2025-03-05 Rebecca Melendez Tesimony

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approving more and more developments.https://www.change.org/p/help-big-island-resources-and-infrastructure-stay-safe-for- all-who-live-here-and-visit 37.c Assess and amend the land use and building regulations and explore fiscal opportunities to support universal design principles and ADA accessibility for more physically accessible housing. They need to wait for all the many homes they have already approved for future development to see how the island's resources handles all of them because as of today the resources and infrastructure are seriously overtaxed. News Articles Proving What is Happening to Big Island Resources: "Hawai'i State News Update:Hawaiian Electric initiates rolling outages throughout Big Island February 13,2024• 5:23 PM HST *Updated February 14,2024•4:21 PM The emergency outages are being initiated in various areas around the entire island to prevent loss of power to an even greater number of customers.The timing and extent of the outages will depend on the amount of demand on the system and the availability of generators."https://bigislandnow.com/2024/02/13/hawaii-island-customers-asked-to-reduce- electrici -use/ "LOCAL NEWS HECO issues rolling power outages around Big Island by:Emily Cervantes Posted:Feb 13,2024/05:11 PM HST Updated:Feb 13,2024/09:12 PM HST Hawaiian Electric initiated rolling outages for Big Island after several large generators became unavailable and reduced output Tuesday night." https://www.khon2.com/loc al-news/heco-releases-conservation-alert-for-big-island/ "Here's how power outages can have repercussions for Hawai`i's water supply Hawaii Public Radio I By Savannah Harriman-Pote Published February 13,2024 at 10:59 AM HST Water departments on Oahu and Hawaii Island have advised customers to conserve water ahead of possible storm- related power outages this month. But what does the power grid have to do with the water supply? It is impossible to separate Hawai`i's power system from its water system,said Kawika Uyehara,deputy director of Hawaii County's Department of Water Supply."https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2024-02-13/residents- on-hawaii-island-and-oahu-are-asked-to-conserve-water-amid-power-outages U.S.Hawaii is"on the verge of a greater catastrophe,"locals say,as water crisis continues By Li Cohen Updated on:April 11,2024/8:23 AM EDT/CBS News In Hawaii,one of the most important sayings is ola i ka wai,"water is life"—a phrase that not only sums up what it means to exist on an island,but what it means to live,period.But now,one of the largest of the island chain's land masses is facing a triple threat to its sole freshwater source,and if it isn't addressed soon,one community member says, "we're in deep trouble."https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hawaii-water-crisis-climate-change/ This is a map of Power Outages on the Big Island.This map wouldn't have been created if Power Outages were not a serious issue on island. https://www.hawaiianelectric.com/safety-and-outages/power-outages/hawaii-island-outage-map "Hawaiian Electric is reporting that several large generators on the Big Island are experiencing a range of issues and may lead to the need for rolling outages if supply does not meet demand." https://www.reddit.com/r/Biglsland/comments/Ibnuar3/hawaiian_electric is reporting_that_several_large/?rdt=52660 "NewsHawaiian Electric asking Big Island customers to conserve power due to down generators March 25,2024• 11:49 AM HST Other News Articles: https://www.kitv.com/news/locaFrolling-power-outages-possible-on-big-island/article 181158le-cae6-llee-bec6- bf9467cc02f6.html?tbclid=IwY2xj awl gwUNleHRuA2F1bQIxMAABHQKMTNPTBEedBYRid3OEoPW lese5n4dR1- 6FeuHhlnYCoQ8kgtESAhgXiw aem 9WNsZM4c11evOmbCMPZGNg https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2024/10/17/water-supply-issues-statement-on-red-flag-warning-power-shutoffs/