HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-12-05 Adrienne Hew From: hevhewame.com
To: WPCtestimonv;LPCtestimonv
Subject: The Big Island General Plan
Date: Thursday,December 5,2024 2:29:19 PM
The Big island Plan is inherently violent toward local people and cannot go through as designed. It is
hard to believe any local helped design this plan.
Here are some concerns:
• If you're serious about addressing a changing climate,you will BAN the two biggest polluters on
the climate: the US military and private jet travel. Leave the taxpayer out of this grift by putting
the onus where it belongs--on the actual polluters.
• So-called "Stakeholders" are who collapsed the Soviet Union. Are you really trying to collapse the
government?If so,why?As public servants,you should be serving the public, not private equity
firms and corporations that are raping the public.
• Choose local communities over corporations. What in the hell will be left when there are no local
Big Island farmers,homeowners,renters, organizations,businesses, or individuals left?Is Gaza-
style extermination the plan?That's what this sounds like. 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.
• Unelected officials making decisions that affect the general public are NOT AN
OPTION! Abolish all thoughts of The OSCER Department mentioned on page 199,40.9.
• It would seem to me that while the local government has been levying taxes on farmers and other
residents,while allowing billionaires to buy up all the affordable housing,the move to change
zoning from residential to recreational is designed to collapse property values so they can be
bought up for pennies on the dollar. Is that correct?If not,please explain. 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.h!Ws://clintel.org/wl2-
content/ul2loads/2024/10/WCD-241023.12df John Coleman,the first weather 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 for this narrative is the
investors,in renewable energy,want to make these changes.
• Hilo is 22%of the island,but somehow does not have a Community Development Plan. This
demonstrates the Mal-intent of this entire initiative on its face. Do better.
• 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 doing the exact opposite!
• We need to turn land into Ag Villages and grow more food,not nebulous"conservation"! Steve
Shropshire, a resident of Papaikou,has created an Ag Villages plan.
Ag Village to add to the General Plan:
Papaikou Ag Village Objectives:
hUs://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fcOc_2cb l cc6d604f4cdd971 ad40831 c745bc.42df
Papaikou Site
Plan: hhUs://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fcOc_5e4cdb02efeb46a5ae949a3579affOOd.pdf
Papaikou Development:
hUs://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fcOc_c2af52c8b3c645bla6868a724eee8304.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: hUs://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fcOc_Oald5be8fldl40069415f7b691725786.pdf
Part Two:https://86fcOcbd-8207-4076-85fa-
5a62e4e933b4.usrfiles.com/ugd/86fcOc_ecc498bal92d4a7689ebf3 lc368lc2ec.pdf
Here is a longer revised version of the plan from locals:
hUs://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fcOc b34739e4c99c461685de4c0207bf286e.pdf
The way this plan is written is very far from what will support our island. Try again.
Thank you,
Adrienne Hew