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Home My WebLink About2024-10-08 PL-INT-2024-008997 GP 2045 Draft Comments - R. Melendez DeVera, Ashley From: Rebecca Melendez < Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 4:22 PM To: Planning Internet Mail; Roy, Alex; Villegas, Rebecca; Kimball, Heather; Kagiwada, Jennifer; Lee Loy, Sue; Kierkiewicz, Ashley; Kanealii-Kleinfelder, Matt; Galimba, Michelle M.; Inaba, Holeka; Evans, Cynthia F.W.; repaiu@capitol.hawaii.gov; repalcos@capitol.hawaii.gov; repamato@capitol.hawaii.gov; repbelatti@capitol.hawaii.gov; repchun@capitol.hawaii.gov; repcochran@capitol.hawaii.gov; repevslin@capitol.hawaii.gov; repganaden@capitol.hawaii.gov; repgarcia@capitol.hawaii.gov; repgarrett@capitol.hawaii.gov; repgates@capitol.hawaii.gov; rephashem@capitol.hawaii.gov; repholt@capitol.hawaii.gov; rephusseyburdick@capitol.hawaii.gov; repichiyama@capitol.hawaii.gov; repilagan@capitol.hawaii.gov; repkahaloa@capitol.hawaii.gov; repkapela@capitol.hawaii.gov; repkila@capitol.hawaii.gov; repkitagawa@capitol.hawaii.gov; repkobayashi@capitol.hawaii.gov; repkong@capitol.hawaii.gov; replachica@capitol.hawaii.gov; replamosao@capitol.hawaii.gov; replowen@capitol.hawaii.gov; repmarten@capitol.hawaii.gov; repmartinez@capitol.hawaii.gov; repmatayoshi@capitol.hawaii.gov; repmatsumoto@capitol.hawaii.gov; repmiyake@capitol.hawaii.gov; repmmizuno@capitol.hawaii.gov; repmorikawa@capitol.hawaii.gov; repnakamura@capitol.hawaii.gov; repnakashima@capitol.hawaii.gov; repnishimoto@capitol.hawaii.gov; reponishi@capitol.hawaii.gov; repperruso@capitol.hawaii.gov; reppierick@capitol.hawaii.gov; reppoepoe@capitol.hawaii.gov; repquinlan@capitol.hawaii.gov; repsaiki@capitol.hawaii.gov; repsayama@capitol.hawaii.gov; repsouza@capitol.hawaii.gov; reptakayama@capitol.hawaii.gov; reptakenouchi@capitol.hawaii.gov; reptam@capitol.hawaii.gov; reptarnas@capitol.hawaii.gov; reptodd@capitol.hawaii.gov; repward@capitol.hawaii.gov; repwoodson@capitol.hawaii.gov; repyamashita@capitol.hawaii.gov Subject: This General Plan CAN take property away from the community To Whom it May Concern, The state has the right to take property under Eminent domain and In the General Plan on page iii it states, 17.4 "Land use applications shall identify as early as possible any existing or potential active living corridors that should be incorporated into the County's open space network." If this plan goes through and you fill out a Land USE application to build or get a permit on your property, you WILL have to identify if your property has an "existing or POTENTIAL active living corridors that SHOULD BE INCORPORPORATED INTO THE COUNTY'S OPEN SPACE NETWORK." So, land that the county"SHOULD" TAKE BUT THEY ARE USING THE WORDS "INCORPORPORATED INTO THE COUNTY'S OPEN SPACE NETWORK." 1 This is WRONG and can allow the county to take property away that used to be protected under the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Page 41 1.13 it reads 1.13 "Incentivize private land management practices that protect and enhance natural resources and values without further regulations or fines. and, when appropriate, pursue the acquisition of lands for the protection of natural resources." This does NOT give any information on the type of lands, such as For Sale lands. This needs to be revised because this is too close to just giving Hawai'i Planning the right to take "lands for the protection of natural resources." Page 81 ii.d Amend the Zoning Code to allow for PUD to become administrative permits and subject to the approval of the Planning Director. This is allowing the Planning Director to deal with permits. This Planning Director has proven himself untrustworthy as this article shows shady deals https://www.environment- hawaii.org/?p=13213&fbclid=IwY2xj awFywSNleHRuA2F1bQIxMQABHQ19iWP1- KbAxh1McGg8QMdmz7TlQdNOflnOTKp2xMOazMSuUhFAJY4u6Q aem 8tkpV5DyPTe- erkFjpt7OQ To continue to give this man more power is not safe for the Big Island. Final decisions need to stay with the county council and not be given to this Director or any other Director. We need to stay with checks and balances. Page 85 Lands to be kept in a largely natural state with minimal facilities consistent with open space uses along with agricultural land uses. Includes areas vulnerable to natural hazards, steep slopes, lava fields, and areas set aside for cultural and/or natural resource preservation purposes that are not necessarily under active management. Dwelling density on agriculture zoning up to 1 unit per acre. Whose lands are they talking about when they say"agricultural land" that they want to keep "in a largely natural state with minimal facilities consistent with open space..."? And"Dwelling density on agriculture zoning up to 1 unit per acre" what is 1 unit per acre? This is trying to say what people can do on their agriculture zoned land and this is NOT RIGHT. Page 85 Lands that are not capable of producing sustained, high agricultural yields without the intensive application of modern farming methods and technologies due to certain physical constraints such as soil composition, slope, tillable by machine, and climate. These lands are better suited for other less intensive agricultural uses such as grazing and pasture and can support additional residential densities when situated near UGAs. Dwelling density up to 1 unit per acre, although additional may be allow with permitted additional farm dwellings. Does this paragraph mean Hawai'i Planning can tell farmers what their "lands are better suited for"? This needs to be revised to be extremely clear. Page 112 2 Mountain For all zone districts As determined by the director to provide reasonable means to access public trail sections and public facilities Again they are trying to give more power to the Planning Director and this is not safe or okay for Big Island's community. Please, they need to revise this General Plan and NOT be allowed to be given the right to take properties away and NOT have the Director be given more power. Also, this General Plan states a lot about making plans to make plans. Does this mean if this Plan goes through, whatever plan they said they would make would go through without all of us seeing what it is? Please, look at the wording in this General Plan because I feel it is trying to have the right to take community property for its Open Space Network, and trying to tell people what they can do with their agricultural lands, as well as give more power to the Hawai'i Planning Director, when he is clearly for developments that are not for the community but for tourists. There are now 501 signatures that want approving development to stop because there are years of developments that have already been approved for the future and Big Island's Resources and Infrastructure needs to be addressed before even more future developments are approved. Please, see this petition that is asking for Island issues to be taken seriously Help Big Island Resources and Infrastructure Stay Safe For ALL Who Live Here and Visit https://www.change.org/p/help-big-island- resources-and-infrastructure-stay-safe-for-all-who-live-here-and-visit Does this General Plan seriously address Big Island Resources and Infrastructures? Because these issues need to be addressed ASAP and should be the first thing in this General Plan. How are they going to deal with the water issues that we are having, needing a new landfill on island, cesspool issues, power issues... This petition has ideas on how to address these issues, and I hope Hawaii Planning will look at them and start putting Island Resource and Infrastructure before approving more developments for the safety of all who live here https://www.change.org/p/help-big-island-resources-and-infrastructure-stay-safe-for-all- who-live-here-and-visit Thank you, Rebecca Melendez 3