HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-01-24 Noa CaisemanFrom:Noa Caiserman
To:WPCtestimony
Cc:LPCtestimomy@hawaiicounty.gov
Subject:Aloha Commissioners
Date:Friday, January 24, 2025 3:41:29 PM
The Big island Plan cannot go through the way it is designed. It is hard to believe any local helped design this plan.
Here are some concerns:There is a huge part of the plan dedicated to "Climate Change". However, why do most experts state there is NOclimate danger? Climate Experts Speak Out Against Climate Danger Click Here!The word "Stakeholder," defined in the plan, is written 86 times and literally means anyone in the entire world canhave input on this plan.Please recommend Stakeholder change to the following: "Local Communities”. Local Communities are local BigIsland farmers, homeowners, renters, organizations, businesses, and individuals who live on Big Island or haveproperty on Big Island that will be personally affected by projects, decisions, or activities in the general plan.Effective local community engagement and management are crucial for the success and sustainability of anyinitiative, as it helps ensure that diverse perspectives and interests are considered.The OSCER Department in the plan will null and void all public input and leave decisions to unelected officials.This is NOT okay! This department should not be created. This is on page 188, 40.8.
The Planning Department has sent out letters too many homeowners telling them their land use will be changedfrom resident to recreation due to the General Plan 2045. This will drastically lower their property value and opensthe door to rezone the area. This is not pono. It breaks the Aloha Spirit law § 5-7.5. To reduce someone's propertyvalue 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. Thereare over 1900 credentialed scientist that say there is no climate danger. Here is the pdf showing the scientist andwhat country they are from. https://clintel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WCD-241023.pdf John Coleman, the
first weather man for Good Morning America and the Founder of the Weather Channel has gone on CNN and othermedia outlets stating, "There is no climate danger". He explain the reason for this narrative is the investors, inrenewable energy, want to make these changes. Hilo does not have a Community Development Plan. How can a Big Island General Plan move forward withoutthat? Hilo is 22% of the island.1.13 under "Increase the biodiversity and resilience of native habitats" reads, "Incentivize private land managementpractices that protect and enhance natural resource values and, when appropriate, pursue the acquisition of lands forthe 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 topursing taking people's private property? Again with "protection of natural resources". This plan should be focusedon people growing more food and it is doing the exact opposite!This plan wants to turn land into "conservation". The exact opposite is what is needed for Big Island! We need toturn land into Ag Villages and grow more food! Steve Shropshire, a resident of Papaikou, has created an AgVillages plan.
Ag Village to add to the General Plan: Papaikou Ag Village Objectives:https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fc0c_2cb1cc6d604f4cdd971ad40831c745bc.pdf
Papaikou Site Plan:
https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fc0c_5e4cdb02efeb46a5ae949a3579aff00d.pdf
Papaikou Development: https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fc0c_c2af52c8b3c645b1a6868a724eee8304.pdf
A Hawaiian born Kanaka revised the Collaborative Biocultural Stewardship that is in the plan. You can see it in thepdf below:Part One: https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fc0c_0a1d5be8f1d140069415f7b691725786.pdf
Part Two: https://86fc0cbd-8207-4076-85fa-5a62e4e933b4.usrfiles.com/ugd/86fc0c_ecc498ba192d4a7689ebf31c3681c2ec.pdf
Here is a longer revised version of the plan from locals:https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/_files/ugd/86fc0c_b34739e4c99c461685de4c0207bf286e.pdf
The way this plan is written is very far from what will support our island. SincerelyNoa Caiserman