6. Implementation.2019 Draft General Plan Public Comments

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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on General Plan Implementaion Comment Source Date Handicap accessibility! Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 Make sure H2O infrastructure (upgrade?downgrade?) can/does match with source limits and population projections/needs Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 (infrastructure?) • We noticed all the new things to address in 10 years time. Is Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 there a position for troubleshooting what's going to happen? • (1 people) For land use in Hawai'i, need higher taxes to compensate for community & environmental impact. At least pay Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 for infrastructure. From big businesses, especially if they don't live on island. Families can't afford to buy homes where they were born and Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 raised • Mechanism of flexible spending and budget to quickly respond Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 to natural disasters i.e., public school Kua O Ka La lost to lava and there is no state funding for charters (natural resources?) Does HI County have a green revolving fund? Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 The county does not have diligent staff to apply for available grants for sewer upgrades, transportation, plastic reuse for roads and so Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019 much more including recycling Need district level financial reporting to inform county wide Kona Topic Workshop 10/19/2019 contribution and equitable in infrastructure spending To task individual departments with finding funds may not be Hilo Topic Focus WS 10/26/2019 feasible. Centralize creative financing research and development Plan needs rewriting • County won't have resources to carry out 90%of this •Aspirations should be separate from objectives • 600 actions =too many, not manageable! Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 • Define funding sources and accountability • Prioritize actions in a concrete way--won't be able to accomplish 90%of what plans asked for • Fair share system is flawed Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 How will GP dictate a time restriction for studies such as those in Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 action 5.17 • Differing rules between N Kohala and S Kohala o Need better communication between N and S Kohala action committees o More equity/resource sharing between areas Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 o Same comments re: S Kohala and Hamakua o Better coordination between adjacent CDPs 2