income areas i.e., Waimea. Allowing people to live and work together • Downtown Hilo needs a design comm. Like Kailua Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Neighborhood association need outreach from PD to assist with Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 neighborhood planning • Remove the resort designation recommend public purchase in Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 NK CDP • Colors are hard to distinguish --green could use different Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 markings • Mahukona should be designated recreation and conservation Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Previous CIP priorities? Status? Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • EISPN filed in 2010 for urban designation Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Seems a piece of this parcel should be medium density urban Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 (1060A) • Natural area should be used for planting endemic trees Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Have LUPAG maps show current and proposed changes and Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 include TMKs • Different categories for STVRs? Should be figured out eventually. Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 Volcano? • County do a better job Identifying which land should be ag land Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 in GP • Before any zoning is amended, should be required that Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 communities must be engaged and consulted • Opposed to any zoning that would allow construction of a Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 spaceport in Keaau on Shipman land. KPPA official position • Concerned about what will happen in Kapoho. Mutated land Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Planning department evaluation of SMA use permit applications Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 needs to specifically address environmental impact 3 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date • Participation in outer communities might be challenging and limited, general feeling that it is being discouraged on a community Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 level to participate, so people might not feel confident or comfortable to come to the County to participate • Don't let community boards tell you no for opportunities to Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 participate • (2 people) What's the plan for vacation rentals in Kapoho after the lava event? o Specifically, policy limiting vacation rentals Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 o Still going through? • Up zoning shouldn't be allowed on ag land Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Support limited sq.ft. on ag land -> right on! Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 o Existing 5,000 sq. ft. limitation of buildings • This is democracy in action! Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Keaukaha condominiums miszoned Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • This is proposed land use, but what is it now? How can people Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 find out? • Please show land use changes from current to proposed Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • If you have downtown zoning, can you get vacation rental Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 permit? • I see a difference between CDP LUPAG Map and GP Map--will Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 there be an explanation of why this change was made? • KPFA official position: No spaceport in Keaau on Shipman land which abuts DHHL farmers and residents Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Make more blatant connection between different topics/policies Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 and how they work together for specific result(housing, infrastructure, land use, econ). How it all fits together (general?) • Preventing further subdivision of ag land may not be best Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 method -> need to consider small scale ag farmers • Is the GP calling to redesignate ag lands to rural residential? Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 (new voice) A) No • How is the GP going to help the recovery planning process get Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 out of crisis management mode? • Pg. 10--Tom Burton -- revise statement that is "no estimation Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 of vacation rentals" • For DHHL properties it is important to understand their plans Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 and communicate w/their beneficiaries 4 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date • Commissioners make decisions--the middle man needs to get Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 info from beneficiaries to lift up to decision makers • Meet with HHL separate to discuss Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Policy 525:Things have changes in H5m5kua o Can we revisit? Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 o If variance is applied for short term rentals in ag area. Should be restricted to owner occupied • Have a handout with the six sections of the GP (general) Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • (3 people) GP and CDPs need clarifying language that future Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 land use designations do not override or change zoning designations • Land use designations need rationale for those Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • County should be proactive and partner with landowners to Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 make land use designations changes to be consistent • Need more and better enforcement for building, public access, Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 etc. • (2 people)We should consider limiting visitor access...force them to appreciate what is here and find a way to experience this Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 place w/out becoming a resort island o Force visitor industry/visitors to adapt to what we have --flip the script • Adjust our needs to match what land can provide, rather than Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 changing land to meet our needs • In Papaikou --we want to keep our ag lands for only ag!This is Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 reflected in our CDP • Are the new LUPAG maps for future development? If a space is Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 not colored for low density urban does that affect the ag zoning? • Incorporate open/natural areas in urban designations and UGB to accommodate drainage and floodways Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 o Don't let development in those areas o Incorporate trails in those areas • Investors and second homeowners should pay higher property Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 tax • Keep the vitality of the island Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • VSMS report and Hawaiian Acres, where assigned?Which Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 group? Pg. 5 draft 5 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date • What purpose does the rural buffer zone serve between ag and Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 urban zones? • Should have a "stationary" area where these posters are Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 displayed throughout this process (general?) Write an ordinance to address regulatory boundary Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Ag tourism in state land use ag districts • How intend to handle that? • How enforce state law? Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 • Change state law? Maps need to show changes between LUPAG and proposed Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 TRY get word out better (general?) Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Open view plane should be from coastal roads-- NOT the hwy Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Keep ag-ag in SMA Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Need to protect our beaches Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Quality control of our H2O Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 • More development in SMA -> more pollution of our trees • More concrete -> more runoff No vacation rental in ag lands Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Hosted rentals should be banned Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Vacation rentals should be in vacation rental area Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 How can I divide my 6 acres in A-5a to leave parcels to my family? Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Common area owned by Liliuokalani trust. People are encroaching Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 on it-- how to control this? Critical failures by government • Superferry, Hokulea TMT • Because of incompetent department Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Critical failures by government • State land use: periodic reviews not performed Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Alleges that counties should take the lead I SLU ag designation near urban areas still accurate Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 • Incorrect zoning oppresses people • Increases cost burden, overcrowding, and unaffordability 6 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date On STVR • Must enforce good neighbor policy, paying of GET/TAT Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 • Could have done this without STVR • Need more zoning analysis Use focus groups of subject matter experts to develop policy with focus on results Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 •Without results, we remain in crisis! Lack of department leadership at this forum is indicative of bureaucratic incompetency Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Ag clustering is important Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 On STV: More professional property manager to run; 3 strikes you're out for violating good neighbor policy(both permitted and Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 NUC) • Need enforcement! McCoy Plantation should be zoned LDU, not Ag, because it is not Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 agriculturally valuable as 1 acre lots Civic center is far from Kona (downtown) • Next time at the library or another public building downtown Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 (general?) Open spaces:what are requirements for developments to create Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 spaces and how should they be connected? Need to have a network of paths/walkway through connected open spaces How to encourage controlled growth in areas like Ka'u to improve Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 services and commercial activity, but retain rural aspects (4 people) discourage harbor zoning -> resort • With golf facilities (currently unofficially maintained by homeowners) • LDU today Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 • Bring in income to area • Missing opportunity! • Need to address community resistance to "outsiders" • (new voice) will increase tax revenue • (new voice) change from community to commercially viable • (new voice) build programs for local youth County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date How does STVR tie in to target for hosted or non hosted? • Non hosted rentals in residential areas create mixed feelings and Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 neighborhood issues • How much of income/profits taken off island? Islands without STVR control will lose out/be overrun Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 "The road to hell is paved with good intentions"...how to make this happen? Reach unrealized potential? Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Design committee: needed to determine standards: e.g., size of Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 signs for businesses (location and numbers) Prevent signs on top of buildings (placemaking?) Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Ka'u --feel like we exist because we exhibit what Hawaii is like Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Volcano needs a special designation but not resort, catchment Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 water use, also has a heritage designation with many historic homes Off island owners of vacation rentals are an issue Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Banyan Drive needs to be revitalized Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 People on Big Island are special Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Developers using PUD to subdivide coffee lands and sell (400 out of Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 the 5,000 acres, about 45 leases) (2 people) How can we secure the coffee lands long term for farmers? Can this state trade lands? Or maybe have a land trust buy it-- maybe they could form a co-op? Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 • (New voice) Similar to what Waipio taro farmers experienced PUDs can be abused to create gentleman farms if all the arable land is used to create lots Preserving the coast is easier than preserving the coffee farms Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 because more people care about the marine life and coastal uses Afraid of the future of Punalu'u Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Ka'u --what land use changes were made to address economic Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 development goals How to define "too small" parcels for economic viability(555) Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 How can Ka'u benefit from real property taxes since we have a lower tax base? (i.e. rural vs resort) • How do we have a bigger voice in County decisions? Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 • Hard for nonprofits to help/steward land with limited revenue in the area 8 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date They are here -> we should accommodate them, with low impact and not becoming Waikoloa Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Grass roots sense is that County does no want to approve any building permits, should be streamlined Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Obj: 10 units per ac--add "to maximize infrastructure" -- 10/AC is Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 not realistic 472: It's just definition -- hot to change to a policy Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 493:Take out "establish" --strategy is to Inc. USA as infrastructure Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 is expanded 490: Encourage or shall be required Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 492: Support change of zone with USA(COH should not initiate) Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 494: New large-scale level shall be allowed in Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Rural -- be careful with term "poverty" Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Obj: Clarify and strengthen objective--increase buffer between Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 urban and ag Obj: Strengthen obj. On conservation Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 571: Ensure land use for conservation and open are compatible Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 • Make sure flow from goal, objective, policy, action Obj: Strengthen about industrial • "Designate land uses in appropriate areas" but is obvious-- Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 compatible uses--what else? 555: What is "too small" and what is "economically viable" Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 • Resort already took the good lands--our tax dollars should not Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 be going to help them • Resort objective -- no way the supply can meet the demand • Protect ensure and enhance resort areas are used to the Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 betterment of Hawaii 525: Develop mini-resort land use designation and compatibility-- Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 new lodges and retreats--special zoning [Objective SMA-- protect SMA by minimizing development Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 9 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date 578: Development shall not have any substantial adverse environmental or ecological effect Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 • Need action to terminate--cease and desist if found to have an impact 579: Clearing in the SMA is prohibited unless expressly permitted Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 580: Installation of wells in the SMA are prohibited. Only treated Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 wastewater to a R-1 level or higher may be injected into the land •Actions -- point of the SMA review to submit documentation 582: New urban designations --use same language for urban designations Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 • Coastal areas/SMA--same thing? Redundant • Mauka forest Objective suggests that clearing and grading are already Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 happening--should be to protect mauka forests to sustain our water resources and flourishing native habitats 588: Designate "new" as conservation district? Should be based on funds provided by State Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 • Ensuring compatibility objective: ..., and consistent with the counties land use requirements 463: Large developments--definition • Need to define "study" Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 • Maybe include a chart for compatibility for all the different land uses such as large developments, resorts, etc.... 465: Does this mean support big business regardless of Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 infrastructure 594: "Utilize"the tools not "prioritize" • Monitor the growth of the urban areas Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 • "Mitigate"further sprawl rather than "prevent" 597: Implement special use permit for overnight accommodations Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Keep subdividing minimal SpeakOut Worried about decisions being made to increase the taxes through N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 developments SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 People of Kohala want to keep it the way it is SpeakOut 10 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 NO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AT Mahukona PLEASE! SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Please remove resort designation at Mahukona!!! SpeakOut Don't need hotels, keep it the way it is N. Kohala Mini • Rezone are surrounding Mahukona to preservation. Preserve all SpeakOut 9/25/2019 coastal and historical sites N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 To include Kapa'au (from Mahukona to Kapa'au) SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Preserve the land for public use SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Enough hotels, we need usage of the land for ohana SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove Mahukona off resort plan SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove Mahukona resort zoning SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No Resort at Mahukona!! SpeakOut Who the rezone back on map after 40 yrs. Was discuss and out of N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 the who? SpeakOut NO building of hotels or resort in N. Kohala, as a Hawaiian, I say no to any desecration to Kohala or any Hawaiian land. No building by the ocean or mountain. Building a resort or any development will N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 cause a lot of pain and trauma in the community. As a native SpeakOut Hawaiian, I say no! Pay attention, you will be met with aloha and protest every day of construction of any part of N Kohala, shoreline or mountain Leave Mahukona as open space and local use.This is our only easy N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 water access and we need and love it! SpeakOut I am not in support of a resort development at Mahukona as the for N. Kohala Mini closed surely 6000 acres Mauka. I support using this Ag land for SpeakOut 9/25/2019 productive agriculture. We need Ag land trusts, farmer training, food hubs and Ag water infrastructure Native - public interest are to prevent further development in the N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Kohala area SpeakOut Open land is very important to community-the people not N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 allowing outside country people to buy up Hawaii SpeakOut 11 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 More land preserved! SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Increase and preserve rural lands SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No problem, we like it this way! SpeakOut How can we encourage Mahukona as open space protected to N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 SpeakOut remain "natural", "as is"? Change zoning ASAP S p N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove resort designation for Mahukona preserve as open space SpeakOut Conservation -5.32 & 5.33 Kohala -Akoni Pule Hwy the parcels we N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 cannot acquire should have restricts SpeakOut 5.37 super helpful and N. Kohala CDP pioneered in this. I'm a real estate broker and 555 - problem isn't that 20 acres is too N. Kohala Mini small or even 5 acres it's that Ag lands are being sold to people who 9/25/2019 have no desire to farm SpeakOut Rural -all the Ag land like the lower Kohala gated communities N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 should be re-designated rural by the state and appropriate county SpeakOut zoning applied -it's then a buffer zone for development N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Duh! No monster homes on the coast SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No