HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-11-01 WPC Hearing - IntroductionCounty of Hawaiʻi
General Plan
Comprehensive
Review
Windward Planning Commission
Introduction
November 1, 2024
Purpose of the General Plan
Planning Tool
•Guides all development patterns
•Directs future opportunities
•Determines public investments
Sustainability Strategy
•Presents a vision for the future
•Addresses the layers of
healthy, livable communities
The General Plan “shall set forth the [County] Council’s long-range
policy for the comprehensive physical, economic, environmental,
and sociocultural well-being of the county.”
The Umbrella
Plan of the
Planning
System
The General
Plan is not…
•A detailed plan for
development
•A master plan or regional
plan
•A fixed or inflexible
document
“Focused” Plans
“Conceptual” Plans
(Smaller Geographic, Short-Term or Topic Specific)
(Regulations, Policies and Procedures Developed to Implement Plans)
Implementation Mechanisms
(“On-the-ground” activity)
(Broad Geographic, Long-Term or Overarching Frameworks)
Implementation
Scope of the General Plan
General Plan
Recreation &
Open Spaces Natural &
Cultural
Resources
Land Use
HousingInfrastructure Health &
Safety
Comprehensive
Review Process
1971 General
Plan
1989 General
Plan
2005 General
Plan
2015 Initiated
GP Comp
Review
Where Have We Been?
What Have We Been
Doing?
2015 Initiated
GP Comp
Review
2019 Initial
Public Review of
Draft Policies
2023 Draft GP
2045 Public
Review
July 29, 2024
Release of Final
Recommended
Draft GP 2045
PROJECT TIMELINE
•2015 Initiated GP Comp. Review
•2016 Initial Public Outreach for Comments
•2017 New Kim Administration Update
•2018 Kīlauea Eruption & Hurricane Lane
Recovery
•2019 Public Review Draft Policies
•2020 County-wide Response to COVID
•2021 New Roth Administration Update
•2022 Policy & document preparation
•2023 Public Review Draft GP 2045
•July 2024 Public Review Final
Recommended Draft GP 2045
OUTREACH/UPDATE TIMELINE
•2015 Council GP Initiation Conversation AC’s,
Agencies
•2016 AC’s, Stakeholder & Technical Workshops,
Agencies
•2017 Council Update Individually
AC’s, Mayor’s Cabinet, Public Forums, Agencies
•2018 AC’s, Agencies
•2019 Council Presentation
AC’s, Public Workshops, Community Groups,
Agencies, Large Landowners
•2020 & 2021 AC’s, Agencies
•2022 Council Update/Conversation
AC’s, Agencies, Mayor’s Cabinet
•2023 Council Update Individually
AC’s, Agencies, Cabinet, Public Workshops,
Community Groups
•2024 Final Public Workshops & Transmit to PC
Community Outreach Summary
Public Meetings
•21 - In-person Workshops
•4 - Technical Workshops
•6 - Topic Specific Workshops
•27 - Roadshow/Community Groups
•67 - Action Committee Meetings
•4420+ people participated in public meetings
Other Outreach
•7 - 2015 Council Resolutions
•24 – Public Notices/Press Releases
•37 – Public Agency Meetings
•26 – Council Updates
•30 – Landowner Meetings
•Public Comments:
•650+ - 2015 Initial
•4000+ - 2019 Draft
•2500+ - 2023 Draft
• 900+ - 2024 Draft
The challenge is to honor and balance the process & all input.
What to Expect Next?
July 29, 2024
Release of Dept
Recommended
Draft GP 2045
Aug 28-Sep 5
Final Public
Workshops
Sep 26, 2024
Public
Comment
Due
Oct 25, 2024
Planning Submits
to PC
March 2025
PC Forwards
to Council
21 Days
2005 GP 16.1(5)
30 Days
2005 GP 16.1(6)
150 Days
2005 GP 16.1(8)2005 GP 16.1(4)
Draft Framework
Vision Statement
Grounded in
Community Values
Hawaiʻi Island is an exemplary
leader with healthy and resilient
communities that are built by
sustainable development, a
thriving and diversified local
economy, and collaborative
environmental stewardship.
Sustainability Principles and Practices
Economic
Sustainability
Environmental
Sustainability
Cultural
Sustainability
Vision & Goals
Objectives &
Guidelines
Policies
Actions
High Level:
provide a high-level
integrated direction
Specific:
define
boundaries,
standards, and
measures
intended to
implement goals
or objectives
Plan Components
Chapters Elements
Introduction Purpose, Authority, & History
Planning Process
Sustainability Principles & Practices
Planning System & Framework
Grounded Vision & Goals
Collaborative Biocultural Stewardship Native Habitats
Watersheds
Biocultural Stewardship
Cultural & Historic Assets
Natural Beauty (Scenic Character)
Adapting to Climate Change for Island-Wide Health Mitigation
Adaptation
Sustainable Development & Resilient Communities Land Use
Transportation Access & Mobility
Public Utilities
Public Facilities & Services
Housing For All
Integrated Systems
Thriving, Diversified, and Regenerative Economy Agriculture & Food Systems
Visitor Industry
Implementation Planning System
Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
Monitoring & EvaluationPlan Chapters & Elements
For More Information
Planning Website – Overall Process Interactive Draft & Maps
https://www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/general-plan-community-planning/gp/comp https://cohplanning.konveio.com/final-recommended-draft-general-plan-2045?document=1
Next Steps
Review the plan section by section.
Next is Biocultural Stewardship and
Adapting to Climate Change
Tentative WPC Hearing Dates:
Mon, November 4, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.
Thu, December 5, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Thu, January 2, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
Fri, January 3, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
Thu, February 6, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
Fri, February 7, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
Mon, March 10, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
Tues, March 11, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
Wed, March 12, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
Information for Upcoming Planning Commission Meetings for
Review of General Plan 2045’ at:
https://www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/about-us/boards-
committees/planning-commission-applications
or by calling 808-961-8288.
MAHALO
County of Hawaiʻi Planning Department