2024-11-04 Sara Steiner Testimony- GP 2045

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From:Sara Steiner To:WPCtestimony Subject:REJECT the 2045 Plan - keep THE 2005 Plan - STOP STEALING OUR LAND AND WATER AND RESOURCES Date:Monday, November 4, 2024 2:03:35 PM Dear Windward Planning Department: Do any of you folks that are pushing this live in rural areas? How can you draft this plan and tell us to our faces that you arn't going to support infrastructure that has been in place since you approved the substandard subdivisions in the Land and Power days??? You folks didn't write this plan, this is a New World Order Steal Our Property Plan and you don't get to do this!!!! How can you change my AG designation to "Natural" Area. I already have a farm for 20 years .... No No and NO!!! This junk 2045 plan says you arn't changing the zoning but you are! And then you go on and say the plan still has to be paid for and enacted by the Council but they can only approve the choices in the 2045 Plan - Period. What choice is that? It is no choice and you think your Planning Department head can take anyone's land whenever they want? And we have to pay money to contest it - FORGET THAT!!! How can you possibly think you can allot me so many gallons of water - YOU DON'T OWN THE WATER!!! How can you possibly think I should pay The County of Hawaii more because I am poor and live in a poor area with no roads and YOU WANT TO TAX ME CAUSE OF THIS - THIS PLAN SUCKS!!! The Big Island General Plan 2005 supported communities to thrive AND supported stewardship of the land. The current 2045 plan is a complete 180 to the vision of the 2005 plan! Please throw it out and start using the 2005 plan to move the Big Island forward! To see the 2005 Big Island General Plan go to: https://www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/301643/637204664141830000 Here are a some reasons to throw out the 2045 plan: It is too vague. The language is not clear what the plan wishes to accomplish. There are MANY concerning sections that sound like rights, freedoms, and property are at risk with this plan. Page 111, section 17.4: "Land use application shall identify as early as possible any existing or potential active living corridors that should be incorporated into the counties open space network." This sounds like you'll be looking at people's property to take for open space because they apply for land use. That is not Pono and is an invasion of privacy! 2.2 Biocultural Stewardship Goal (1.13): "Incentive private land management practices that enhance natural resources and values and when appropriate pursue the acquisitions of lands for the protections of natural resources." We've seen your incentives like the tax incentives on