2024-09-24 PL-INT-2024-008732 GP 2045 Draft Comments - B. Masters

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The General Plan further expands on strategies to increase resilience in the Transportation Access and Mobility, Public Utilities, and Public Facilities and Services sections without violating the Constitution, or over regulating farmers and homeowners. The General Plan expands on renewable energy in the Public Utilities section with safety studies prior to installation, and without increasing costs to the public. Page 66 Transportation • Promoting the use of electric vehicles through expanding charging infrastructure and educating the public on the safety studies done for the use of these vehicles from third parties. Renewable Energy • Increasing the use of green technology (including third party safety studies) will increase the energy independence of individuals and businesses on the island. • Supporting renewable energy technologies, such as solar, wind, ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), and geothermal (Remove. This practice is not safe for an island with active volcanoes!) Land Use &the Built Environment • Implementing smart growth strategies, without violating people's right to travel can reduce urban sprawl and create more walkable communities. • Developing a County building code that balances health and safety, affordability, and carbon footprint (REMOVE! This is more regulations and fines. NOT Pono! It is NOT your responsibility to focus on people's health. That is for each individual! This is an overreach! • Encouraging the construction of energy-efficient buildings and retrofitting existing buildings being sure to prove any additional technology is safe for the public.. • Promoting regenerative agriculture practices that reduce emissions and enhance carbon sequestration while not further regulating farms or increasing fines. • Greening urban areas increases the availability of cool areas for residents to live and recreate. • Integrating energy savings and waste management, without more regulations and fines on the population, provides an opportunity to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in new development. Conservation • Protecting reefs and marine ecosystems that act as carbon sinks, without hindering public use. • Implementing a One Water strategy and other water-saving technologies and practices can reduce the energy required for water treatment and distribution. This is NOT a good idea. If this goes down, where will people get their water? Remove or revise. • Conserving natural habitats without hindering public use to preserve biodiversity and enhance ecosystem resilience to climate change. • Efforts to expand renewable energy, with third party safety studies and without hindering public