HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-11-22 Donna ThompsonFrom:shams
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Subject: General Plan Needs Major Overhaul
Date: Friday, November 22, 2024 10:40:52 AM
Aloha,
After commenting on the 2045 General Plan online, providing extensive testimony and attending workshops it is clear this document needs a great deal of
revision and citizens are not aligned with the draconian template handed down to local communities in Western countries by the World Economic Forum.
The original version in 2005 plan contains the words "homeowner" and "farmer" while the 2045 plan is written by and for "stakeholders!"
This is outrageous and the words "homeowner" and "farmer" do not appear anywhere! "Farmer" is in the 2005 GENERAL PLAN fourteen (14) times and
homeowner" appears four (4) times.
In addition to my original testimonies below being re -submitted I want to add a few more points:
1. The State and the County corporations have noright to acquire land. The State has no right to any County property, including harbors.
2. Remove any reference to "Hawaii State Wildlife Action Plan" it is not relevant for our island.
3. Remove referenceto climate change caused by humans, this is unproven andbeing used as apsychological control mechanism by the top 1%. This includes
removing references to "carbon footprint", "net zero", "greenhouse gas", "green infrastructure" and / or "climate adaptation". Carbon dioxide
sequestration is a really really stupid idea, waste of tax payer funds, and will further degrade our flora.
4. Remove the section 2.2 Biocultural Stewardship Goal (1.13) because State and County corporations are not acting on behalf of its residents and clearly acting on
behalf of stakeholders.
5. Remove the word "stakeholder" from everywhere it appears, and instead use the words "land owner" or "farmer/rancher".
6. Zoning needs to be re -visited - why is Agricultural land being reduced by 40%, unacceptable!!!
7. Remove the words "equity" and "equitable" from everywhere they appear. More emphasis should be on equality of opportunity rather than equity ofresults. We do
not want to move into communism, people need to work for what they get, and people who have worked and succeeded need to keep the fruits of their labors. Equity
cannot be legislated.
8. Remove the word "sustainability" from everywhere it appears. This term has NO SCIENTIFIC PARAMETERS, NO EFFECTIVE DEFINITION for anything to do
with lawmaking !!
9. Revise the proposed land use maps, they are not fully relevant to our vast micro climates.
10. REMOVE 32c and 32p and 20e because all have to do with the egregious concept of "smart" cities. This is a rural island.
11. Remove ANY reference to digital currencies.
12. Remove ANY use of the word "resilience." This is a psychological term that has NO PLACE in a government document.
13. Close down the County Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience (OSCER) as NOBODY VOTED FOR THIS OFFICE TO BE STARTED. Remove
ANY reference to such office from the proposed general plan.
14. Reword the governments intention for "inspection" or "surveillance" or "inventory" ofland that will not be a violation ofprivacy rights.
15. Add language regarding the danger of 5G and beyond technology easements and studies.
16. Remove ANY reference to incentivizing or regulating water use and incentivize catchment.
17. Remove the phrase "circular systems". This is a concept only vaguely defined and certainly without any solid demonstration of its use.
18. Remove the phrase "Vision Zero" as it has NO RELEVANCE for our island.
19. Remove the phrase "One Water" as it refers to a NorthAmerica group andhas NO RELEVANCE for our island.
Testimony submitted 27 March 2024
Aloha,
Please consider appointing a team comprised of "stewards" ofthe community to review and re -write this document. We need a plan that is by the people
and for the people.
Providing comments on the county version live document is a very cumbersome process and not user friendly. Below are relevant comments combined from
a few county residents including myself.
Mahalo,
Donna Thompson
Kamuela, HI
General Comments are as follows:
Suggest subtitle "Stewardship Plan for Hawai'i County"
Overall the plan lacks presentation of relevant issues, proposes some harmful initiatives, contains garbled language, and lacks vital public input.
There is no clear plan for strengthening infrastructure and power grid against space weather.
Stakeholders are stated in the document 47 times. Who are the Stakeholders and Partners with the government? What private and nonprofit
agencies are involved in this process? It is deeply concerning that partnership with landowners and the general public is not stated anywhere.
The plan should not be finalized until the State legislative session is over, the Governor is done signing/vetoing bills, and the override deadline
has passed to allow for accommodation of relevant changes.