urban here! SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No industry here! No military testing off/on Kohala coast SpeakOut Protect the way of life for Kohala fishermen like Fugui Yamamoto! N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Protect the Kohala coast! Kohala says no! SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Build it in your back yard not on Hawaiian land SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove Mahukona zoning SpeakOut No resorts development are welcome in N. Kohala (not just N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Mahukona) SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove resort zoning at Mahukona, from the map SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Change resort and high urban zoning for Mahukona SpeakOut Why you destroying my future? Hawaiian should have a say of what N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 goes on our land SpeakOut 12 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No Vole! Resort and high density SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove Mahukona resort and urban development SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No need no resort! We want people to leave not stay! SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Keep Kohala... Kohala SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Please remove resort zoning from Mahukona SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No resort zoning at Mahukona! SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Change the zoning SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No Resort at Mahukona remove resort SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove Mahukona resort and urban SpeakOut Mahukona has so much history that contributes to this community. N. Kohala Mini It makes it special to the area the people whom have lived here for SpeakOut 9/25/2019 generations. N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 A'ole resort a Mahukona SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove resort zone from Mahukona SpeakOut Remove Mahukona resort and urban designation should be open N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 space SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Open space priority on PONC for Mahukona should be protected SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No resorts here SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove Mahukona resort and urban development SpeakOut 13 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date Absolutely no resorts at Mahukona or anywhere on the Kohala coast! The coastlines need to be preserved for future generations and for the numerous aquatic life and native flora and fauna that on N. Kohala Mini and near the coast. No coastal development means no GMO, round- SpeakOut 9/25/2019 up, sewage dumped in our ocean shorelines, which kill coral, fish marine mammals and other sea creatures our coastline harbors. Nesting and birthing sites for our precious sea creatures and birds and must remain untainted. Once they are gone,we cannot bring them back. N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Fake state of Hawai'i has no jurisdiction over Hawaiian lands. SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Take away resort zoning. SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove Mahukona resort and low urban density zoning SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 It's our community gathering place SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No resort zoning at Mahukona! SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Follow your own slogan "keep Kohala, Kohala!" SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No resorts! SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No resort! Leave Kohala, Kohala SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Leave Mahukona alone SpeakOut No building a resort of any kind at Mahukona or anywhere in N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Kohala... Period! SpeakOut Remove Mahukona - Kapa'au from resort zoning. Protect coast to N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Kawaihae SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 A'ole to the resort at Mahukona! Hewa loa keia! SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No resort! SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove Mahukona resort and urban SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No resort area at Mahukona remove that designation from the map SpeakOut 14 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Please remove resort designation on M5hukona area SpeakOut No resorts, no urban developments on Kohala coast open spaces N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 only SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove M5hukona resort and urban development zoning SpeakOut M5hukona should be taken off the map as low density because not N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Ag or preserving historic sights SpeakOut Rezone M5hukona from resort to preservation and conservation N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 zoning SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove M5hukona to Kapa'au from resort zone. Leave open! SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Take away resort zoning. SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove M5hukona from the resort area master plan SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 A'ole hewa resort! SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Absolutely no resort at M5hukona! Remove from draft SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove M5hukona SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove Mahukona resort and urban SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Remove M5hukona from resort zoning in the county master plan SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No resort at M5hukona SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 No hotel! Leave Kohala, Kohala! SpeakOut What will this resort provide for this community that stands with no more selling of the aina to offshore investors?To clarify, we don't N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 need resort jobs. We don't need more traffic. We need our 'aina to SpeakOut be restored, protected of it's history or else we as a people (kanaka ma'oli) will have nothing left We in N. Kohala consider M5hukona historic, sacred space. It's our NKohala Mini . 9/25/2019 entry into the ocean, where we gather, celebrate, swim, play music, SpeakOut fish and teach keiki to swim.The sooner we can purchase the land with 2%funds and community support the better! Agriculture and open space Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 15 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date Resort zoning/ Discovery Harbor Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Ag subdivision standards Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Mahukona Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Why hasn't Kona CDP land use maps been reflected? Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Rural vs. Urban • How to treat subdivisions on Ag land currently that will never be Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 used for Ag? Map currently does not reflect: what's in the plan? Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Why KCDP land use not reflected in draft GP (reinforce rural aspect Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 of Kona) Palama Nui Land Use Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 • University land allocation Highways Kona - use permit-zoning Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Economic Sustainability for golf courses requires more development Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 opportunities Match GP language with spatial placement of LUPAG designations Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Define "visitor unit" Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 How to address resort type development loop-hole through special Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 permits No density cap on Ag lands? Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Enforcement, no gentleman farmers Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Standard density, adjust to allow for more workers Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Owning common areas in subdivisions Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Use of common areas in localized areas Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Policy 559 is untenable for farms larger than 1 acre. Farms require a variety of buildings for equipment storage, warehouses, worker Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 housing, home, etc. Recommend max development area be 25%for average lot sizes Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 District should have some say about what is appropriate for Puna Pahoa GP SpeakOut 10/5/2019 now If we aren't going to have hotels, need to provide other visitor Pahoa GP SpeakOut 10/5/2019 accommodations Revision should have same as the current plan Pahoa GP SpeakOut 10/5/2019 For HPP the concern with MDU is what type of development could come in to change the character Pahoa GP SpeakOut 10/5/2019 For HPP center we would feel more comfortable to have low- Pahoa GP SpeakOut 10/5/2019 density rather than medium-density Please remove any consideration of a Mahukona resort area! Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 16 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date Support 577) expansion of public preserves! The mayor want to kill Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 the PONC! Many residents in volcano live in properties designated as Ag when the land use is actually residential.This might be considered for Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 revision in order to designate properties as they are actually being used. Such a revision might Volcano village area as identified in the land use map should be Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 designated as a gateway community when STUR's should be allowed Historically volcano area has been used as a second home Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 community Draft volcano long range plan is based on main street aspects and Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 forest overlays The gateway designation could help with a visitor accommodations Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 Wouldn't want all of the visitor areas clustered in one central Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 location Light-density vacation destination overlay Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 How can volcano have a plan to designate it as a gateway overlay to Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 the park? Ahupua'a layer available so can view traditional management Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 systems overlay with boundaries (physical) Listen, GP and County Council process for adoption. Hilo area land Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 use Get familiar with land use and how it applies to current Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 development projects Land use matrix • get a better understanding- land use maps - land use designations Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 and law to allow next generation to stay on island and consideration for kupuna aging in place Matrix in plan showing projected growth and zoning/infrastructure Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 Density in "villages" is that the direction we want? Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 Don't want to see Orchidland as urban center- no expansion want other areas to expand, do their part Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 What determines " appropriate" locations/compatibility with Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 industrial designations In the past the county has driven state land use designation Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 changes. Are we looking to do again to help incentivize? 17 County of Hawaii Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date Look carefully at flag lots-consider affordability factors before Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 eliminating policy 593 -add ME to include shoreline/fisheries/ resources- help define/identify so community has a starting place where they can Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 get involved Zoned capacity • Skewed -> ROI? Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 • Breakdown data ->table • Especially across districts ->guide policy Wants to see subdivisions other than Orchidland to start their own village centers Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 • does not want Orchidland village center to expand Would like to see the original plans for subdivisions to have village Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 centers implemented Supporting hosted STVRs, does that mean we do not support non- Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 hosted STVRs? Can we use LUPAG map designations to allow for some STVR uses for rural communities the want it? Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 Believes Ag land can be productive and produce revenue on smaller Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 than 5 acres Lava rock areas designated as Ag or pastoral Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 • how will that work? Would like to see consistency in terms regarding industrial uses Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 across code and GP land use How did we endure the commercial designations are appropriate? Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 Would like to see the village center medium density urban line to be Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 more concrete and stop the expansion of the area Conversion of pastoral lands to allow for growing trees Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 5.24A Bee keeping • Consider this for more land use designations Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 1000 ft. set back should be reconsidered to be less Band around island for recreation • Language should be changed Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 Public access is about more than recreation. Fishing is not a recreation, but a livelihood and method for subsistence living Will there be consideration for special fishing areas as wahi pans Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 • Fishing and hunting as well as gathering places (forests) 18 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date Why does the GP call for the limiting of flag lots? Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 No industrial showing on S. Kona map -can't support heavy Puka'ana Church GP 10/16/2019 industrial SpeakOut Resort can claim the beach area as amenities to resort- maybe Puka'ana Church GP 10/16/2019 because of the conservation boundaries -wouldn't want to build a SpeakOut resort without the beach as an amenity Puka'ana Church GP 10/16/2019 More LDU in S. Kona SpeakOut Puka'ana Church GP 10/16/2019 Kona CDP prohibits rezoning outside urban growth area SpeakOut If maximally subdividing into 1 acre lots Puka'ana Church GP 10/16/2019 • Plane makes sprawl worse SpeakOut GIS land - use modeling should be ground-truthed with more place- Puka'ana Church GP 10/16/2019 based knowledge SpeakOut • Adjust modeled land use if it doesn't represent accurately Puka'ana Church GP 10/16/2019 No recreation near Kealia check map designations SpeakOut Puka'ana Church GP 10/16/2019 Missing mapped area between Kealia and ocean view SpeakOut Puka'ana Church GP 10/16/2019 Use Wa'o system SpeakOut Development and future land use urban areas should follow Puka'ana Church GP 10/16/2019 corridors and use agriculture and rain to grade SpeakOut Puka'ana Church GP 10/16/2019 The whole island is rural SpeakOut Puka'ana Church GP 10/16/2019 Some rural in S. Kona was LDU - between Ke6puka and Captain Cook SpeakOut Puka'ana Church GP 10/16/2019 Coffee area in Halualoa, not rural SpeakOut Puka'ana Church GP 10/16/2019 This should not be pastoral but forestry, needs refinement SpeakOut How the land use is mapped out Waikoloa GP SpeakOut 10/24/2019 Should not be designating conservation in urban and along major Waikoloa GP SpeakOut 10/24/2019 roadways It might be appropriate to have some conservation designations Waikoloa GP SpeakOut 10/24/2019 mauka of Waikoloa Pg. 148, item 1) restrict use of land for its intended Ag use. Not to Waikoloa GP SpeakOut 10/24/2019 allow for public or private "retreats", short term rentals, etc. 19 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date Pg. 150, 5.60 Special permits for overnight accommodations should Waikoloa GP SpeakOut 10/24/2019 not be the focus of the land us zoned for agriculture Aupuni Center 10/28/2019 Only resident of Hawai'i should be able to purchase land 10/28/2019 Aupuni Center 10/28/2019 I second this motion! 10/28/2019 Aupuni Center 10/28/2019 A'ole TMT 10/28/2019 Aupuni Center 10/28/2019 The mauna is big enough to share with all 10/28/2019 Protect Mauna Kea from industrial Development in a conservation N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 zone ku kia'i mauna SpeakOut No astronomy district on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Enforce N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 conservation and preservation SpeakOut N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Ku kia'i mauna and all sacred spaces SpeakOut We want to share our appreciation for the county GP presentation at our community center in volcano, 10/7/19.Thank you! • These are areas we care about as residents of volcano and the Island of Hawai'i. We ask that county planners consider the validity of small business viability and sustainability through various tools such as: Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 Light density vacation destination overlay for volcano as a gateway community from Akasaka orchid 5 to the volcano golf course subdivision and volcano winery.To recognize the volcano community as a gateway community to Hawai'i Volcano National Park as a buffer zone to the core are of HVNP designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and would heritage site.Tools that enable legislation to support small businesses surrounding HVNP in volcano area as a significant "community centered business area serving the#1 tourist destination in the Hawaiian Islands, HVNP. Tools to support volcano and its visitor accommodations and food. Show projected population growth in specific areas/infrastructure Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 20 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date On farm and multi-generational housing are needed for younger people who grew up here to stay Kona Topic Workshop 10/19/2019 • Not necessary big housing projects un urban areas Fumes-toxic and not -can limit the viability of mixed use Kona Topic Workshop 10/19/2019 Put a compute chip on all earth-moving equipment (like a car Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 license) Port infrastructure sustainability/ resilience need addressing! Ports are one storm or tsunami from serious damage. Ports need to be Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 hardened! Ports need to also address sea level rise. With expected growth ports need improvement Make conservation easements easier to comply with Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 Avoid building in hazard zones- lava, tsunami and close to shore Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 • Is there a connection between land use and fires starting? Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 Problem on Maui • Land use change increase fire hazards is that considered with Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 fire services? • Urban planning, inner layers with mixed use, residential,then Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 rural • Shorter setback creates more of a neighborhood Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • (2 people) Stricter rules for building in conservation lands (land Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 use?) • Need more residential ag not just ag (land use?) Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Make it easier to grow stuff by not taxing the farmer to death Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 (econ?) • Community center in Orchidland need gathering place Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • I'm all for protecting things.There's a place, twin towers in Ka'u, that's conservation land. Concern is protecting resources starts with Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 zoning. I don't see how someone can own a parcel of land in a conservation zone and build. It drives against trying to protect scenic resources and gives it to people with money • Community gathering places should include the connectivity locations in Upper Puna and should include safety and surveillance Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 because people are using safety as an excuse to isolate subdivisions. Avoid protectionism! 