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From:shams To: WPCtesbmonv. LPCtestmonv Subject: General Plan Needs Major Overhaul Date: Friday, November 22, 2024 10:40:52 AM Aloha, After commenting on the 2045 General Plan online, providing extensive testimony and attending workshops it is clear this document needs a great deal of revision and citizens are not aligned with the draconian template handed down to local communities in Western countries by the World Economic Forum. The original version in 2005 plan contains the words "homeowner" and "farmer" while the 2045 plan is written by and for "stakeholders!" This is outrageous and the words "homeowner" and "farmer" do not appear anywhere! "Farmer" is in the 2005 GENERAL PLAN fourteen (14) times and "homeowner" appears four (4) times. In addition to my original testimonies below being re -submitted I want to add a few more points: 1. The State and the County corporations have no right to acquire land. The State has no right to any County property, including harbors. 2. Remove any reference to "Hawaii State Wildlife Action Plan" it is not relevant for our island. 3. Remove reference to climate change caused by humans, this is unproven and being used as a psychological control mechanism by the top 1%. This includes removing references to "carbon footprint", "net zero", "greenhouse gas", "green infrastructure" and / or "climate adaptation". Carbon dioxide sequestration is a really really stupid idea, waste of tax payer funds, and will further degrade our flora. 4. Remove the section 2.2 Biocultural Stewardship Goal (1.13) because State and County corporations are not acting on behalf of its residents and clearly acting on behalf of stakeholders. 5. Remove the word "stakeholder" from everywhere it appears, and instead use the words "land owner" or "farmer/rancher". 6. Zoning needs to be re -visited - why is Agricultural land being reduced by 40%, unacceptable!!! 7. Remove the words "equity" and "equitable" from everywhere they appear. More emphasis should be on equality of opportunity rather than equity of results. We do not want to move into communism, people need to work for what they get, and people who have worked and succeeded need to keep the fruits of their labors. Equity cannot be legislated. 8. Remove the word "sustainability" from everywhere it appears. This term has NO SCIENTIFIC PARAMETERS, NO EFFECTIVE DEFINITION for anything to do with lawmaking !! 9. Revise the proposed land use maps, they are not fully relevant to our vast micro climates. 10. REMOVE 32c and 32p and 20e because all have to do with the egregious concept of "smart" cities. This is a rural island. 11. Remove ANY reference to digital currencies. 12. Remove ANY use of the word "resilience." This is a psychological term that has NO PLACE in a government document. 13. Close down the County Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience (OSCER) as NOBODY VOTED FOR THIS OFFICE TO BE STARTED. Remove ANY reference to such office from the proposed general plan. 14. Reword the governments intention for "inspection" or "surveillance" or "inventory" of land that will not be a violation of privacy rights. 15. Add language regarding the danger of 5G and beyond technology easements and studies. 16. Remove ANY reference to incentivizing or regulating water use and incentivize catchment. 17. Remove the phrase "circular systems". This is a concept only vaguely defined and certainly without any solid demonstration of its use. 18. Remove the phrase "Vision Zero" as it has NO RELEVANCE for our island. 19. Remove the phrase "One Water" as it refers to a North America group and has NO RELEVANCE for our island. Testimony submitted 27 March 2024 Aloha, Please consider appointing a team comprised of "stewards" of the community to review and re -write this document. We need a plan that is by the people and for the people. Providing comments on the county version live document is a very cumbersome process and not user friendly. Below are relevant comments combined from a few county residents including myself. Mahalo, Donna Thompson Kamuela, HI General Comments are as follows: Suggest subtitle "Stewardship Plan for Hawai'i County" Overall the plan lacks presentation of relevant issues, proposes some harmful initiatives, contains garbled language, and lacks vital public input. There is no clear plan for strengthening infrastructure and power grid against space weather. Stakeholders are stated in the document 47 times. Who are the Stakeholders and Partners with the government? What private and nonprofit agencies are involved in this process? It is deeply concerning that partnership with landowners and the general public is not stated anywhere. The plan should not be finalized until the State legislative session is over, the Governor is done signing/vetoing bills, and the override deadline has passed to allow for accommodation of relevant changes. The document appears to be a template handed down from the United Nations Agenda 21 initiative that is using human based climate change