The document appears to be a template handed down from the United Nations Agenda 21 initiative that is using human based climate change
models to implement a one world government attempting to "capture" local governments. Thousands of scientists have come forward in recent
years explaining that the human effect on climate is minuscule as compared to the sun.
The document contains no explanation how the county will handle a breakdown of critical infrastructure (supply chain, energy, communications)
due to impending space weather/solar events in which the Federal Government has been diligently preparing for.
This document lacks sufficient detail in many areas to include tables, and maps. Syntax is sometimes garbled. Few acronyms are explained.
There are notes indicating information may be added later. The table of contents and appendix are missing. Concerns raised by commenters
need to be addressed, and another round of public meetings held, before the plan goes to the Planning Commissions and County Council.
The comment period needs to be extended, the document is too vague and the code of ethics and professional conduct of the American Institute
of Certified Planners shall provide timely, adequate, clear, and accurate information on planning issues to all affected persons and to
governmental decision makers. See page 4.
Purpose and Authority
Authority Limits of the General Plan
The 2045 General Plan contains no authority to change previously existing subdivisions or Zoning without collective collaboration. It's hard for
community collaboration when the document contains obscure and garbled language. Clarify what is meant by "specific to the actions" and
because, as" Hawai'i Island Goals The goals of the General Plan synthesize those concepts and value statements adopted by ordinance in the
2005 General Plan and CDPs. The appendix includes tables used to complete the goals, including the source material from the 2005
General Plan and CDPs. page 8
The LUPAG maps contain numerous zoning changes. Regulatory Implementing Actions in the 2045 General Plan, future land use maps, policies,
and standards are specific to the actions through which zoning ordinances, subdivisions, and public improvements or projects are initiated or
adopted because, as they must conform to and implement the general plan in accordance with the County Charter §3-15. p. 7
Climate Mitigation
A great deal of content is based on Climate Mitigation from human activity which has a minuscule effect on the earth's overall climate. Over 99%
of the climate affects are driven by solar activity, cycles, and space weather. The document completely fails to mention the threat of space weather
and is almost entirely focused on carbon emissions promoted by the United Nations Climate Agenda. Our Federal Government has been preparing for
space weather threats for many years, yet the Hawaii island plan lacks any reference to this even though critical infrastructure (energy, communications,
transportation, and supply chain) is at risk due to increased solar radiation from our weakening magnetosphere. In 2015 the magnetosphere was down by
40% according to this Federal Doc.
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/AD1040918#:-:text=The%20research%20evaluates%20the%20impacts reversals%20and%20adverse%20space%20weather
In October of 2016 President Obama issued the following executive order Coordinating Efforts To Prepare the Nation for Space Weather
Events - Executive order 13744 (https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-201600692 )
Section 1. Policy. Space weather events, in the form of solar flares, solar energetic particles, and geomagnetic disturbances, occur regularly,
some with measurable effects on critical infrastructure systems and technologies, such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), satellite
operations and communication, aviation, and the electrical power grid. Extreme space weather events—those that could significantly degrade
critical infrastructure—could disable large portions of the electrical power grid, resulting in cascading failures that would affect key services such
as water supply, healthcare, and transportation. Space weather has the potential to simultaneously affect and disrupt health and safety across
entire continents. Successfully preparing for space weather events is an all -of -nation endeavor that requires partnerships across governments,
emergency managers, academia, the media, the insurance industry, non -profits, and the private sector.
It is the policy of the United States to prepare for space weather events to minimize the extent of economic loss and human hardship. The Federal
Government must have (1) the capability to predict and detect a space weather event, (2) the plans and programs necessary to alert the public
and private sectors to enable mitigating actions for an impending space weather event, (3) the protection and mitigation plans, protocols, and
standards required to reduce risks to critical infrastructure prior to and during a credible threat, and (4) the ability to respond to and recover from
the effects of space weather. Executive departments and agencies (agencies) must coordinate their efforts to prepare for the effects of space
weather events.
