HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-10-27 Ms Heen TestimonyFrom:Lahilahi Heen
To:WPCtestimony
Subject:Testimony On Hawaii General Plan 2045
Date:Sunday, October 27, 2024 1:58:41 AM
This General Plan needs to be thrown out and redone!
Here are a some reasons why:
It is too vague. The language is not clear what the plan wishes to accomplish. There are MANYconcerning sections that sound like rights, freedoms, and property are at risk with this plan.Serious Risk.Page 111, section 17.4: "Land use application shall identify as early as possible any existing or
potential active living corridors that should be incorporated into the counties open space
network." This sounds like you'll be looking at people's property to take for open space becausethey apply for land use. That is not Pono and is an invasion of privacy! 2.2 Biocultural Stewardship Goal (1.13): "Incentive private land management practices that
enhance natural resources and values and when appropriate pursue the acquisitions of lands for
the protections of natural resources." We've seen your incentives like the tax incentives on Maui,which is costing people thousands if they don't do what the government wants. You want toacquire land to protect natural resources and values. Who gets to decide what are naturalresources and values? Whose values are they? Why do you think it's your right to "pursue"
acquiring someone's private property?!!
You have an entire section on climate change that looks to take away many freedoms and rights.Did you know there are close to 2K credentialed scientists from around the world that state there isno climate danger? https://clintel.org/world-climate-declaration/ And did you know there are
NUMEROUS Patents on Weather Modification? The reason for this narrative is the change these
policies will create, will increase the pocket book of investors in renewable energy as it reducesfreedoms for the general population. Page 116, 19.7: "Concurrency reviews should incorporate reduction in vehicle miles traveled tomitigate traffic impacts and achieve sustainability and demand management goals." The
Constitution says we have the right to travel! It is not the right of the Planning department to
"demand" that your management goals reduce that right! Anything that reads, "Reduce vehiclemiles traveled" should be removed from this plan! Sounds like a Smart City sneaking in.
Please take a look at this pdf that shares a lot more issues with this general
plan. https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fc0c_b34739e4c99c461685de4c0207bf286e.pdf
This General Plan must be redone with the people and the future keiki in mind, which this plan does not
do! This General Plan has the aroma of Global Billionaires in mind.
Ms Heen