HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-03-08 Megeso-William DenisFrom::Megeso-William A: Denis
To:WPCtestimony; LPCtestimony; Council Testimony; Kimball, Heather; Kagiwada, Jennifer; Onishi, Dennis; Kierkiewicz, Ashley; Kanealii-Kleinfelder, Matt; Villegas, Rebecca;Galimba, Michelle M.; Inaba, Holeka; Hustace, James; cohmayor@hawaiicounty.govCc:WPCtestimony; LPCtestimony; Council Testimony; Kimball, Heather; Kagiwada, Jennifer; Onishi, Dennis; Kierkiewicz, Ashley; Kanealii-Kleinfelder, Matt; Villegas, Rebecca;Galimba, Michelle M.; Inaba, Holeka; Hustace, James; cohmayor@hawaiicounty.govSubject:Vote Unfavorable Recommendation on the Hawaii GP 2045!
Date:Saturday, March 8, 2025 8:56:48 PM
Aloha Commissioners,
The Big Island Plan cannot go through the way it is designed. It is hard to believeanyone in our local community helped design this plan.
Here are some concerns:
There is a huge part of the plan dedicated to "Climate Change". However, why do mostexperts state there is NO climate danger?
The word "Stakeholder," defined in the plan, is written 86 times and literally meansanyone in the entire world can have input on this plan. It is the shareholders, which arethe people who matter.
Please recommend Stakeholder change to the following: "Local Communities”. LocalCommunities are local Big Island farmers, homeowners, renters, organizations, businesses,and individuals who live on Big Island or have property on Big Island that will bepersonally affected by projects, decisions, or activities in the general plan. Effectivelocal community engagement and management are crucial for the success and sustainabilityof any initiative, as it helps ensure that diverse perspectives and interests areconsidered.
The OSCER Department in the plan will null and void all public input and leave decisionsto unelected officials. This is NOT okay! This department should not be created. This ison page 188, 40.8.
The Planning Department has sent out letters too many homeowners telling them their landuse will be changed from resident to recreation due to the General Plan 2045. This willdrastically lower their property value and opens the door to rezone the area. This isnot pono. It breaks the Aloha Spirit law § 5-7.5. Reducing someone's property value isnot okay. This must be made pono again.
There is a huge section on climate change and things that will be affected. This needs tobe further researched. There are over 1900 credentialed scientists that say there is noclimate danger.
Here is the pdf showing the scientist and what 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 theWeather Channel has gone on CNN and other media outlets stating, "There is no climatedanger". He explained the reason for this narrative is the investors, in renewableenergy, want to make these changes.
Hilo does not have a Community Development Plan. How can a Big Island General Plan moveforward without that? Hilo is 22% of the island.
1.13 under "Increase the biodiversity and resilience of native habitats" reads,"Incentivize private land management practices that protect and enhance natural resourcevalues and, when appropriate, pursue the acquisition of lands for the protection ofnatural resources." "Incentives" mean more taxes. "Protection" means more rules. Whose"values" is this plan referring too, because it's not the locals? "Pursue the acquisitionof lands" does this say they are going to pursing taking people's private property? Againwith "protection of natural resources". This plan should be focused on people growingmore food and it is doing the exact opposite!
This plan wants to turn land into "conservation". The exact opposite is what is neededfor Big Island! We need to turn land into Ag Villages and grow more food! SteveShropshire, a resident of Papaikou, has created an Ag Villages 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 theplan. You can see it in the pdf 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.
Regards,
:Megeso-William: Denis
:Megeso-William: Denis