HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-02-01 Ken Honma TestimonyFrom: Ken Honma
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Kleinfelder,Matt;Villegas, Rebecca;Galimba, Michelle M.; Inaba.Holeka; Hustace,James; Planning Internet
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Subject: Re:Official Request for and extended presentation-2
Date:Saturday,February 1,2025 11:40:46 PM
Dear WPCtestimony,
Thank you for clarifying the limitations of public testimony. How can Michelle
Melendez be given the necessary time to present very important and pertinent
information about this general plan? The venue needs to be viewable such as on
Zoom, and recorded and available for the public to see and hear. What is the
purpose of taking public testimony if not to provide the commissioners and the
public with other pertinent information that is not already included in the proposal?
The general plan is easily downloadable for the public to read, there should also be
on this website all of the supporting and opposing views available for the public to
see, hear and read what their fellow Hawaiians' are thinking about this proposed
plan. Please let me know how to make these requests happen. Openness in
government is so important today, we are participating at the most basic and local
political level and we have the power to bring trust back into government decision
making, let's do it show us how!
Sincerely,
Ken Honma. Kurtistown 96760
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM WPCtestimony <wnctestimony&hawaiicoun ov>wrote:
Aloha Ken Honma,
Thankyou for reaching out and for sharingyour concerns regardingthe
H awa i`i County General Plan 2045. We appreciate your engagement and
your commitment to ensuring the public and the Planning Commissioners
have access to comprehensive information on this important matter.
In order to maintain fairness and provide equal opportunities for all
public testifiers, we must adhere to the standard time limits established
for testimony. While we understand that some topics may require more
time to discuss in depth, our process is designed to allow for equitable
participation from all members of the community.
The Planning Commission may, at its discretion, request additional
information from staff or other entities as needed to support its decision-
making process. However, public testimony is subject to the same time
constraints to ensure that all voices are heard within the allotted time.
We encourage Michelle Melendez, as well as any other interested
individuals, to submit written testimony if additional details need to be
shared beyond the time available for verbal testimony. Written testimony
is given full consideration by the Commissioners and provides an
opportunity to elaborate on key points in greater detail.
Thank you again for your advocacy and engagement. Please let us know
if you have any questions or if we can assist you further.
Mahalo,
WPCtestimony
From: Ken Honma <kenh.75531cDgmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday,January 28, 2025 9:16 AM
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Subject: Official Request for and extended presentation
1/28/2025
Planning Commissioners,
I would like to request that Michelle Melendez be invited by the Planning Commissioners to have
an extended time-period in order to fully provide the Commissioners and the public with pertinent
information about the Hawaii County General Plan 2045. After personally providing testimony at a
recent public hearing, it is clear to me that three minutes are far too short of time to fully expand
on the ramifications of the General Plan. It is also clear that the Commissioners have the ability to
ask for extended presentations, as was done when the "staff" of the planning department was
asked to make a presentation to the commissioners, the presentation was well over the three
minutes allotted to the public and included questions and answers and a slide presentation. I ask
that you honor the community members' who have and are very concerned about the full
implications of the General Plan, Michelle Melendez has shown honesty, determination, and care
in investigation into what the General Plan does and could do. She has the necessary skills to
present an accurate, concise, and clear assessment of the Hawaii County General Plan 2045. Give
her the opportunity by extending her an invitation to make a presentation before the
Commissioners and the public. The present and future people living in the County of Hawaii will
respect your efforts in this matter.
Sincerely,
Ken Honma
Kurtistown, Hi, 96760