HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0939.046 2022-2024From: aj slay
Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 10:44 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: General Plan
As the way the new draft of the General Plan is written with there being so much more land in conservation, it does not
allow for the people of Hawaii to steward their own lands. The whole island would be overrun by vines and cane grass!!
The people of Hawaii would also have less food in production if land owners were not able to cultivate on their lands.
The way the draft is written is wrong and not ideal for the island of Hawaii. It is better for the land and its people to be
able to cultivate and steward their own lands. Placing more land in conservation would not benefit the environment or
the people! It would only give the lands to an outside organization to manage and this is not pono.
It is also wrong to have not notified the public about this General Plan. There has not been sufficient notice to the
public, such as radio ads, notifications in the newspapers, or signs in high traffic areas. It is not right to only post a notice
on the planning website assuming that the public is constantly going on your website for updates. The workshops were
not sufficient and there was no sufficient notice to the general public regarding the general plan. This is a possible suit
against the planning department as it is law to give the public notice about the general plan and the schedule for
meetings and workshops. Before this draft gets approved, it is suggested that the dates and deadlines be extended for
public comment and more effort is made to notify the general public.
Thank you for these considerations and reservations on approving the General Plan Draft as it is currently written and in
need of change.
Aloha,
Amanda
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