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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
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