2025-03-06 Karen Alvarado Testimony

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From: Karen Alvarado To: WPCtestimony; LPCtestimonv;Council Testimony; Kimball, Heather; Kaaiwada.Jennifer;Onishi. Dennis; Kierkiewicz,Ashley; Kanealii-Kleinfelder, Matt;Villeaas, Rebecca;Galimba. Michelle M.; Inaba. Holeka; Hustace. James;cohmayor(o)hawaiicounty.aov Subject: Vote Unfavorable Recommendation on the Hawaii GP 2045! Date: Thursday, March 6,2025 2:01:19 PM The Big Island General Plan is very long and complicated. I know most of these political documents are written so that the average person cannot understand them and make it so it is overwhelming. One has to study it throughly and most will not and cannot as it is so hard to comprehend. However, owning property and land here on the Northern tip I can see this plan is not in favor of the people who have lived and worked their land for years. I am so disappointed that this plan would even be recommended. I am not sure who you people are and why you would even favor it. I wonder if our government is putting plants into these positions and they aren't even living here and don't care about the people or the state of Hawaii. This is a beloved place and you are planning to devastate this beautiful place and the people. Please wake up and let God guide you for the benefit of all of us. It's becoming a very scary place to live. Thanks for your consideration. Concerns Include: • Land Use Titles changing Residential to Recreation DROPS property value • The plan could set up MANY opportunities for the State to take your land & Rezone • The plan could regulate OFF-GRID living • The plan will further STRESS the electric grid by increasing prices. They want to create a Smart Grid and Broadband infrastructure that will dig up roads to lay WIFI cable underground that will be on all the time • Most of the Big Island will change to Conservation land (only a park can be on it) or Natural land (no people, buildings, or farming). How will Hawaii Homelands give land back to Hawaiians? • AND MORE!