HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-02-06 Ken Honma TestimonyFrom:Ken Honma
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.gov
Cc:Marie Ruhland; Stand Together Hawaii; Debbie Guanzon; Mark & Ruth Statler
Subject:No confidence in GP2045
Date:Thursday, February 6, 2025 6:22:17 PM
2/6/2025
Dear Planning Commission members,
Watching part of the dialog between the Windward Planning Commission Chairman and the
department staff today showed me that even the planning commissioners have no clear
understanding of what this general plan is actually about. We the people have almost
unanimously said the same thing; “What exactly is the goal of this general plan?”
The staff mentioned other clarifying information that would be forthcoming that would help clarify
some issues:
Why is pertinent information not already included in the proposed plan?
The climate change dogma that is underpinning this document (and that has been shown to be
scientifically faulty) is still being used as justification by the staff by invoking past
State and County legislative action as a justification. Rather than the staff admitting that the past
actions may not comport with the present scientific information,
staff used the obsolete legislation to be able to defer and deflect the Chairs’ attempt at
modernizing and updating the scientific basis of the document.
This exchange shows why we the people do not trust our County government and its staff to act in
our best interest - the interest of we the inhabitants of the land.
The attitude of the staff representative left me with the impression that the people are being
railroaded into accepting the ideological basis for this document even to disregard new scientific
knowledge on the climate.
The Planning Commissioners must vote no confidence in this plan with the justification that the
scientific basis is flawed and does not include new and important information.
Sincerely,
Ken Honma Kurtistown, HI 9676