Sec. 2. Objectives. This order defines agency roles and responsibilities and directs agencies to take specific actions to prepare the Nation for the
hazardous effects of space weather. These activities are to be implemented in conjunction with those identified in the 2015 National Space
Weather Action Plan (Action Plan) and any subsequent updates. Implementing this order and the Action Plan will require the Federal Government
to work across agencies and to develop, as appropriate, enhanced and innovative partnerships with State, tribal, and local governments;
academia; non -profits; the private sector; and international partners. These efforts will enhance national preparedness and speed the creation of a
space -weather -ready Nation.
https://www.fede ra lregiste r.gov/documents/2016/ 10/18/2016-25290/coo rdi nati ng -efforts -to -pre pa re-the-nation-fo r -space -weather -events
In October 2016 (about 10 days before the above executive order was signed) the Russian Government hosted a training event of 40 million
civilians, 200,000 emergency rescuers and 50,000 units of equipment from October 4 to October 7, 2016. It took 3 days to do a mock evacuation
of 40 million civilians into 5000 bunkers.This was a massive exercise carried out for the first time in modern history. A spokesman said in a
statement: "The main goal of the drill is to practice organization of management during civil defense events and emergency and fire management,
to check preparedness of management bodies and forces of civil defense on all levels to respond to natural and man-made disasters and to take
civil defense measures."
https://www.express.co. uk/news/world/717446/russia-evacuate-40-million-people-emergency-drill-vladimir-putin-ww3
Additional info on this: Cataclysmic Polarity Shift , Part 2 - How Can I Prepare For Such An Event? https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=GSHnF2PTz5s
Safe Zones and Disasters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpl LRrxCMiw
Solar Micronova is Going to Happen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEMXp1 HIzUs&t=0s
Earth Disaster is Coming 1 ALL The Evidence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j635Cv2aOIA&t=0s
Man made geoengineering is an operation primarily used to block out solar radiation and create, distribute, and deflect weather systems. Its use
over many decades is outside the scope of public knowledge and having significant impacts on our environment/weather to include increased
super storms, fires, flooding, droughts, and causing very high levels of aluminum in the soil and tissue samples of all mammals. I personally have
tested hundreds of humans and animals and seen very high levels in all hair analysis tests. This is why Monsanto developed aluminum resistant
seeds, soil in North America is testing 40,000 times higher rates of aluminum in the last 2 decades.
https://www. geoe nginee ringwatch.org/links-to-geoenginee ri ng -pate nts/
Tennessee and New Hampshire have recently introduced bills to ban this practice.
https://www.ten nessea n. co m/story/news/local/2024/03/20/te nnessee-senate-passes-bilI -ban ni ng-che mtrai Is-what-to-know/73027586007/
Maui county council passed a bill in 2010 to ban geoengineering and this link explains how it is being used to lessen the effects of solar radiation.
There has been no public oversight or consent to these projects.
http://mauiskywatch.org/info-official-reports/
It is clear based on the above information the governments of the world are preparing for space weather effects due to the weakening
magnetic field, therefore it is critical that the county review and adopt their own contingency plans. Hawaii county should implement a
ban on geoengineering before soil is too toxic with aluminum and when combined with glyphosate it can cross the blood brain barrier.
Some suggested solutions are environmentally unfriendly, and nuclear power is catastrophically dangerous. Potential of micro nuclear was
mentioned on page 15.
Hawaii State Constitution, article XI, section 8
NUCLEAR ENERGY
Section 8. No nuclear fission power plant shall be constructed or radioactive material disposed of in the State without the prior approval
by a two-thirds vote in each house ofthe legislature.
We live on an active volcano with frequent earthquakes, threats of hurricanes, tsunamis and unexpected lava flows. Having a nuclear power plant
on this island is a huge liability. It could be cataclysmic and there will always be the issue of storage leaks. In 2011 I experienced the 5.8
earthquake in Orange, VA. It shut down the Lake Anna Nuclear facility for almost 2 years.
There are numerous other types of energy to explore, to include water generated motors that are now used in places like Pakistan and India.
These kits allow existing vehicles to be fitted that use only 2% fuel consumption and 98% water. We should be looking at ways to harness ocean
water for energy. The ocean thermal energy conversion, or OTEC, which uses seawater to turn solar energy into electricity or hydrokinetic energy
or marine renewable energy, is a renewable power source that is harnessed from the natural movement of water, including waves, tides, and river
and ocean currents. These should be considered since water surrounds the entire island.
