2025-03-05 Rebecca Melendez Tesimony

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30.5 Siting of new communications facilities shall comply with performance standards and site colocation as stated in the Code. The above sentences are confusing because it looks like the county doesn't want us to understand that to create "telecommunications facilities fully,"they must put Cable underground;hence,they use the wording"underground siting."So,we don't fully understand the consequences of laying cable under our streets. They seem to want to confuse us,because"sitting"sounds better than causing serious traffic to dig up all the roads to lay down this kind of cable all over the Big Island,which will cost billions. 30.b Develop standards for the siting and construction of wireless telecommunication facilities. This site explains what the General Plan doesn't explain about"siting and construction"https://primex.com/fiber-optic- internet-going-underground/ "The widespread adoption of Internet of Things(IoT)and smart home technology has internet service providers(ISPs)and integrators on the hunt for the most effective methods of broadband delivery for many scenarios. "The cable will be closer to the surface and more vulnerable to damage.In this case,a more expensive cable that can withstand contact will be required.Cables buried in clay will also need to be of higher quality because the clay can hold stones and push them against the cable.In clay,the trench will also need to be much deeper. In developed areas,the existing infrastructure can be problematic.Digging through concrete sidewalks and roads is costly and disruptive." The traffic on Big Island has been increasing every month,and they want to dig up our two lane roads to"sit"their"broadband infrastructure'?THEY ARE NOT ADDRESS INFRASTRACTURE ISSUES ON ISLAND. 30.9 Alleviate barriers and assist broadband projects with navigating through the regulatory permitting process. They haven't show any research for the health risks of a smart grid and broadband because will will be on all the time on our streets.We need to see the research for the health risks of this. What is their"regulatory permitting process"?They don't explain this. 27.15 Prioritize the use of gray water in areas connected to County water and not connected to County wastewater. Why doesn't the county start looking for new inventions to help the island instead of traditional sources when the island's population is steadily growing and needs new ideas to help?They could start considering using inventions like these: https://ecofriend.com/innovative-products-desi ng ed-capture-reuse-gv-water.html https://newsroom.ucla.edu/storie s/gray-water-clean-up-yoram-cohen-271642 https://www.greenprophet.com/2015/04/10-inventions-to-save-earths-water/ 35.f Update the County of Hawaii Recreation Plan to reflect newly identified recreational priorities. The county has sent out letters changing private Land Use Titles to recreational land.Does this mean they will be looking for more lands to change their Land Use Titles into recreational lands,thereby taking their property away by not allowing them to pass it down to family or sell it? Why is it legal for the county to take private lands away from people to give their lands to recreation?It's NOT RIGHT! I heard these people would still have to pay the property tax on their land,which the county wants to turn into recreational land,is this going to happen? Please stand with all these reasons why this 2045 General Plan needs to be UNFAVORABLE.PLEASE STAND WITH YOUR COMMUNITY. Sincerely, Rebecca Melendez