Communication No. 2020-1- Kupuna Moopuna Testimony

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Communication 2020-01 Kupuna for Mo'opuna's Public Testimony for the All Action Committee CDP Meeting 12.16.2020 Hawai'i County Planning Department Public Meeting December 16, 2020 at 4:OOpm Re: Agenda Item - Business 1. Island -wide Community Development Plan Action Committee Convening COMMENTS: Urgent Call for the Establishment of a Hilo Community Development Plan Action Committee Aloha, We, Kupuna for the Mo'opuna, submit the following testimony regarding the Island -wide Community Development Plan Action Committee Convening. Our testimony is an urgent call for the establishment of a Hilo Community Development Plan Action Committee. The convening of the "Island -wide" CDP Action Committee is premature until an overdue Hilo CDP Action Committee is established. With the daunting outlook of Hawai'i County's economic recovery, resources for responsible planning must be prioritized and used in efforts to establish a critical Hilo CDP Action Committee. A critical Hilo CDP Action Committee must be the priority of the Planning Department so that the grossly outdated Hilo CDP of 1975 will receive required action in order to bring it current. Without a current Hilo CDP, the voices of Hilo's CDP residents are being left out of the "Island -wide" CDP Action Committee and the Hawai'i County General Plan 2040. (See attached testimony to County Council committee, Comm. 659.13 on 11.17.2020.) We will continue to seek every opportunity to shed light on this urgent matter. Mahalo, Kupuna for the Mo'opuna Pana'ewa, Hawai'i