2024-10-28 Kūpuna for the Moʻopuna Testimony GP 2045

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but one CDP, intentionally leaving out the South Hilo CDP. This reeks of discriminatory gobbledegook from the county's planning department, who, when responding to public questions of why no Hilo CDP in the GP, sidestep the CDP issue and conveniently cite the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) documents yet refuse to include the same DHHL documents in the actual General Plan 2045 Draft. County of Hawaii Final Draft General Plan 2045 Public Comments Pg. 44 of 569 https://records. hawaiicounty.gov/weblink/Browse.aspx?dbid=l&startid=139815 Land Use Q: Why was a Hilo CDP not done, when Hilo has the most population? A: Given the process of adopting the General Plan, it may be considered that Hilo would better benefit from an urban development plan rather than a regional plan, although this is still to be determined. The latest Hilo CDP is dated 1975. Further, the greater Hilo area has several other planning documents and tools that other towns and regions do not have and that help to guide development in and around Hilo. These include but are not limited to: the City of Hilo Zone Map (HCC 25-8-33), Downtown Hilo Multimodal Master Plan, Banyan Drive Redevelopment Authority Plan, EnVision Downtown Hilo, Hilo Bayfront Trails Master Plan, DHHL Master Plans for each of its areas (like Panaewa and Keaukaha), University of Hawaii in Hilo Master Plan, State Airport Master Plan, etc. [emphasis added]. These "other planning documents" are "urban development plans" that do not include the voices of the residential communities of South Hilo. The citizens of South Hilo are NOT represented in the GP 2045, of particular concern to the South Hilo homestead communities of Keaukaha and Pana`ewa - already suffering from disproportionate environmental injustices - targeted for aggressive development in the GP 2045 Draft. We have been demanding an updated Hilo CDP 1975 / South Hilo CDP for years and continue to insist that the GP 2045 include the Hilo CDP 1975 to ensure this outdated CDP is part of the GP 2045 Phase 1 2024-2029 actions for "updating our Community Development Plans and other relevant plans." (GP 2045 pg. 221) 2.The General Plan 2045 Draft must include Department of Hawaiian Home Land/ Commission Chair Kali Watson's comments and documents. These comments and documents were submitted to the County Planning Department's Chairman Zendo Kern in February 2024. We brought these same concerns, comments, and documents to the attention of several county administrations, county planning departments, and sitting county council member D3 over the course of many years while the GP 2040 - now 2045