HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-11-03 Joanna Weber Testimony From: Joanna Weber
To: W PCtesti mono
Subject: "Testimony On Hawaii General Plan 2045/Go Back to 2005 GP!
Date: Sunday, November 3,2024 12:29:25 PM
The Big Island General Plan 2005 supported communities to thrive
AND supported stewardship of the land.
The current 2045 plan is a complete 180 turn to the vision of the 2005
plan! Please, throw it out and start using the 2005 plan to move the Big
Island forward!
Here are my concerns:
• The 2045 plan is too vague. The language does not clearly express
what the plan wishes to accomplish. There are many concerning
sections which sound like rights, freedoms, and property are at risk
with this suggested plan.
• Page 111, section 17.4: "Land use application shall identify as early
as possible any existing or potential active living corridors that should
be incorporated into the counties open space network. " This sounds
like you'll be looking at people's property to take for "open space",
because they apply for land use. That is not Pono and is an invasion
of privacy!
• 2.2 Biocultural Stewardship Goal (1.13): "Incentive private land
management practices that enhance natural resources and values and
when appropriate pursue the acquisitions of lands for the
protections of natural resources. " We've seen your incentives like the
tax incentives on Maui, which is costing people thousands, if they
don't do what the government wants. Acquiring land "to protect
natural resources" and values. Who gets to decide what natural
resources and values are? Whose values are they? Why do you think
it's your right to "pursue" acquiring someone's private property?
• There is an entire section on climate change which looks to take away
many freedoms and rights. Did you know there are close to 2K
credentialed scientists from around the world that state there is no
climate danger? https://clinte1.org/world-climate-declaration/ The
reason for this narrative is the change these policies will create will
increase the pocket-book of investors in renewable energy as it
reduces freedoms for the general population.
• Page 116, 19.7: "Concurrency reviews should incorporate reduction
in vehicle miles traveled to mitigate traffic impacts and achieve
sustainability and demand management goals. " The Constitution
says we have the right to travel! It is not the right of the Planning
Department to "demand" that these "management goals" reduce this
very right! Anything that reads, "Reduce vehicle miles traveled"
should be removed from this plan!
Please, take a look at this pdf which shares a lot more issues with this
general plan.
https://www.staiidtogetherhawaii.com/ files/ugd/86fc0c_b34739e4c99c46
1685de4c0207bf286e.pddf,
For instance, the words "home owner" and "farmer" appear zero times in
the General Plan 2045.
In the 2005 General Plan, the word "Farmer "is applied 14 times and
"home owner" is written 4 times. The 2005 General Plan was created by
people who know Hawaii, her people and her land. That is the plan
Big Island should apply moving forward.
There are many other reason to use 2005 General Plan other than GP
2045. One important one is the amount of regulations which Hawaii
General Plan 2045 would put on current and future generations as it takes
away freedoms and imposes more rules, and fines. It would completely
change the way of life on the Big Island!
ALOHA,
JOANNA WEBER