HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-09-15 Kachina Woolger Testimony #4 -Oppose
From:Kachina Woolger
To:LPCtestimony
Subject:Oppose Item #4 Planning Director"s Ordinance
Date:Sunday, September 15, 2024 12:31:58 PM
I oppose Item #4 Planning Director's Ordinance it is too sympathetic to the telecommunications
industry with not enough protections for our community. It gives almost total power to Planning
and Telecom with no other agencies or experts involved! It rushes the approval process to only 30
days! It has no provisions to protect us against 5G small cells! It freely allows towers at schools,
playgrounds and day care centers!
Council Member Cindy Evans submitted a different ordinance (Bill 194) put through on August
20th, that counters it and protects Big Island communities! (See details on pages 5-19 click here
Please consider Council Member Evans proposed ordinance which has clear, attainable
requirements. It is the perfect balance between the health, safety and welfare of the people and
the needs of the tech industry.
Sincerely kachina woolger
Kapaa HI 96746