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DeVera, Ashley <br />From: cyd shiroma < <br />Sent: Monday, September 23, 2024 7:01 PM <br />To: Planning General Plan <br />Subject: Revision to Hawaii General Plan Testimony <br />Attachments: WebPage.pdf <br />Attention Planning Department, <br />The final draft of the Big Island general plan does not support the future of the Big Island, nor does it <br />clearly define what you want to do. <br />It should be revised or thrown out and redone to represent "The People" and not the "Stakeholders". <br />The current general plan looks like it will further regulate and fine the public, limit travel, cluster people <br />into dense housing and more. <br />It has no conclusive plan to help communities prosper. <br />The main structure of the plan is "Sustainability" when it should be "innovation". We want to move <br />toward thriving communities, environmental <br />support and economic alternatives that support farmers and homeowners and not put people in boxes <br />while over -regulating them. <br />The general plan you have is modeled throughout the United States with the exact same words like: <br />cluster, stakeholder, buffer zones, <br />change codes, amend and more. <br />How is it possible that it was created by the Big Island Planning Department when so many other General <br />Plans around the country have the <br />same language? <br />Please review the attached PDF and revise the general plan accordingly. <br />Thank you <br />Cyd Shiroma <br />1 <br />