HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-09-25 PL-INT-2024-008711 GP 2045 Draft Comments - K. Motamedi DeVera, Ashley
From: Kirstina Bolton Motamedi <
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 10:01 AM
To: Planning General Plan
Subject: Testimony: Revise Hawaii General Plan (Housing and Agriculture)
Aloha Planning Department,
As a homeowner on ag land, I think you need to revise your plan to include more freedom for subsistence
farmers and not include establishing annual reporting for additional farm dwellings.
For housing in general, planning and building departments need to seriously work through the backlog of
permits. We had our house in planning and permitting for nearly two years before pulling it because it
became too expensive and timely. There is no clear path for a family who wants to build a home outside
of the kit homes through HPM and Honsador, without paying an exorbitant amount to an architect who
mainly works for luxury homes. There needs to be more incentives for local families to build a home
affordably and without the design constraints from these luxury architects and limited options from HPM
and Honsador. There should be a program that allows faster permitting for local families/primary
residences over the development of luxury homes/resorts.
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