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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan <br /> 2019 Public Comments on General Plan Implementaion <br /> Comment Source Date <br /> • Future comprehensive revision should look towards addressing <br /> climate change, invasive species -> evolving issues Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 <br /> o Start thinking about that now <br /> o Need proactive planning <br /> • How can GP respond to community needs after adoption? Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 <br /> o Needs some fluidity to adapt <br /> • RPT-> amend the process so people are taxed for how they are <br /> using the property Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> o More focused on new homeowners <br /> • (2 people) concerned about County Council increasing their <br /> own contingency funds, to be used at their discretion -> Money Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> should not be spent to "get votes" <br /> • GP should be living document Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • The GP should not be a living document. It needs to stabilize Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • County should create or support an educational piece that <br /> teaches concerned community members how to propose Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> amendments to County Policies <br /> • How does the GP tie together with other plans i.e., department <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> of education <br /> • Is there enough oversight for goals? Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> • How can community members advocate to folks in other states <br /> Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 <br /> i.e., DC <br /> Plan looks great but it all takes money to accomplish <br /> • Where is money going to come from Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> • Especially is people don't want taxes raised <br /> Green Revolving Fund --County on private entity invests to use in <br /> Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> community <br /> Green revolving fund to fund CIP projects or other financial <br /> Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> investments that builds the County's overall Green Initiative <br /> • Managed by the department of Finance and R&D? Kamu? <br /> Need BIG changes at County level organization to implement GP Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 <br /> How are we going to pay for it? Kona Topic Workshop 10/19/2019 <br /> GP tends to not affect results, need to expect results in a certain <br /> Kona Topic Workshop 10/19/2019 <br /> time frame <br /> Water dept. is restricted to using income only for infrastructure Kona Topic Workshop 10/19/2019 <br /> 3 <br />