HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-11-21 Kate KennedyFrom: kate kennedv
To: LPCtestimonv;WPCtestimonv
Subject: General Plan 2045
Date:Thursday, November 21,2024 4:05:59 PM
Aloha Commissioners and members of the council,
This email is in reference to many concerns contained in the proposed general plan put forward for 2045.
Please recommend Stakeholder change to the following: "Local Communities". Local Communities
are local Big Island farmers, homeowners, renters, organizations, businesses, and individuals who
live on Big Island or have property 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 any initiative, as it helps ensure that
diverse perspectives and interests are considered.
2. 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.
3. The Planning Department has sent out letters to homeowners telling them their land use will be
changed from resident to recreation due to the General Plan 2045. This will drastically lower their
property value and opens the door to rezone the area. This is not pono. It breaks the Aloha Spirit
law§ 5-7.5. This must be made pono again.
4. There is a huge section on climate change and things that will be affected. This needs to be
further researched. There are over 1900 credentialed scientist that say there is no climate danger.
Erroneous information has been put forward over past decades regarding various climate
concerns that were later revised or curtailed upon further investigation. Here is the pdf showing
the scientist and what country they are from. https://clinte1.ora/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WCD-
241023.pdf
5. Hilo does not have a Community Development Plan. How can a Big Island General Plan move
forward without that? Hilo comprises 22% of the island population.
6. 1.13 under"Increase the biodiversity and resilience of native habitats" reads, `Incentivize private
land management practices that protect and enhance natural resource values and, when
appropriate, pursue the acquisition of lands for the 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" -this type of phrasing is replete throughout
the document and is ambiguous at best but more often confusing and misleading to the constituent
reader.
7. This plan wants to turn land into "conservation". The exact opposite is what is needed for Big
Island! Regarding alternatives, Steve Shropshire, a resident of Papaikou, has created an Ag
Villages plan. This is just one example of alternatives that could be utilized rather than the guides
put forward in the proposal
Papaikou Ag Village Objectives:
https://www.standtoaetherhawaii.com/ files/ugd/86fc0c 2cblcc6d604f4cdd971ad4083lc745bc.pdf
Papaikou Site Plan:
https://www.standtoaetherhawaii.com/files/ugd/86fc0c 5e4cdb02efeb46a5ae949a3579aff00d.pdf
Papaikou Development:
https://www.standtoaetherhawaii.com/files/ugd/86fc0c c2af52c8b3c645bla6868a724eee8304.pdf
Mahalo for your time and investment toward a healthy and vibrant future for all residents of the Big Island
Sincerely,
Kate Kennedy
Pahoa