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Planning for a Sustainable Future <br /> Project Website: cohplanning.konveio.com <br /> From: Chuck Flaherty< <br /> Sent:Thursday, September 5, 2024 8:52 AM <br /> To: Planning- Long Range Admin <longrangeadmin@hawaiicounty.gov>; Planning General Plan <br /> <generalplan@hawaiicounty.gov>; Planning Internet Mail <planning@hawaiicounty.gov> <br /> Subject: Questions for today's General Plan webinar <br /> Aloha, <br /> Please see my questions below. <br /> Mahalo, <br /> Chuck Flaherty <br /> Note #1: the draft General Plan 2045 released last Sept. 2023= 9/23 draft GP, the draft <br /> GP2045 released in July 2024 = 7/24 draft GP. <br /> Note #2: Questions 1-12 relate to the General Plan Comprehensive Review process <br /> itself. Questions 13-21 relate to content involving a new section of the draft GP2045 and a new <br /> term, "Biocultural Stewardship". <br /> 1. Why was the zoom link for today's online webinar not e-mailed to prior participants in the <br /> General Plan Comprehensive Review until yesterday? <br /> We posted the link to the website and in social media posts. A reminder was sent out yesterday. We had <br /> over 120 people who preregistered. <br /> 2. Given the General Plan Comprehensive Review specifically requires the Planning Department <br /> conduct "public workshops", what is the Planning Department's definition of a workshop? <br /> There is no specific definition of workshop, but given it is the term used in the 2005 GP chapter 16 related <br /> to the comprehensive review process, we are using the same term. As answered in the webinar last <br /> night, early on in the process we did more technical and subject matter workshops and charrettes that <br /> were more interactive. Then later in the process, we held open house style workshops with subject <br /> matter stations and staff/agency representatives to talk story and answer questions one-on-one with <br /> participants. This style was chosen because the public can engage directly with staff to get more <br /> information, and we have found over the years that we receive many more comments from the public this <br /> way. We have been hearing for the last year to have more of presentation style and this lends itself to <br /> presenting the final recommended draft as we have done last and this week. <br /> 2 <br />