HomeMy WebLinkAboutProposed amendment PC Rule 8 & 9 H. Hartman Testimony 05.29.23 From: Hannah Hartmann
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2023 1:12 PM
To: LPCtestimony
Cc: WPCtestimony
Subject: OPPOSE: Item 1, Rules 8 &9
Aloha e Leeward and Windward Planning Commission,
Please oppose agenda item 1, the Planning Department's Shoreline Setback of 20 - 40 feet for Rules 8 and 9.
1 oppose it due to:
- 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, further
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.
These written rules, as they stand, hold too many loopholes. Therefore, Item 1, Rules 8 & 9, should NOT
pass.
Mahalo for this opportunity,
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