Climate change threats p. 19
3.3 Collaborate with government, private and nonprofit agencies, and other stakeholders to monitor impacts that may be specific to Hawai'i
County due to its unique exposure to climate change and sea level rise impacts. Hawai'i County needs to first and foremost collaborate with the
general public. Transparency is needed on exactly how government agencies, private corporations, nonprofit agencies are involved and explain
who these "stakeholders" are.
The planning department should take into consideration that over 1,900 scientists from around the world have signed a declaration that there is no
climate emergency. Climate change has been occurring on this planet all along driven by solar activity and cycles. https://clintel.org/wp-
conte nt/uploads/2023/08/WCD-ve rsion-081423. pdf
John Coleman, the founder of the weather channel, the first meteorologist on Good Morning America in the 1970's and the winner of the
Meteorologist of the Year award by the US Association for Meteorology in 1982, has spent 60 years studying the weather. He presents his view
that there is no significant man-made global warming in this half-hour PowerPoint presentation. https://youtu.be/K56fms2VZTc?si=ZuTpJ-
bEnNPCGOkf
WASTE -TO -ENERGY
Two "waste -to -energy" proposals (2008 and 2015) for Hawai'i Island were rejected after months of divisive debate. It was concluded the island
doesn't generate enough garbage to make it cost effective. O'ahu taxpayers are paying penalties to H -Power
because O'ahu can't generate enough waste to fulfill the contract.
While some advanced waste treatment technologies are promoted as alternative energy producing, the energy conserved by recycling and
composting the source materials exceeds the amount of energy produced by these technologies by three to five times. There are some "glass
type" building materials that can be produced by the incineration process. Incineration is a form of Destructive Disposal via combustion or thermal
conversion/treatment, using high temperatures of discarded materials into ash/slag, syngas, flue gas, fuel, or heat. Incineration includes facilities
and processes that may be stationary or mobile, may recover energy from heat or power and may use single or multiple stages. Some forms of
incineration may be described as resource recovery, energy recovery, trash to steam, waste to energy, energy from waste, fluidized bed, catalytic
cracking, biomassl5, steam electric power plant (burning waste), pyrolysis, thermolysis, gasification, plasma arc, thermal depolymerization or
refuse derived fuel.
Sustainable Development and Resilient Communities
Section 1: Land Use
Table 4: Land Use Challenges Regulations
The current regulatory process dictates that the State Land Use Commission must preside over boundary amendments that exceed 15 acres,
which limits the efficiency of ensuring consistency in the land use pattern. p. 25
Land Use Commission protections against unwise development should be maintained when it comes to outside large scale developers. However,
property owners should not have more regulations and rules than they already have.
Table 5: Land Use Opportunities
Coordinate with the Department of Health (DOH) to address unique land use situations on the island related to individual wastewater systems
IWS) and prioritization of resources. p. 26
Clarification is needed on the meaning of land use situations
Explain clearly what the "rezoning" will be and clarify if AG land will be affected. The current zoning for Hawaii island is 80% AG. Any reduction of
AG is contrary to sustainable production of food.
Transparency is needed on what the "preferred land use pattern" is. The current system should remain, so developments are proposed one by
one, and agencies and communities have time and energy to address impacts.
Policies
Sentence types are mixed, hampering comprehension.
4.3 Zoning, subdivision, and other applicable ordinances shall provide for and protect
open space areas. These new zonings shall not hinder current land owners who have a right to own their property unhindered by governmental
policies.
Declarative sentence
4.4 Support mechanisms, such as Planned Unit Development and Cluster Plan
Development, that cluster density to preserve open space, recreational areas, or scenic viewsheds. p. 27
Define "cluster density". This should not be in regards to developing apartment style homes.
ENERGY
4.9 Route selection for high-voltage transmission lines should include consideration for setbacks from major thoroughfares and residential areas.
Where feasible, delineate energy corridors for such high-voltage transmission lines. p. 27
Encourage - incentivize "off grid" or distributed power sources, instead of centralized, to increase resiliency.
Priority Actions
4.a Develop a process for County -initiated State Land Use boundary reclassification. p. 28 See related comment for p. 26.
Transparency for "boundary reclassification" is needed. What exactly are the boundaries in question and what will it be reclassified to?