21 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date • Community kitchens o A huge portion of population on EBT. Can't purchase hot foods and need a place to prepare. Also would let them eat more nutrient Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 dense foods. o Community showers, more homeless support. Support infrastructure is stressed. Need more permanent infrastructure. • You guys have a lot of good stuff but implementation falls short. It's piecemeal and not applied across the board, like building on Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 conservation land. Why are there exceptions to the rules? (implementation?) Concerned about young people not able to stay on island and remain within society.This has to be identified as a crisis and get Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 immediate results. Rezoning is a major aspect. duplex/multi-family apartments are in such short supply they drive the cost of housing up dramatically. Zoning needs to take into consideration where the jobs are and reliable transportation to enable self sufficiency Regarding open space, SMA, no 201H. Do not allow increased Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 density on Ali'i Drive, halt permits until Ali'i Parkway is up and running for traffic and evacuation safety No reclassification from ag to urban in SMA Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Something like 525 - no overnight but other experiences they can Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 host (food, etc.) "hosted visitor experience" 547- Remove undeveloped coastal areas Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 Mahukona -still shows as resort- no facilities-community against Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 project refer to notes from N. Kohala mini speakout Pana'ewa GP Mini 10/22/2019 *Public use certified kitchens SpeakOut Need to be sure we are including housing mix in zoning, SFD, Waikoloa GP SpeakOut 10/24/2019 duplexes, etc. • Reduce urban sprawl Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Responsible development, how can we create sustainable living Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Reduce urban sprawl Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Anxious about Waikoloa project Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 22 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date • (3 people) Pana'ewa -- Railroad Ave so dangerous --where is this development happening? Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 o Too much already. Do not develop on Railroad Ave (land use?) • (2 people) Before they do anything --consult all communities Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 that will be impacted. I don't know if that has happened. (general?) • Volcano community plan not on website. Is it incorporated into Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 the PCDP? (general?) • County mechanism innovative pilot areas for re-developing (i.e. Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 Puna -- no pesticide food, organic only) • Allow for eco-villages and eco-agro tourism. Remove restrictions that impede people being able to live sustainably on the land Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 they're farming! • Ag land not always used for farming--unregulated (land use?) Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Do not redevelop downtown Hilo! Great thing that large retailers (Target, Walmart, etc.) are built away from our historic, Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 charming areas like Bayfront Hilo • Downtown Hilo -- keep its charm. Revitalize Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Need better educational programs to teach people how to be involved in County government processes -- legislative and planning Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 in particular (general?) • Clearly designate industrial zone activities (land use?) Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Want a plan -- not a committee --so people don't live in fear. Upper Puna and all the subdivisions. We don't need a plan and do Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 minimum standards for safety. People feel like they're criminals and fear of the county. Village approach --works for some, but not all Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Partition land use Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 We do not need a resort in Discovery Harbor Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Ka'u has so much potential. But County should never forget that one Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 you start splitting up land use, you won't get it back Kohai Kalani -- it's ag zone • Should be a historical zone Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 23 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date Issue in their subdivision to put in hotel Pu'ululu has failed. Lenders Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 do feasibility study.The island just asks for code to be met.There's enough abandoned buildings. Don't need new ones Rezoning to resort designation not a solution for STVR permitting because it requires access to County water-- Maybe special Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 designation? Investment in Na'alehu • 2.2-2.5 million people drive through per year but there's not much besides Punalu'u to say "stop" • Need a grocery store and more incentive/activity for use of Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 community area • County should invest in this area because it is a face of the community Industrial areas and processing would also need access to utilities • Building code is confusing -- must be located near raw materials Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 (?) • Risky investment currently GP inconsistencies • Requires new industry to provide its own water/wastewater but Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 also requires that industry be developed in areas where these resources already exist and requires industrial activity to be within close proximity with resources but are the industrial designations mindfully places near those resources? I don't think so N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Bring homestead back on Ag zones- prioritize ancient Ag uses SpeakOut Urban growth area rather than urban service area Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 4-Plex zoning Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Prioritize zoning code amendments Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Readjust Ag zoning Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Natural habitat/ housing (ex. Volcano village) overlays - blending of Volcano GP Speakout 10/7/2019 residential and protected areas. Natural, rural, residential gradient of uses-wilderness to Ag- rural, res Why is a program needed to update the zoning code? Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 Item 10- Kealakekua more growth than in Kona Kona CDP AC 10/15/2019 More growth in Kealakekua (S. Kona)than Kona Kona CDP AC 10/15/2019 Where are approved developments that haven't been built? Kona CDP AC 10/15/2019 24 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date Ask Kam schools about S. Kona (25,000 houses) proposed Kona CDP AC 10/15/2019 development Stretching definition of urban Kona CDP AC 10/15/2019 Lands don't look Pittsburgh -currently occupied lands-defend land Kona CDP AC 10/15/2019 Make map more accurate before presenting to public-deceiving Kona CDP AC 10/15/2019 Is rural always used as a buffer? Kona CDP AC 10/15/2019 GP shouldn't decide Kona densities map LDU area should be neutral Kona CDP AC 10/15/2019 As built layer/approved layer? Maps don't necessary reflect reality Kona CDP AC 10/15/2019 Programs for transfer of development rights for agricultural lands Waikoloa GP SpeakOut 10/24/2019 5.6: Needs refining based on definition/function of taxes listed Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 There is a need for an official mechanism in the GP that would provide formal recognition of community-driven long rang plans. Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 Community organizers need guidance and support from county experts that would help them formulate long range plans that would be compatible with CDP (required plans) and the county GP • We need stronger grading and grubbing regulations to protect Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 from erosion and floods (natural resources?) • Computer chip on all bulldozers on island to track grading Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 activity • Orchidland community center, meeting place, part, community Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 resource center, sports field, emergency center • Every year around graduation, not enough space between shipman parts industrial area. Need bigger venue, Convention Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 Center to house concerts, Merrie Monarch, and larger graduation sports tournament (Haiti volleyball, Vulcan, mix martial arts) and needs air conditioning. (placemaking?) Flood plains shall require borders 20 ft. minimum each side to be Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 planted with native vegetation, providing native species corridors 25 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date Property owners with flood plains shall be given written notice to Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 remove debris from flood plain within 1 year or County will remove at owner's expense Assist with ag land infrastructure •Water Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 • Road We should build multifamily housing where sewer available Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Execution of planning and development of mixed use communities. Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Expedite plans When developers and planners should stop making "islands" or isolated communities without better connectivity to other Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 neighborhoods People give their location as development rather than street address and it's confusing and isolating as those neighborhoods are Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 so far apart We need a community graveyard in Pahala Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Amend IBC--international building code to be less strict appropriate Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 for county needs Regarding zoning change in Hakalau Honoka'a Mini 9/30/2019 Please leave the current split zone in TMK: 2-9-022:003 as is Speakout The proposed plan changes the entire lot to agriculture Partial low density urban is appropriate closer to the intersection of Honoka'a Mini 9/30/2019 Chin Chuck Rd next to the bus stop and pedestrian overpass Speakout Volcano community plan -concern over forest-overlay of habitat- Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 revisit volcano plan -website-volcano community Ag Way to protect vacation rental industry for small communities? Nat Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 a big enough voice compared to resort lobbyists Ex of Oaks protected in California -can we protect'Ohi'a similarly? Volcano GP Speakout 10/7/2019 What would need to happen? State and County land use urban not matching Kona Topic Workshop 10/19/2019 We need to empower small stakeholders to be able to add homes to their property Kona Topic Workshop 10/19/2019 • CPR 26 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date H61ualoa included in UGA is unappropriated as they are rural and they are included in TOD maps bus shouldn't be in UGA Kona Topic Workshop 10/19/2019 • CDP does include Kealakekua and H61ualoa in focusing development around existing villages Policy 487 -? May be to limiting Kona Topic Workshop 10/19/2019 1 have concern around the ports.They are very vulnerable to storm and tsunami!These ports are threatened by sea level rise. Ports Kona Topic Workshop 10/19/2019 must be improved Less is more, GP should follow CDPs rather than vice-versa i.e., Kona Topic Workshop 10/19/2019 mapping needs to allow for CDP maps which are community based How do we be part of the conversation of which aquifers should be Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 studied by sea warming Types of policies that support or prohibit success for business Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 (specific Ag tourism) Encourage native plants because they are best for recharge Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 Add tidal inundation layer onto Hilo urban area map Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 Port infrastructure • Sustainability/resilience need addressing! Ports protect us from Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 storms and tsunamis and serious damage Ports need to be hardened! Ports need to also address sea level rise. With expected growth ports need improvement Please consider allowing additional dwelling units (ADU) in all zoning,This should allow more families the ability to live and work Aupuni Center Hallway 10/28/2019 on the Big Island with less costly infrastructure. Kupuna and young families should have an avenue to live near on another. • Agriculture concerns -> local ly/sustainability produced foods Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Restoration emphasized in land use/development decisions Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Utilize (intentionally) phytol and bioremediation in land use to Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 address generational issues -> longer planning period •se?Why is a permit even considered on ag lands for commercial Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 u 27 County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date • Incentivize restoration and regenerative land use practices. "Help me do good." o Ex, financial compensation (tax incentives) Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 ■ Others? (2 people) No more development on Ali'i Drive. o Ali'i highway must be up and running so no bottlenecking-- evacuation center o Evacuations must be considered o No more rezoning in density Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 o Address 2014 gaps in SMA via GP enabling language • HRS told us to make our own rules • Density limits and LOS currency • Clarify down and address places No more development on Makai side of Ali'i Drive Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Add all of Ali'i Drive to Waipana and plan appropriately as a wahi pana: agriculture, fishing-> they want to see all the natural Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 resources No more ag to urban in SMA(and beyond) Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Law needs to be adjusted to accommodate more farm worker N. Kohala Mini cluster housing- no affordable housing Speakout 9/25/2019 ROD - issue not being addressed Kona Topic Workshop 10/19/2019 Setback for streams, wetlands and any other body of water Kona Topic Workshop 10/19/2019 should be increased • Proposal for 4-plex zoning o Good for housing problem and older folks Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Useful for changing policy(s)for changing social/community Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 needs (ex: housing/tiny homes permitted) 2011-2014 (approx.) bill to redo affordable housing credits to allow lot sizes of 3k sq. ft. (biggest Kona expense= land). 2 story house with garage increasing density, required to be on connection to Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 sewer system.Jon Hendricks may have copy. Never got intro'd -- Housing refused to support at 11th hour. Find that bill and sent to Council. Increase green spaces and hardscape in urban areas Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 28