HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-12-19 Sloan Brockman From: Sloan Brockman
To: WPCtestimonv
Cc: LPCtestimonv
Subject: Revise Hawaii general plan testimony
Date: Thursday,December 19,2024 8:33:01 AM
Aloha Commissioners,
The Big island Plan cannot go through the way it is designed. It is hard to believe any local helped
design this plan.
Here are some concerns:
There is a huge part of the plan dedicated to "Climate Change".However,why do most experts state
there is NO climate danger? Climate Experts Speak Out Against Climate Danger Click Here!
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.
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.
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.
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. hUs:Hclintel.org/VLP-
content/uDloads/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.
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.
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!
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:
hops://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fcOc_2cb 1 cc6d604f4cdd971 ad40831 c745bc.12df
Papaikou Site
Plan: hhaps://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fcOc_5e4cdb02efeb46a5ae949a3579aff00d.12df
Papaikou Development:
his://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fcOc_c2af52c8b3c645bla6868a724eee8304.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:hops://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fc0c_0aId5be8f1d140069415f7b691725786.pdf
Part Two: hUs://86fcOcbd-8207-4076-85fa-
5a62e4e933b4.usrfiles.com/ugd/86fcOc_ecc498bal92d4a7689ebf31 c368lc2ec.pdf
Here is a longer revised version of the plan from locals:
hops://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fcOc b34739e4c99c461685de4c0207bf286e.pdf
The way this plan is written is very far from what will support our island.
Aloha
Sloan