6.d Amend the Zoning Code to allow for Planned Unit Developments (PUD) to become administrative permits and subject to the approval of the
Planning Director. p. 29 This should be deleted! The people do not want to live in Units and these "planned units" are against current zoning
codes.
Table 6: Urban Land Use
Urban Expansion Reserve Allows for a mix of high density, medium density, low density, industrial -commercial mix, and/or natural designations in
areas where growth may be desirable, but where specific settlement and infrastructure have not yet been determined. p. 32 This should be
deleted! Mixing housing, industrial, and natural uses can result in severe impacts on safety, health, and natural resources.
Priority Actions
9.d Amend the Zoning Code and Subdivision Code to establish Clustered Rural Subdivision PUD. p. 60
The meaning of "Clustered Rural Subdivision PUD" should be explained.
Objective 10 Support the active use of Productive Agricultural lands.
Policies p. 62 A policy to support small-scale agriculture should be added
10.5 Support the development of small-scale visitor accommodations that directly promote the agriculture industry, health and wellness industry,
or are near points of interest. p. 62 Only accommodations that directly promote agriculture should be allowed. More transparency is needed in
reference to the "health and wellness industry" and why they are in this section or remove it. Those industries are not an integral part of AG
land use. They are a bi-product of good farming practices.
10.6 Any subdivision or farm labor housing complex developed on Productive Agricultural Lands should be clustered to minimize impact. p. 62
Define clustered, subdivisions should not be developed on these lands.
There is no proof carbon sequestration will be effective, it is expensive, obtrusive, and the entire premise of global warming from CO2
level increase is unfounded. Earthquakes, eruptions, floods, and other events release carbon stored underground. CO2 only makes up 0.04%
of our atmosphere and is necessary for photosynthesis.
Priority Actions
10.b Conduct a study to review a maximum developed area consideration for properties designated as Productive Agricultural lands. p. 62
This should be deleted. Private property AG land should not be considered for anything other than what the property owner desires. It should not
be considered for "maximum development".
10.c Create and adopt a County Agricultural Tourism program p 62
The plan has no merit. Private land owners don't want to be disturbed. It is also a liability with livestock and trespassing.
10.g Amend the Zoning Code to require Plan Approval for commercial open area recreational uses in the County Agricultural District. p 62
Zoning should NOT be amended in AG land, it is important for sustainability.
Section 2: Transportation Access and Mobility
Table 18: Transportation Key Trends
Investment in Electric Vehicles is counter productive to the environment. Electric Vehicles add a huge strain on the electric grid. They are very
costly to own both in price of car, maintenance, and electric bill. The companies that make EV use fossil fuels. The new gas driven cars are much
lower in emissions and cheaper to buy. Lastly, the batteries in EVs are dangerous during car accidents and toxic to the environment.
Table 20: Transportation Opportunities
Continuing, Comprehensive, and Cooperative Planning p 68
Traffic plans submitted to planning commissions and County Council typically include
many pages dealing with vehicular traffic and very few pages on bicycles, walking,
wheelchairs, etc. Requirements should be changed so alternative modes receive at least equal consideration, safe bike lanes should be a high
priority to cut down emissions.
Objective 14 Reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT). p. 78
The Planning Department can create easier and safer methods of travel but have no right to dictate how many miles people drive. The people's
right to travel shall not be impeded. Delete this section.
Developers should not be granted relief from requirements for sidewalks, bike lanes, etc.
Priority Actions p. 78
The County traffic lights should be set to staggered operating hours for both public and private sectors, to lessen traffic congestion and improve
safety.
Drinking Water p 89
The County, In cooperation with State and Federal government, should support people
on catchment with information about system design, construction, operation,
troubleshooting, and repair, including readily accessible information and assistance for
safeguarding health. Wastewater p 89
Federal government should be removed. This could be a simple information packet that supports off grid lifestyles. Alternatives to sewers and
septic systems should be considered, such as toilets that use little or no water, and water recycling.
Table 25: Public Utility Opportunities
Be a net power producer with hydrogen and waste management. p 91
The meaning of "Be a net power producer with...waste management" should be clarified. Add what are the benefits to hydrogen fuel, how
will vehicles be retrofitted to carry this technology?
Priority Actions
Drinking -Water Conservation p 102
New water bottling plants should be prohibited to prevent depletion of the aquifer.
