HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-11-20 Jancis Salemo Testimony - GP 2045 From: Jancis Salerno
To: WPCtestimonv
Subject: Revise Hawaii General Plan Testimony
Date: Wednesday,November 20,2024 9:30:22 PM
Here are some concerns:
• 1. The word "Stakeholder," defined in the plan, is written 86 times and literally means
anyone in the entire world can have input on this plan.
• Please recommend Stakeholder change to the following: "Local Communities". Local
Communities are local Big Island farmers, homeowners, renters, organizations,
businesses, and individuals who live on Big Island or have property on Big Island that
will be personally affected by projects, decisions, or activities in the general plan.
Effective local community engagement and management are crucial for the success and
sustainability of any initiative, as it helps ensure that diverse perspectives and interests
are considered.
• 2. The OSCER Department in the plan will null and void all public input and leave
decisions to unelected officials. This is NOT okay! This department should not be
created. This is on page 188, 40.8.
• 3. The Planning Department has sent out letters too many homeowners telling them their
land use will be changed from resident to recreation due to the General Plan 2045. This
will drastically lower their property value and opens the door to rezone the area. This is
not pono. It breaks the Aloha Spirit law § 5-7.5. To reduce someone's property value is
not okay. This must be made pono again.
• 4. There is a huge section on climate change and things that will be affected. This needs
to be further researched. There are over 1900 credentialed scientist that say there is no
climate danger. Here is the pdf showing the scientist and what country they are
from. https://clintel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WCD-241023.12df John Coleman,
the first weather man for Good Morning America and the Founder of the Weather
Channel has gone on CNN and other media outlets stating_ "There is no climate danger".
He explain the reason for this narrative is the investors_ in renewable energy, want to
make these changes.
• 5. Hilo does not have a Community Development Plan. How can a Big Island General
Plan move forward without that? Hilo is 22% of the island.
• 6. 1.13 under "Increase the biodiversity and resilience of native habitats"
reads, "Incentivize private land management practices that protect and enhance natural
resource values and, when appropriate,pursue the acquisition of lands for the
protection of natural resources." 'Incentives" mean more taxes. "Protection" means
more rules. Who's "values" is this plan referring too because it's not the locals? "Pursue
the acquisition of lands" does this say they are going to pursing taking people's private
property? Again with "protection of natural resources". This plan should be focused on
people growing more food and it is doing the exact opposite!
• 7. This plan wants to turn land into "conservation". The exact opposite is what is needed
for Big Island! We need to turn land into Ag Villages and grow more food! Steve
Shropshire, a resident of Papaikou, has created an Ag Villages plan.
Ag Village to add to the General Plan:
Papaikou Ag Village Objectives:
htt=ns://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fcOc_2cb 1cc6d604f4cdd97l ad4083 l c745b
Papaikou Site
Plan: hs://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fc0c_5e4cdb02efeb46a5ae949a3579
aff00d.12df
Papaikou Development:
htt=ns://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fcOc_c2af52c8b3c645b la6868a724eee830
4.pdf
A Hawaiian born Kanaka revised the Collaborative Biocultural Stewardship that is in the plan.
You can see it in the pdf below:
Part
One: httl2s://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fcOc_Oald5be8fldl40069415f7b691
725786 f
Part Two: hApS7//86fc0cbd-8207-4076-85fa-
5a62e4e933b4.usrfiles.com/ugd/86fcOc_ecc498ba l92d4a7689ebf3 l c368l c2ec.12df
Here is a longer revised version of the plan from locals:
hlWs://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fcOc_b34739e4c99c461685de4c0207bf28
6e.pdf
The way this plan is written is very far from what will support our island.
Mahalo,
Jan Salerno
Kona