HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-11-25 Rebecca Melendez - Changing Land Titles From: Rebecca Melendez
To: LPCtestimonv;WPCtestimonv
Subject: General Plan Opposing Testimony
Date: Monday, November 25,2024 7:41:54 PM
Dear Council Members,
I ask you to please sincerely look at and ask why the Hawai'i Planning Department is changing
Land Titles all over the Big Island in their General Plan because this will affect the people
who own these lands and their families' futures, as well please look for high-end developers
Land Title changes from agriculture to urban because this will cause serious issues on the Big
Island and high-end developers land titles should NOT be changed in a General Plan.
The Big Island has a lot of resource issues and high-end developer's land should NOT have
their Land Titles changed in the General Plan.
Here are a few resource News Articles that prove my point about Big Island resources:
Hawaiian Electric Customers On Big Island Urged To Conserve Power- Honolulu Civil Beat
Microsoft Word- Unit Blueprint- Hawaii's Freshwater Ecosystems.doc
Here is a petition that will give you more information on Big Island resources with 530
signatures asking for no more developments because the island's resources need to be
addressed Petition - Help Big Island Resources and Infrastructure Stay Safe For ALL Who
Live Here and Visit- United States - Change.org
This General Plan is extremely vague at times and it could mean more than one thing in many
different areas. They need to make this plan extremely clear for all of us to understand their
true intentions.
This General Plan's map is very challenging to understand, and CANNOT be understood by
the average resident. They need a map that will show simple photos of what they want to
change and why, with who made all these changes and where is their research on why these
changes are a good
idea. his://experience.arcgis.com/experience/f073ef273f054cea97b12bf658def023/page/Land-
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Why are they not using any of the past General Plan's? This is a good question to ask to learn
why they want to completely change Big Island.
I was sent this information. Please watch for this kind of information in their General Plan.
I just saw the new plans for Kona by SmartCode which was published by New Urban
Publications Inc. A guide line used for other communities. Basically expect more apartment
buildings, smaller communities within walking distance to transits. Also more lower income
apartments instead of houses. The Civic center that will be built will stand out above all
other buildings. It will be the gathering place for communities. Skimming through these
plans I see no need for vehicles, churches or homes. 1.3.3 Block and Building- f.ThatCIVIC
BUILDINGS and public gathering places be provided as locations that reinforce community
identity and support self-government. g.ThatCIVIC BUILDINGS be distinctive and
appropriate to a role more important than the other buildings that constitute fabric of village.
Kind of reminds me of hunger games and a 15min city combined.
PLEASE STAND AND STOP THIS GENERAL PLAN FROM CREATING A
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT KIND OF COMMUNITY ON THE ISLAND THAT WILL
FAVOR HIGH-END DEVELOPERS. PLEASE KEEP THE BIG ISLAND'S LAND AND
COMMUNITY SAFE FOR ALL WHO LIVE HERE. PLEASE PROTECT PERSONAL
PRIVATE LANDS FROM LAND USE TITLE CHANGES AND OTHER CHANGES
STATED IN THIS PLAN THAT WILL AFFECT THEIR LAND FOREVER.
Thank you for hearing our voices.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Melendez
P.S.
Please watch for the above issues in this General Plan because the Hawai'i Planning Director
Zendo Kern is NOT for the preservation of the land, is NOT for community voices, is NOT
for the protection of marine life and island resources, and IS for high-end developers:
Hundreds Of Hawaii Island Residents Protest Proposed Housing Project In Punaluu-
Honolulu Civil Beat and the Hawai'i Planning Director didn't listen to community voices and
favored this developer.
petition: All Who Oppose the Resort in Punalu`u Ka'u This petition has almost 19,000
signatures trying to SAVE Punalu'u from development and still Zendo Kern gave the "green
light" for this development.
Polluted runoff in Hawaii endangers green sea turtlesChemservice News This article was
written 10 years ago saying harmful pollution has come from developments and Zendo Kern
still favored high-end developments for years after.
New Directors of Housing, Planning In Hawaii County Tied to Developers
Conflict of interest? Kern signs off on approval of project he represented as a planning
consultant- West Hawaii Today