Drinking -Water Prioritization p. 102
There should be standard requirements for new water wells so parts are
interchangeable. Presently, different developers install different types of wells. So when repairs are needed, parts are not interchangeable and
must be special ordered, often with lengthy delays.
23.k Develop criteria and standards for all variances in water supply p 103
Variances in water supply" should be explained.
3.5: Wastewater Treatment and Reuse p. 105
Water recycling should be encouraged wherever possible.
24.n Amend HCC, Section 21-26-1(a) requiring "all sewer extensions shall be approved by resolution of the County council" to read, "all sewer
extensions outside of Urban Growth Areas shall be approved by resolution of the County council." p 109
This should be deleted and County Council oversight should be maintained. This is an overreach of the government.
Section 4: Public Facilities and Services
4.1: Introduction
Table 29: Public Facilities and Services Opportunities
Solid Waste
Investigate and implement innovative waste management technologies and practices, which may include... waste -to -energy conversion...p. 118
waste -to -energy conversion" should be deleted. See comments for p. 15.
4.5: Recreation
Objective 30
Priority Actions
Recreational Facilities Maintenance and Improvement
30.y... Note: Edit to reflect future code updates. p. 138
30.z ...Note: Confirm that this is adequate. p. 138
The edit and confirmation should have been in the draft plan so the public could Comment.
4.6: Community Health and Wellness
Objective 31
Priority Actions
31.h Amend county zoning and building codes as necessary to accommodate home and community-based care elderly care. PD Phase 1 CODE
AMENDMENT p. 144
Add "and residential facilities for people with disabilities".
Section 5: Housing for All
Priority Actions
Neighborhood covenants that require houses to have a minimum square footage should be prohibited. This leads to unnecessary expense and
unnecessary use of resources, and makes housing unaffordable for many people.
Table 40: Economic Key Trends
Poverty Persists p. 161
Information on the number of wealthy people on the island to include total land ownership should be included.
Job Market Characteristics
Tourism drives the arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services industries and much of the retail trade, representing a large
portion of employment. p. 162
Measures should be taken to reduce dependence on tourism and focus on producing
food and other necessities locally.
Table 41: Economic Challenges
General p. 163
Data centers are a tremendous drain on electricity and need water for cooling. They generate stressful levels of noise 24 hours a day. Data
centers and nuclear power plants should not be considered.
Agriculture and Food Systems p.164
Support should be Increased for backyard farmers, including gardening advice.
Section 8: Agriculture and Food Systems p. 169
This should be section 7, since it is a higher priority.
Objective 42
Increase interagency coordination, programs, and policy initiatives that improve local
agriculture infrastructure.
Priority Actions
42.g Amend bulk regulations including building materials for agricultural facilities and
infrastructure. (CODE AMENDMENT I PD 1 phase 1) p. 175
Need more transparency. The plan should be specified with proposed amendments.
42.i Evaluate grubbing and grading ordinances as they pertain to agriculture including the creation of exemption categories for water storage and
aquaculture. (CODE AMENDMENT I PD 1 phase 1) p. 175
42.m Amend Hawai'i County Code to include provisions for suitable agricultural infrastructure projects financed by County bonds and liens on real
property of participating agricultural stakeholders, whether such assessments on TMKs involve contiguous parcels of lands encumbered under an
Agricultural Improvement District". (CODE AMENDMENT 1 PDI phase 1) p. 175
More transparency is needed in regards to County bonds and liens on property.
TMK" should be defined.
GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Introduction
Local Engagement
Foster grassroots participation and balancing of interests by providing opportunities for active civic engagement, where citizens have the means to
collaborate with the government and are empowered to effect positive change consistent with plans developed under this chapter. p. 202
The government" should be removed and replaced with the County.
See comment for p. 182.
Community Development Plans p. 204
Urban Development Plans p. 205
Special Area Plans p. 206
Public Agency Functional Plans and Programs p. 206
The General Plan draft should cite statutory authority for each of these.
Public Agency Functional Plans and Programs p. 206
Blocks of text for this section appear to be moved to the wrong spot on the page.
Priorities and Phases
The first phase is the consistency phase and will require a hard look at our policy and planning framework to ensure consistency with this
General Plan. It includes implementation actions such as auditing codes to determine needed updates and updating our Community
Development Plans and other relevant plans. p. 209
There should be ample opportunity for the public to comment. Transparency regarding which codes will be audited and how is crucial.
