HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-12-05 Don Noguchi From: Donald
To: W PCtesti mono
Cc: LPCtestimonv
Subject: The Big Island General Plan 2045
Date: Thursday,December 5, 2024 11:08:42 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 tellingthem 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. https://clintel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WCD-241023.pdf John
Coleman,the first weather man for Good MorningAmerica 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 doingthe 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:
https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/ files/ugd/86fc0c 2cb1 cc6d604f4cdd971 ad40831 c7
45bc.pdf
Papaikou Site
Plan: httpa//www.standtogetherhawaii.com/ files/ugd/86fcOc5e4cdb02efeb46a5ae949a3
579aff00d.pdf
Papaikou Development:
https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/ files/ugd/86fc0c c2af52c8b3c645b1 a6868a724eee
8304.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: https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/ files/ugd/86fc0c Oa1d5be8f1d140069415f7b
691725786.pdf
Part Two: https://86fcOcbd-8207-4076-85fa-
5a62e4e933b4.usrfiles.com/ugd/86fc0c ecc498ba192d4a7689ebf31 c3681 c2ec.pdf
Here is a longer revised version of the plan from locals:
https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/ files/ugd/86fc0c b34739e4c99c461685de4cO207bf
286e.pdf
The way this plan is written is very far from what will support our island.
Don Noguchi