HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-10-29 Michelle Melendez TestimonyGP 2045From:Michelle Melendez
To:WPCtestimony
Subject:Subject: Testimony Hawaii General Plan 2045
Date:Tuesday, October 29, 2024 11:29:02 AM
Aloha,
This General Plan is a complete OVER-REACH of Government! It 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. Page 111, section 17.4: "Land use application shall identify as early as possible any existing orpotential active living corridors that should be incorporated into the counties open spacenetwork." 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 thatenhance natural resources and values and when appropriate pursue the acquisitions of landsfor the protections of natural resources." We've seen your incentives like the tax incentives onMaui, which is costing people thousands if they don't do what the government wants. You wantto acquire 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 statethere is no climate danger? https://clintel.org/world-climate-declaration/ The reason for thisnarrative is the change these policies will create will increase the pocket book of investors inrenewable energy as it reduces freedoms for the general population. Page 116, 19.7: "Concurrency reviews should incorporate reduction in vehicle miles traveledto
mitigate traffic impacts and achieve sustainability and demand management goals." TheConstitution 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!
Please take a look at this pdf that shares a lot more issues with this generalplan. https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fc0c_b34739e4c99c461685de4c0207bf286e.pdf This General Plan must be redone with the people and the feature keiki in mind, which this plan does notdo! Kind Regards, Michelle Melendez-Freedom Activist Fitness and Wellness Expert Since 1996
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