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The planning department should take into consideration that over 1,900 scientists from around the world have signed a declaration that <br /> there is no climate emergency.Climate change has been occurring on this planet all along driven by solar activity and cycles. <br /> httos://cli ntel.org/wo-content/u ploads/2023/08/WCD-version-081423.pddf <br /> John Coleman,the founder of the weather channel,the first meteorologist on Good Morning America in the 1970's and the winner of the <br /> Meteorologist of the Year award by the US Association for Meteorology in 1982,has spent 60 years studying the weather.He presents his <br /> view that there is no significant man-made global warming in this half-hour PowerPoint presentation.httos://youtu.be/K56fms2VZTc? <br /> si=ZuTpJ-bEnNPCGOkf <br /> WASTE-TO-ENERGY <br /> Two"waste-to-energy"proposals(2008 and 2015)for Hawai'i Island were rejected after months of divisive debate.It was concluded the <br /> island doesn't generate enough garbage to make it cost effective.Oahu taxpayers are paying penalties to H-Power <br /> because Oahu can't generate enough waste to fulfill the contract. <br /> While some advanced waste treatment technologies are promoted as alternative energy producing,the energy conserved by recycling and <br /> composting the source materials exceeds the amount of energy produced by these technologies by three to five times.There are some <br /> "glass type"building materials that can be produced by the incineration process.Incineration is a form of Destructive Disposal via <br /> combustion or thermal conversion/treatment,using high temperatures of discarded materials into ash/slag,syngas,flue gas,fuel,or heat. <br /> Incineration includes facilities and processes that may be stationary or mobile,may recover energy from heat or power and may use single <br /> or multiple stages.Some forms of incineration may be described as resource recovery,energy recovery,trash to steam,waste to energy, <br /> energy from waste,fluidized bed,catalytic cracking,biomass15,steam electric power plant(burning waste),pyrolysis,thermolysis, <br /> gasification,plasma arc,thermal depolymerization or refuse derived fuel. <br /> Sustainable Development and Resilient Communities <br /> Section 1:Land Use <br /> Table 4:Land Use Challenges Regulations <br /> The current regulatory process dictates that the State Land Use Commission must preside over boundary amendments that exceed 15 <br /> acres,which limits the efficiency of ensuring consistency in the land use pattern.p.25 <br /> Land Use Commission protections against unwise development should be maintained when it comes to outside large scale developers. <br /> However,property owners should not have more regulations and rules than they already have. <br /> Table 5:Land Use Opportunities <br /> Coordinate with the Department of Health(DOH)to address unique land use situations on the island related to individual wastewater <br /> systems(IWS)and prioritization of resources.p.26 <br /> Clarification is needed on the meaning of land use situations <br /> Explain clearly what the"rezoning"will be and clarify if AG land will be affected.The current zoning for Hawaii island is 80%AG.Any <br /> reduction of AG is contrary to sustainable production of food. <br /> Transparency is needed on what the"preferred land use pattern"is.The current system should remain,so developments are proposed <br /> one by one,and agencies and communities have time and energy to address impacts. <br /> Policies <br /> Sentence types are mixed,hampering comprehension. <br /> 4.3 Zoning,subdivision,and other applicable ordinances shall provide for and protect <br /> open space areas.These new zonings shall not hinder current land owners who have a right to own their property unhindered by <br /> governmental policies. <br /> Declarative sentence <br /> 4.4 Support mechanisms,such as Planned Unit Development and Cluster Plan <br /> Development,that cluster density to preserve open space,recreational areas,or scenic viewsheds.p.27 <br /> Define"cluster density".This should not be in regards to developing apartment style homes. <br /> ENERGY <br /> 4.9 Route selection for high-voltage transmission lines should include consideration for setbacks from major thoroughfares and residential <br /> areas.Where feasible,delineate energy corridors for such high-voltage transmission lines.p.27 <br /> Encourage-incentivize"off grid"or distributed power sources,instead of centralized,to increase resiliency. <br /> Priority Actions <br /> 4.a Develop a process for County-initiated State Land Use boundary reclassification.p.28 See related comment for p.26. <br /> Transparency for"boundary reclassification"is needed.What exactly are the boundaries in question and what will it be reclassified to? <br /> 6.d Amend the Zoning Code to allow for Planned Unit Developments(PUD)to become administrative permits and subject to the approval of <br /> the Planning Director.p.29 This should be deleted!The people do not want to live in Units and these"planned units"are against current <br /> zoning codes. <br /> Table 6:Urban Land Use <br />