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DeVera, Ashley <br /> From: Kirstina Bolton Motamedi < <br /> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 10:01 AM <br /> To: Planning General Plan <br /> Subject: Testimony: Revise Hawaii General Plan (Housing and Agriculture) <br /> Aloha Planning Department, <br /> As a homeowner on ag land, I think you need to revise your plan to include more freedom for subsistence <br /> farmers and not include establishing annual reporting for additional farm dwellings. <br /> For housing in general, planning and building departments need to seriously work through the backlog of <br /> permits. We had our house in planning and permitting for nearly two years before pulling it because it <br /> became too expensive and timely. There is no clear path for a family who wants to build a home outside <br /> of the kit homes through HPM and Honsador, without paying an exorbitant amount to an architect who <br /> mainly works for luxury homes. There needs to be more incentives for local families to build a home <br /> affordably and without the design constraints from these luxury architects and limited options from HPM <br /> and Honsador. There should be a program that allows faster permitting for local families/primary <br /> residences over the development of luxury homes/resorts. <br /> 1 <br />