Phase 1 2024-2029
Revamp of CIP process p. 209
CIP" should be explained. Proposed changes should be more fully described.
COMPARISON OF 2005 AND 2045 PLANS
The 2045 Plan is lacking many features of the 2005 Plan that provided information and facilitated understanding.
Public comment is hampered by the lack of a table of contents for 2045, and by no
mechanism to copy text from the 2005 plan PDF.
2005 2045
Table of Contents none, unless you happen to click on an Icon on the left, which yields
a brief table ofcontents. Things that are needed include:
List of Tables
List of Maps
Statement of assumptions
Projections re. employment and population
Citation of sources for tables
Maps other than LUPAG maps
Lava hazard zones
Historic sites
Schools
Libraries
Police stations
Fire stations
Courts
Correctional facilities
Hospitals
Landfills and transfer stations
Cemeteries
Electric power generating facilities
Water wells and springs
Wastewater treatment plants
Parks—County, State, Federal
Roadways—detailed maps for various districts
Airports
Wharfs and harbors
Government owned lands: Federal, State, DHHL
Military installations
Testimony comments submitted 25 September 2024 click below
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Aloha,
After attending 23 September workshop in Waimea regarding the 2045 Hawaii County plan, it was very clear no one that attended was in favor of the
final proposed draft. The language was not practical for the needs ofthe community with the most common concern being lack ofwater to sustain the
projected population growth, followed by land use, lack of affordable housing and transportation needs. My intention as a 33 year national security expert is
to provide overview testimony of more imminent issues in emergency management we as a community must prepare for in addition to long term planning
based on population growth.
Agenda for the 21st Century by Non Governmental Organizations - Stakeholders
In the first sentence of policy rationale executive summary in the 2023 Integrated Climate Action Plan (ICAP) for Hawaii states 'The United Nations (UN)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has concluded in its most recent report that human activities have unequivocally caused global warming."
https://records.hawa iicounty.gov/WebLink/1 /edoc/135070/Co unty%20of%20Hawa ii%20-%201 ntegrated%20Climate %20Actio n%20PIa n%20(2023). pdf
This ICAP template is solely focused on human based activities which have less than 1% impact on our climate according to numerous sources. ICAP also
fails to mention space weather events which have far more repercussions to all lifeforms and human civilization. The UN and other non governmental
organizations such as the World Economic Forum (WEF) have been touting this narrative for decades as a mechanism to implement Agenda 21. The Hawaii
County Planning Department should educate on the history ofthis agenda which is linked to consolidation of power by the few (Stakeholders) to form a New
World Order with full intention to erode individual freedom and sovereign nations. Dr. Jacob Nordangard provides a historical overview in the video link
below. These policies fail to uphold our God given rights and legislators captured by this Agenda have already begun to introduce draconian bills without
understanding repercussions of their actions upon the community. https://rumble.com/vlgxp4i--full-history-of-the-wef-un-the-climate-change-hoax-covid-19-
and-the-people.html
On September 22, 2024 the UN consolidated its reach into sovereign nations despite pushback and adopted the Pact for the Future, in which Heads of State
and Government — representing the peoples ofthe world — made 56 pledges to action seeking to protect the needs and interests of present and future
generations amid the climate change, crisis and conflict currently gripping the globe. "Nevertheless, at the outset of the meeting, the representative of the
Russian Federation proposed an amendment (document A/79/L.3) to the Pact, stating that "no one is happy with this text'. That amendment proposed the
addition of language relating to the United Nations' intervention in "matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any State" and
to avoiding certain duplication of effort" https://press.un.org/en/2024/ga12627.doc.htm
The rationale behind the Hawaii County plan does not address significant earth changes even though world governments have been preparing
for decades
As of 2015 "The Earth's core is in the midst of a significant change. During the last 400 years, the geomagnetic field, or magnetosphere, has declined in
strength by a remarkable 40%. Measurements by ESA's SWARM geomagnetism monitoring satellite array have further confirmed this change with
measurements indicating the magnetic field is weakening ten times faster than previously predicted. The weakening trend in the magnetic field clearly shows
that the Earth's core is undergoing a substantial transformation. The Earth's geomagnetic field is responsible for both shielding the atmosphere and
biosphere from the harmful effects of solar and cosmic radiation, and creating conditions on the surface that are ripe for life. The magnetosphere, then, is the
invisible barrier that has played a significant role in protecting the Earth from the harmful effects of space."
