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From: Kupuna Moopuna
COUNTY CLERK
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2021 12:15 PM
COUNTY OF KAWAI a
To: Council RECEIVED
Subject: Comm. 263 - COMMENTS Ti 1?:15 ,At. ByStd
Attachments: Overview— Hawaii County Community Dev I ment �ys.p If; 1 2 DP Ebulletin Final.pdf
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Mahalo to Council Member Villegas for Communication 263 relating to Community
Development Plans.
The communities in District 3 are still waiting for an update to the grossly outdated Hilo CDP of
1975.
Please see our testimony of November 17, 2020 Re: Comm. 659.13 below.
Mahalo,
Kupuna for the Mo`opuna
Pana`ewa, Hawaii
Kupuna for the Mo`opuna
committed to the well-,being of Hawaii for the next generations to came
Committee on Governmental Relations and Economic Development
November 17, 2020
1:OOpm
Re: Communication 659.13 — COMMENTS
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Ref. To:
1 Ref. mate 2021
Mahalo, Council Member Kaneali`i — Kleinfelder, for Communication 659.13 which requests an
update from the Mayor's office, including representatives from both the current and incoming
administration, regarding transition plans and pending projects.
We, too, request an update on the following plan/project: Where is Hilo`s Community
Development Plan (CDP) in the Hawaii County General Plan (GP) 2040?
It has been over a year since the draft GP 2040 was made available in August 2019 for public
comment. We engaged and had meetings with the planning department and with this
administration regarding our concerns pertaining to Hilo`s CDP. We were told that "Hilo does
not have a CDP" and in order to develop a current Hilo CDP to replace the grossly outdated
Hilo CDP of 1975, funding would need to be in the budget. We want to ensure the transition
includes the funding necessary to develop a current Hilo CDP to be included in the GP
2040. We were also assured repeatedly that an appendix of policies from the GP 2005
affecting Hilo would be included in the GP 2040 as a placeholder until a current Hilo CDP is
developed and included in the GP 2040. We want to ensure the transition includes such an
appendix as a placeholder until a current Hilo CDP is developed and included in the GP
2040.
For the record, attached is the planning department's Ebulletin "Six CDPs One Island."But
there are 7 Community Development Plan boundaries (see attached Overview). Why is
Hilo`s CDP being left out of the GP 2040?
We urge this committee, and the full council, to ensure an update on the progress/status of the
Hawaii County General Plan 2040, and in particular Hilo`s CDP, is part of these transition
plans and pending projects update.
Mahalo,
Kupuna for the Mo'opuna
Pana`ewa, Hawaii
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