HomeMy WebLinkAboutT. Tokuda 48 hours Testimony 05.31.23 From: Tlaloc Tokuda
To: LPCtestimonv
Subject: LWPC
Date: Wednesday, May 31,2023 10:25:57 AM
Aloha 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.
I 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.
Also please ensure Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation
Commission (PONC) funds are NOT taken away and utilized for the
coastal buyback. PONC has been a great community tool to purchase land for the
community. Any Planning Director who tries to take this tool away from the
community is no friend to the community,
Mahalo for your consideration,
tlaloc tokuda
Kailua Kona, HI 96740.