HomeMy WebLinkAboutProposed amendment PC Rule 8 & 9 Huli Pac Testimony 05.29.23 From: HULI Hawai'i
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2023 3:19 PM
To: WPCtestimony
Subject: Please oppose agenda item 1, the Planning Department's Shoreline Setback of 20-40 feet for Rules 8
and 9.
Aloha Windward Planning Commission,
HULI PAC is an organization with members from each moku of Hawai'i Island dedicated to ensuring our
leadership practices pono decision-making. We appreciate you taking the time to read and listen to our
concerns.
Please oppose agenda item 1, the Planning Department's Shoreline Setback of 40 feet as per Rules 8
and 9.
HULI PAC opposes it due to the following:
• Lack of descriptive detail in Rules 8 and 9
• Rule 8: the inadequate setback requirements while Oahu and Maui commit to 60-130 feet setback, furth
aligning with Hawai'i State's Climate Resilient initiatives.
• Disregarding our Native Hawaiian people with Hawai'i County Planning Department proposing weak
archaeological rules that will not protect cultural and historic sites.
• These changes seem to benefit the usual suspects of private owners, corporations, and offshore
investors without carefully considering our local communities' well-being and the protection of our
natural and cultural resources.
Therefore, Item 1, Rules 8 & 9, should NOT be passed as written.
Mahalo for this opportunity, Maki Morinoue HULI PAC, member 96725
"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new." —
Socrates
HULI PAC - P.O. Box 168, Holualoa, HI. 96725 - www.hulihi.com
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