HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-12-18 Don Noguchi GP TestimonyFrom: Donald
To: W PCtesti mono
Cc: LPCtestimonv
Subject: Revise Hawaii General Plan Testimony Here
Date:Wednesday, December 18,2024 7:24:27 PM
Aloha Commissioners,
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 NO climate 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 can have input on this plan.
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.
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 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. To reduce
someone's property value 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. There are over 1900 credentialed scientist that say
there is no climate danger. Here is the pdf showing the scientist and what country
they are from. https://clinte1.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WCD-
241023.pdf John Coleman,the first weatherman for Good MorningAmerica and
the Founder of the Weather Channel has gone on CNN and other media outlets
stating. "There is no climate danger". He explain the reason for this narrative is the
investors, in renewable energy, want to make these changes.
Hilo does not have a Community Development Plan. How can a Big Island General
Plan move forward 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 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" does this say they are going to pursing
taking people's private property?Again with "protection of natural resources". This
plan should be focused on 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 to turn land into Ag Villages and grow more food!
Steve Shropshire, 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 2cb1cc6d604f4cdd971ad408
31c745bc.pdf
Papaikou Site
Plan: https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/ files/ugd/86fc0c 5e4cdb02efeb46a5ae9
49a3579aff00d.pdf
Papaikou Development:
https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/ files/ugd/86fc0c c2af52c8b3c645b1 a6868a72
4eee8304.pdf
A Hawaiian born Kanaka revised the Collaborative Biocultural Stewardship that is in the
plan. You can see it in the pdf below:
Part
One: https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/ files/ugd/86fc0c Oa1 d5be8f1 d140069415
f7b691725786.pdf
Part Two: https://86fcOcbd-8207-4076-85fa-
5a62e4e933b4.usrfiles.com/ugd/86fc0c ecc498ba192d4a7689ebf31 c3681 c2ec.pdf
Here is a longer revised version of the plan from locals:
https://www.standtogetherhawaii.com/ files/ugd/86fcOc b34739e4c99c461685de4c02
07.bf286e.Ddf
The way this plan is written is very far from what will support our island.
Don Noguchi