HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-12-19 Eileen Downing GP TestimonyFrom: Eileen Downino
To:WPCtestimonv;LPCtestimonv
Subject: Revise Hawaii General Plan Testimony Here
Date: Thursday,December 19,2024 3:49:49 AM
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://clintel.ora/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WCD-241023.pdf John Coleman, the first
weather man for Good Morning America 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.standtoaetherhawaii.com/ files/ugd/86fc0c 2cb1cc6d604f4cdd971ad40831c745bc.pdf
Papaikou Site Plan:
https://www.standtoaetherhawaii.com/files/ugd/86fc0c 5e4cdb02efeb46a5ae949a3579aff00d.pdf
Papaikou Development:
https://www.standtoaetherhawaii.com/files/ugd/86fc0c c2af52c8b3c645b1a6868a724eee8304.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.standtoaetherhawaii.com/files/ugd/86fc0c Oa1d5be8f1d140069415f7b691725786.pdf
Part Two: https://86fcOcbd-8207-4076-85fa-
5a62e4e933b4.usrfiles.com/ugd/86fc0c ecc498ba192d4a7689ebf31c3681c2ec.pdf
Here is a longer revised version of the plan from locals:
https://www.standtoaetherhawaii.com/ files/ugd/86fc0c_b34739e4c99c461685de4c0207bf286e.pdf
The way this plan is written is very far from what will support our island.
Mahalo
Eileen Downing