HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-02-05 Eileen Downing and 2025-02-05 Ken Honma Testimony (2)From:Eileen Downing
To:WPCtestimony; LPCtestimony; Council Testimony; Kimball, Heather; Kagiwada, Jennifer; Onishi, Dennis; Kierkiewicz, Ashley; Kanealii-Kleinfelder, Matt; Villegas, Rebecca; Galimba, Michelle M.; Inaba, Holeka; Hustace, James; cohmayor@hawaiicounty.gov
Subject:DO NOT Recommend the Hawaii GP 2045!
Date:Wednesday, February 5, 2025 1:11:01 PM
Aloha Commissioners,
The Big island Plan cannot go through the way it is designed. It is hard to believe any local helpeddesign this plan.
Here are some concerns:
There is a huge part of the plan dedicated to "Climate Change". However, why do mostexperts 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 inthe entire world can have input on this plan.
Please recommend Stakeholder change to the following: "Local Communities”. LocalCommunities 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 personallyaffected by projects, decisions, or activities in the general plan. Effective local communityengagement 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 tounelected officials. This is NOT okay! This department should not be created. This is on page188, 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 willdrastically lower their property value and opens the door to rezone the area. This is notpono. 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 befurther 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.pdf John Coleman, the firstweather 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
WPC GP Special Meeting
Additional Testimony given at 2-6-25 Hearing
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 becauseit'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 befocused 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 BigIsland! 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:
https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fc0c_2cb1cc6d604f4cdd971ad40831c745bc.pdf
Papaikou Site Plan: https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fc0c_5e4cdb02efeb46a5ae949a3579aff00d.pdf
Papaikou Development:
https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fc0c_c2af52c8b3c645b1a6868a724eee8304.pdf
A Hawaiian born Kanaka revised the Collaborative Biocultural Stewardship that is in the plan. Youcan see it in the pdf below:
Part One:
https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fc0c_0a1d5be8f1d140069415f7b691725786.pdf
Part Two: https://86fc0cbd-8207-4076-85fa-
5a62e4e933b4.usrfiles.com/ugd/86fc0c_ecc498ba192d4a7689ebf31c3681c2ec.pdf
Here is a longer revised version of the plan from locals:
https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fc0c_b34739e4c99c461685de4c0207bf286e.pdf
The way this plan is written is very far from what will support our island.
Respectfully,
Eileen Downing
From:Ken Honma
To:WPCtestimony; LPCtestimony; Council Testimony; Kimball, Heather; Kagiwada, Jennifer; Onishi, Dennis;Kierkiewicz, Ashley; Kanealii-Kleinfelder, Matt; Villegas, Rebecca; Galimba, Michelle M.; Inaba, Holeka; Hustace,James; cohmayor@hawaiicounty.gov
Cc:Stand Together Hawaii; Debbie Guanzon; Mark & Ruth Statler; Marie Ruhland
Subject:Vote No on Hawaii County General Plan 2045
Date:Wednesday, February 5, 2025 10:07:35 AM
Dear Planning Commissioners,
I fervently oppose any use of this plan for Hawaii County and demand that
this commission vote no on behalf of the people of Hawaii County.
This plan looks like a take-over of the lands of Hawaii County by rezoning
and limiting the development areas. It effectively limits where normal
people live, where they can go, where they shop, where and what kinds of
recreation they can have and do.
There is a reason that there is no projection of what build-out looks like,
because it will look bad for what life will be for the normal human being in
Hawaii County.
The wealthy who are planning this land reallocation do not want you to
know:
How many people can this plan support per square mile?
How does this number compute as to the number of people per square mile
in terms of the whole island?
How many of the people will own their own property?
What is the projected income of the average working class household?
How many people will be in this average household?
What are the economic drivers and their future projected growth?
What is the relationship between these economic drivers and the income of
the average working class household?
This plan addresses none of these issues that relate to quality of life, so
how can we possibly consider this as a plan that benefits “we the people”?
How can this commission possibly evaluate the impact that this plan will
have on our communities without real quality of life evaluations. You
must vote no on this imperial colonialist land reallocation and limitation plan.
Sincerely,
Ken Honma Kurtistown Hi 96760