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 Everything comes down to money-- look for grants Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Where does money come from to funnel implementation? Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Obviously, we need money to accomplish many of these ideas. RE: good ideas-where is the money coming from?Why not tax all Volcano GP Speakout 10/7/2019 vacation rentals, then that money is used in that specific community not in a general fund Puka'ana Church GP 10/16/2019 What about breaking S. Kona from Kona CDP? SpeakOut Clear roadblocks so COH isn't blocking economic planning Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 Has the PD looked at it's own barriers that make "unfriendly" Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 business atmosphere? • Add as action step-use Forbes ranking as way to measure success • (2 people) I really like what I see. A key is department overlaying. 0 1) Each department make priority list Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 0 2) Other departments look at each others list and select a few projects/priorities that overlay with theirs o 3) Projects that have the most overlaying get the funds for implementation • Make more strict requirements to get ag tax exemptions Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Where's the implementation for this plan -- needs accountable implementation and "upkeep" Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Wouldn't mind paying more property tax if we got more specific, tangible results with increase Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Need to get summons and enforce assessments in Pahoa Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 around property taxes -> big discrepancies A"feel good" plan with no teeth Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Enforcement is lacking Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 Clearly label changes to state law needed Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 More County enforcement for rules that address neighbor relations Kona Speakout 8/24/2019 (e.g.,trees over borders) What insurances can be given to enforce GP objectives when prior inactivity(e.g.TMT) indicates otherwise Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 • County seems paralyzed to enforce some of the plans CDP process and execution are glacial --will objectives be met and how will GP be enforced? Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 Who's going to make sure down the road, the politicians will look Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 at this and make decisions 6