HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunication No. 2022-04 - HCDP AC Letter to PD
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Hamakua Community
Development Plan Action
Committee
October 19, 2022
Mr. Zendo Kern
Hawaii County Planning Director
Aupuni Center
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3
Hilo, HI 96720
Dear Mr. Kern:
We are aware that the Planning department is in the process of updating the
Hawaii County Zoning and Subdivision Code. The Hamakua CDP Action
Committee met last night.
We respectfully request that the Planning Department formally include the
Hamakua CDP Action Committee in this code amendment process beyond the
online invitations and in person public meetings. As community representatives
stewarding the Community Development Plans, it makes sense that this code
update, a critical tool for implementing the General Plan and CDPs island wide
include active participation of the committee(s). This could be done as CDP
Action committee meeting via zoom or in person meetings.
We also recommend that all the CDP Action committees be assembled
collectively to provide input during this process. This option could be in lieu of
convening separate CDP Action committee sessions. The Planning department
earlier this year attempted to convene all CDP Action committees in single
sessions. This code update seems to be the perfect opportunity to gather
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valuable input from the community via the island wide Action committees in a
systemic manner.
Thank you for your consideration. We await your reply.
Sincerely,
Brad Kurokawa on behalf of the Hamakua CDP Action Committee
Cc: Mayor Mitch Roth; Kona, Kau, North & South Kohala, Puna CDP Action
Committees