HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-09-23 PL-INT-2024-008663 GP 2045 Draft Comments - S. Horie DeVera, Ashley
From: Susan Horie <
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2024 8:33 PM
To: Planning General Plan
Subject: Objection to Hawaii General Plan testimony
Planning Department,
The final draft of the Big Island general plan does not support the future of
Big Island, nor does it clearly define its goals. It should be thrown-out and
redone.
The current general plan looks like it will further regulate and fine the
public, limit travel, cluster people into dense housing and more. It has no
conclusive plan to help communities prosper.
The main structure of the plan is "Sustainability". Sustainability of
what? How about working toward thriving communities with economic
alternatives that support farmers and homeowners in the tradition of
cooperation and aloha that is Hawaii
The general plan you have is modeled throughout the United
States/Mainland with the same words: cluster, stakeholder, buffer zones,
change codes, amend and more! How is it possible that it was created by
the Big Island Planning Department when so many other General Plans
around the country have the same language?
Make a General Plan for Hawaii that protects and honors its people.
Susan Horie
Honokaa, Hawaii
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