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Hawaii General plan mentions the potential to sequester CO2 as rationale to reduce man made impacts,even though temperature levels are <br /> drastically lower now than they have been in 485 million years(see chart above) <br /> Photosynthesis activity in plants requires CO2 and only makes up 0.04%of our atmosphere.Reduction of this necessary element would have a <br /> catastrophic chain reaction and is a risk to ALL carbon based lifeforms.Several long-term studies have provided strong support demonstrating that <br /> growing crops under elevated[CO21 can increase photosynthesis and result in an increase in yield,flavour and nutritional content(including but not <br /> limited to Vitamins C,E and pro-vitamin A).In the case of tomato,increases in yield by as much as 80%are observed when plants are cultivated at <br /> 1000 ppm[CO2],which is consistent with current commercial greenhouse production methods in the tomato fruit industry.These results provide a clear <br /> demonstration of the potential for elevating[CO21 for improving yield and quality in greenhouse crops. <br /> httos://academic.ou p.com/h r/article/l 0/4/uhad026/7049409?log i n=false <br /> This testimony is to provide overall big picture of extinction level event(s)to instigate community emergency preparedness as part of the <br /> overall plan <br /> Increased solar radiation as a result of the earths weakening magnetosphere and polarity shift will significantly impact survivability of our community. <br /> There will be significant disruptions of the supply chain,challenges with food production,energy blackouts,and limited communications.Community <br /> preparedness for such events are not documented in the draft general plan,meanwhile many eastern hemisphere nations including Russia,Thailand, <br /> and Japan have been preparing for these events with local civil defense for years.Citizens of Hawaii county are aware of the influx of billionaires over <br /> the last 20 years that have had impact on county policy and planning.Many have taken permanent residence and hedging Hawaii island has a good <br /> chance of survivability during these changes. <br /> In light of this information,my suggestion is for our county to birth its own plan based on the needs of the community expressed in numerus <br /> testimonies and include space weather scenarios as potential hazards.County officials would be wise to form a committee of experienced personnel <br /> from various departments-including the local community members with relevant capabilities that can prioritize and draft a community plan that <br /> includes emergency preparedness that is relevant to our our island.We need to focus on independence with agricultural food production,innovative <br /> energy and building technologies and resilience thru preparation to create our own future we want to see. <br /> Mahalo for your service, <br /> Donna Thompson <br /> Kamuela,HI <br />