HomeMy WebLinkAboutProposed amendment PC Rule 8 & 9 E. Stern Testimony 05.30.23 From: Elisa Stern
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 2:25 PM
To: WPCtestimony
Subject: OPPOSE Item 1, Rules 8 and 9
Aloha Windward Planning Commission,
Please oppose agenda item 1, the Planning Department's Shoreline Setback of 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 Et 9, should
NOT pass.
Thank you for this opportunity,
Elisa Stern
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