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Home My WebLink About2025-01-16 Leeward Planning Commission Special General Plan Actions LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS ON REVIEW OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I GENERAL PLAN 2045 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I GENERAL PLAN 2045 Discussion and action on the County of Hawai`i General Plan 2045, Final Recommended Draft dated July 2024, transmitted by the Planning Director. The General Plan is the primary policy document for the long-range comprehensive development of the island of Hawaii. The General Plan shall contain a statement of development objectives, standards and principles with respect to the most desirable use of land within the county for residential, recreational, agricultural, commercial, industrial and other purposes which shall be consistent with proper conservation of natural resources and the preservation of our natural beauty and historical sites; the most desirable density of population in several parts of the county; a system of principal thoroughfares, highways, streets,public access to the shorelines, and other open spaces; the general locations, relocations and improvements of buildings, the general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, for water, sewers, light,power, transit, and other purposes; the extent and location of public housing projects; adequate drainage facilities and control; air pollution; and such other matters as may, in the council's judgment,promote the general welfare, health , and prosperity of its people. NOVEMBER 21, 2024 MEETING Action: Commissioner Donna"Kinuko" Noborikawa moved that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council on the application to amend the County of Hawaii General Plan 2005 based on the Planning Director's County of Hawaii General Plan 2045 final recommended draft dated 2024 which shall be adopted. Vice Chair Mahina Paishon-Duarte seconded. [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 1:40:29] The recommendation motion on the draft Plan to the County Council will remain open for several months until the final review meeting. This allows the commissioners to propose subsidiary motions for changes, such as additions, deletions, or replacements, to refine the draft. At the final meeting, the Commission will vote on the main motion and then submit its recommendation to the County Council. COMMISSION CONTINUED THIS MATTER TO THE NOVEMBER 22, 2024, MEETING. NOVEMBER 22, 2024 MEETING Motion on the floor is that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council. Subsidiary Actions: 1) Vice Chair Mahina Paishon-Duarte moved to amend the main motion to insert the words "water stewardship, fire mitigation, and management" after the words "land use" on page 71, Policy 8.5. [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 3:28:19] Commissioner Dean Au seconded the motion but asked that the maker of the motion take out the word"management" from "wildfire mitigation and management". [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 3:30:00] Vice Chair Mahina Paishon-Duarte moved to amend her motion to remove the words "and management" so that Policy 8.5, on page 71 will read: "Climate change adaptation strategies shall be considered in County budgetary, land use, water stewardship, fire mitigation, and other decision-making processes." [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 3:30:54] Commissioner Dean Au seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 3:31:22] The motion carried with four ayes (Paishon-Duarte, Au, Noborikawa, and DeFranco) and three excused (Kanuha, Rodriguez, Dela Cruz). 2) Commissioner Dean Au moved to amend the main motion to insert the word"wildfires" between "tsunamis," and "and volcanic activity" on page 64, Table 12, under Natural Disasters & Climate Vulnerability, the first bullet so that it will read: "Susceptibility to natural disasters such as hurricanes, tsunamis, wildfires, and volcanic activity can disrupt energy infrastructure and impede mitigation efforts." [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 3:49:48]Vice Chair Mahina Paishon-Duarte seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 3:50:22]. The motion carried with four ayes (Au, Paishon-Duarte, Noborikawa, and DeFranco) and three excused(Kanuha, Rodriguez, Dela Cruz). COMMISSION CONTINUED THIS MATTER TO THE DECEMBER 19, 2024, 5:00 P.M MEETING DECEMBER 19, 2024 MEETING COMMISSION CONTINUED THIS MATTER TO THE JANUARY 16, 2025, 9:30 A.M. MEETING JANUARY 16, 2025 MEETING Motion on the floor is that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council. Subsidiary Actions: 1) Commissioner Barbara DeFranco moved to amend the main motion to amend the definition of"Stakeholder" on page 19. Commissioner Mahina Paishon-Duarte seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 04:26:16] The motion carried with five ayes (DeFranco, Paishon-Duarte, Kanuha, Noborikawa, and Au) and two excused(Dela Cruz, Rodriguez). [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 04:46:19] Chair Dean Au moved to amend Commissioner Barbara DeFranco's motion by adding "Hawai'i County residents" before the word "individual" and to take out the second sentence from "stakeholders to organizations" so that the definition of"Stakeholder" reads: "Stakeholder is any Hawaii County residents, individual, group, or organization that has an interest or concern in a particular project, decision, or activity and can be affected by its outcomes. They can influence or be influenced by the objectives,policies, and performance of an organization or project. Effective stakeholder engagement and management are crucial for the success and sustainability of any initiative, as it helps ensure that diverse perspectives and interests are considered." Commissioner Barbara DeFranco seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 04:44:12] The amended motion carried with five ayes (Au, DeFranco, Kanuha, Noborikawa, and Paishon-Duarte) and two excused(Dela Cruz, Rodriguez). [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 04:45:14] 2 2) Chair Dean Au moved to amend the main motion to amend Action 32.v on page 159 to include the words "fire and wildfire" after the words "floods" to read as follows: "Adopt incentives, such as tax deductions, to encourage retrofitting of existing structures for resilience against earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, and fire and wildfire." Commissioner Mahina Paishon-Duarte seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 04:47:52] The motioned carried with five ayes (Au, Paishon-Duarte, DeFranco, Kanuha, and Noborikawa), and two excused (Dela Cruz, Rodriguez). [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 04:55:25] 3) Chair Au moved to amend the main motion to to amend Action 32.q on page 159 to include the words "fire and wildfire" in the list of hazards to read as follows: "Seek funding and support continued scientific research relating to hazards (e.g., research on erosion rates, slumping rates, slope stability studies, sea level rise rates, tsunami inundation mapping, coastal stream flood mapping, fire and wildfire, etc.).", and that the Planning Department review the General Plan and include "fire and wildfire" in any list of natural disasters or hazards. Vice Chair Donna"Kinuko" Noboriakwa seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 04:56:11] The motioned carried with five ayes (Au, DeFranco, Kanuha, Noborikawa, and Paishon-Duarte), and two excused (Dela Cruz, Rodriguez). [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 04:59:31 4) Chair Dean Au moved to defer to the next meeting a motion to recommend that mapping creating and maintaining emergency evacuation routes be prioritized over all other planning activities and that this priority be reflected in the general plan, as an example in Policy 32.h and 32.k. Commissioner Clement"CF Kanuha III seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 05:46:51] The motioned carried with five ayes (Au, Kanuha, DeFranco, Noborikawa, and Paishon-Duarte), and two excused (Dela Cruz, Rodriguez). [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 05:47:26] 5) Vice Chair Donna"Kinuko" Noborikawa moved to request staff to provide the Commission with a definition of"Cumulative Impacts" at the next meeting. Commissioner Clement"CF Kanuha III seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 06:01:26] Chair Dean Au called for a voice vote. The motioned carried with five ayes and two excused (Dela Cruz, Rodriguez). [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 06:02:04] COMMISSION CONTINUED THIS MATTER TO THE FEBR UARY 20, 2025, 9:30 A.M. MEETING 3