HomeMy WebLinkAbout0. Introduction.2019 Draft General Plan Public Comments County of Hawaii Draft General Plan
2019 Public Comments on the Introduction to the Plan
Comment Source Date
Waikoloa Village - population says 4,089
• It's closer to 6,000 Waikoloa t 10/24/2019
Where did we pull that number of 4,089 from? Speakout
Waikoloa GP 10/24/2019
Is the urban cluster population accurate on pg. 7? SpeakOut
• Need a Hilo CDP Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019
Shall language is scaring me Kona Speakout 8/24/2019
How did council input make its way into the draft? Kona Speakout 8/24/2019
Critical failures by government
• Sustainability framework
•Academic hyperbole Kona Speakout 8/24/2019
• Not results oriented
Pay close attention to use of"shall" Kona Speakout 8/24/2019
Unemployment, crime rates, FBI stats, GE tax, suicide rate,
scholastic achievement rankings relative to other states. State of Kona Speakout 8/24/2019
Hawai'i stats, census reports all per district
What data points does the County need and how does it gather
it?
Kona Speakout 8/24/2019
• Can my services be of use? clifhandy@gmail.com (economic
opportunity zones)
Need an index of how GP ties into other plans
Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019
What are you trying to write laws as the policy strategy--too
detailed --strategy should be to review and analyze codes not
Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019
start them
More GP overview Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019
Keep it general!Too much specificity of law and essence of what
we need and why-it will slow it down Pahoa GP Speakout 10/5/2019
How can the smaller communities influence larger processes? Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019
UNESLO Biosphere reserve and world heritage site volcano serves
as a buffer zone to that community-centered business group
Volcano GP Speakout 10/7/2019
how can we be heard among the larger organizations?
"Experience volcano"
Opportunities to create policy and synergies-climate change, Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019
community placemaking, CDP, etc. cross jurisdictional issues
Planning processes - not enough community groups and cultural
Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019
groups involved
• How does GP sustainable policy(s) make an impact on other
County Agencies
Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019
o Ex: PPW, DWS, DEM, etc.... <- Policy&Codes
o Energy, Waste, etc.... Economic Dir -> R & D priorities
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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan
2019 Public Comments on the Introduction to the Plan
Comment Source Date
• Use concept of cradle to cradle to promote sustainability
Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019
perhaps grants to fund
• Plan talks about sustainability but you use plastics at your
Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019
event
• New name for GP. 'Aina stewardship? Land stewardship? Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019
• GP needs to have the principles of aloha as its foundation Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019
GP--CDP--Special District
• Need more continuity
• Different districts will produce plans varying on demographic Kona Speakout 8/24/2019
of majority participating
•Vision statement can help guide this, or County Charter
CDP committees need to work together more often to tackle
Kona Speakout 8/24/2019
issues
Different districts have different goals Ka'G Speakout 8/25/2019
Ka'G CDP are more geared toward businesses/development in
Ka'G Speakout 8/25/2019
Ka'G. And not for our small communities (Healthy Community).
• Like graveyard in Pahala
• Kids don't have skills and career opportunities after graduation
We need more representative on the Ka'G CDP Action Committee
who were born and raised here
• For a better balance of perspective for our (Ka'G)future Ka'G Speakout 8/25/2019
endeavors
• Not only for businesses and making money
GP needs to recognize the CDPs and community organization Volcano GP SpeakOut 10/7/2019
Intro: pg. 8 -ageist language
Please reconsider using "senior tsunami" as our aging population Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019
should not be referred to as a disaster. HCCA should help with
better language. If not, please ask and I will help.
Pg. 9 is there really an upward trend in tourism? Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019
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