HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-01-30 WPC Response to Ken Honma-1-28-2025 From: WPCtestimonv
To: Ken Honma
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Subject: RE: Official Request for and extended presentation
Date: Thursday,January 30,2025 3:58:00 PM
Aloha Ken Honma,
Thank you for reaching out and for sharing your concerns regarding the
Hawaii County General Plan 2045. We appreciate your engagement and
your commitment to ensuring the public and the Planning Commissioners
have access to comprehensive information on this important matter.
In order to maintain fairness and provide equal opportunities for all public
testifiers, we must adhere to the standard time limits established for
testimony. While we understand that some topics may require more time
to discuss in depth, our process is designed to allow for equitable
participation from all members of the community.
The Planning Commission may, at its discretion, request additional
information from staff or other entities as needed to support its decision-
making process. However, public testimony is subject to the same time
constraints to ensure that all voices are heard within the allotted time.
We encourage Michelle Melendez, as well as any other interested
individuals, to submit written testimony if additional details need to be
shared beyond the time available for verbal testimony. Written testimony
is given full consideration by the Commissioners and provides an
opportunity to elaborate on key points in greater detail.
Thank you again for your advocacy and engagement. Please let us know if
you have any questions or if we can assist you further.
Mahalo,
WPCtestimony
From: Ken Honma <kenh.7553@gmail.com>
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Subject: Official Request for and extended presentation
1/28/2025
Planning Commissioners,
I would like to request that Michelle Melendez be invited by the Planning Commissioners to have an
extended time-period in order to fully provide the Commissioners and the public with pertinent
information about the Hawaii County General Plan 2045. After personally providing testimony at a
recent public hearing, it is clear to me that three minutes are far too short of time to fully expand on
the ramifications of the General Plan. It is also clear that the Commissioners have the ability to ask
for extended presentations, as was done when the "staff" of the planning department was asked to
make a presentation to the commissioners,the presentation was well over the three minutes
allotted to the public and included questions and answers and a slide presentation. I ask that you
honor the community members'who have and are very concerned about the full implications of the
General Plan, Michelle Melendez has shown honesty, determination, and care in investigation into
what the General Plan does and could do. She has the necessary skills to present an accurate,
concise, and clear assessment of the Hawaii County General Plan 2045. Give her the opportunity by
extending her an invitation to make a presentation before the Commissioners and the public.The
present and future people living in the County of Hawaii will respect your efforts in this matter.
Sincerely,
Ken Honma
Kurtistown, Hi, 96760