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1040918.pdf
Although man-made weather modification thru geoengineering patents are also implicated for the uptick in many local and regional events to include storms,
flooding, and fires (including Lahaina which was blamed on a hurricane over 500 miles away) over the last few decades; it is worth noting that our sun,
planetary alignments, cycles, and space weather ultimately drive weather patterns. According to 50 year meteorologist David Dilley among others, we are
entering a cooling pattern. https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/links-to-geoengineering-patents/
While non governmental organizations such as the WEF tout climate change is coming from human carbon emissions, world governments are preparing for
adverse space weather during a polarity transition building vast underground infrastructure.
In October 2016 the Obama administration issued Executive Order 13744 to all departments Coordinating Efforts To Prepare the Nation for Space Weather
Events. This executive order was written after the 2015 research document by Tyler J. Williams, Captain, USAF (above link) that evaluated the impacts to
US infrastructure of increases in solar and cosmic radiation regarding the weakening magnetosphere of our planet.
https://www.fede rakeg ister.gov/documents/2016/10/18/2016-25290/coord inati ng-efforts-to-prepare-the-natio n-for -space -weather -events
Wandering magnetic north pole moving out of Canada toward Siberia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth's magnetic field
Just 10 days before the above executive order was signed, the Russian Government hosted a training event of 40 million civilians, 200,000 emergency
rescuers and 50,000 units of equipment from October 4 to October 7, 2016. It took 3 days to do a mock evacuation of 40 million civilians into 5000
bunkers. This was a massive civil defense exercise carried out for the first time in modern history. It is worth noting that a nuclear war scenario would not
allow time to evacuate that amount of civilians into bunkers.
https://www.express.co. uk/news/world/717446/russia-evacuate-40-million -people -emergency -drill-vladimir-putin-ww3
Hawaii General plan mentions the potential to sequester CO2 as rationale to reduce man made impacts, even though temperature levels are drastically
lower now than they have been in 485 million years (see chart above)
Photosynthesis activity in plants requires CO2 and only makes up 0.04% of our atmosphere. Reduction of this necessary element would have a
catastrophic chain reaction and is a risk to ALL carbon based lifeforms. Several long-term studies have provided strong support demonstrating that growing
crops under elevated [CO2] can increase photosynthesis and result in an increase in yield, flavour and nutritional content (including but not limited to Vitamins
C, E and pro -vitamin A). In the case oftomato, increases in yield by as much as 80% are observed when plants are cultivated at 1000 ppm [CO2], which is
consistent with current commercial greenhouse production methods in the tomato fruit industry. These results provide a clear demonstration ofthe potential for
elevating [CO2] for improving yield and quality in greenhouse crops.
https://acade mic.oup.com/hr/article/10/4/uhad026/7049409?login=faIse
This testimony is to provide overall big picture of extinction level event(s) to instigate community emergency preparedness as part of the overall
plan
Increased solar radiation as a result of the earths weakening magnetosphere and polarity shift will significantly impact survivability of our community. There
will be significant disruptions of the supply chain, challenges with food production, energy blackouts, and limited communications. Community preparedness
for such events are not documented in the draft general plan, meanwhile many eastern hemisphere nations including Russia, Thailand, and Japan have
been preparing for these events with local civil defense for years. Citizens of Hawaii county are aware of the influx of billionaires over the last 20 years that
have had impact on county policy and planning. Many have taken permanent residence and hedging Hawaii island has a good chance of survivability during
these changes.
In light of this information, my suggestion is for our county to birth its own plan based on the needs ofthe community expressed in numerus testimonies and
include space weather scenarios as potential hazards. County officials would be wise to form a committee of experienced personnel from various
departments - including the local community members with relevant capabilities that can prioritize and draft a community plan that includes emergency
preparedness that is relevant to our our island. We need to focus on independence with agricultural food production, innovative energy and building
technologies and resilience thru preparation to create our own future we want to see.
Mahalo for your service,
Donna Thompson
Kamuela, HI