HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-09-15 Donald Testimony #4 -Oppose
From:Donald
To:LPCtestimony
Subject:Oppose Item #4
Date:Sunday, September 15, 2024 1:22:16 PM
I oppose Item #4 because I support Council Member Cindy Evans' proposed
telecommunications ordinance, Bill 194, which had already been forwarded to you.
The new ordinance proposed by the Director is too sympathetic to the
telecommunications industry with not enough protections for our community.
It gives almost total power to Planning and Telecom with no other agencies or experts
involved! It rushes the approval process to only 30 days! It has no provisions to
protect us against 5G small cells! It freely allows towers at schools, playgrounds and
day care centers!
Please consider Council Member Evans proposed ordinance which has clear,
attainable requirements. It is the perfect balance between the health, safety and
welfare of the people and the needs of the tech industry.
The Backstory
We at Safe Tech Hawaii have been working with Hawaii County Council Member
Cindy Evans for over a year on a telecom ordinance that reins in the rampant
deployment of towers and antennas. CM Evans' ordinance was introduced on
August 20 and had been previously forwarded to the Planning Department. Yet over
Labor Day weekend the Planning Director submitted a new ordinance of his own
that is too sympathetic to the Telecom industry. We support Council Member
Cindy Evans ordinance (Bill 194) that was already introduced on August 20.
This was taken from Debra Green who has been on a mission to save the islands
from being fried by 5G! Mahalo Debra!
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