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(9 Cof!j DNL-i h1t9 (klyl I SS (LC <br />ITCrI -� <br />Date: 4/3/24 <br />To: Windward Planning Commission <br />From: Megan Isaac Magdalene, Hilo resident and STR Operator (12 years) <br />INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL -CCI -2024-000005) Bill 123, an ordinance <br />amending Chapter 19, Article 1 and Article 13, Chapter 23, Article 9, and <br />Chapter 25, Article 1, Article 2, Article 5, and Article 6 of the Hawaii County <br />Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to 'ohana dwelling units. <br />Removes each instance of the term "Ohana dwelling" from the County Code <br />and inserts the term "accessory dwelling unit" and adds provisions for the <br />establishment of an accessory dwelling unit. <br />Aloha Commission members: <br />I feel that Bill 123 represents an example of cultural misappropriation of the worst <br />kind. <br />It seems that there is no reason to change the language used. This reflects a time <br />honored tradition here of family taking care of one another and living together. <br />This is a reprehensible bill and we have heard no good case for why this is <br />necessary . <br />By removing 'Ohana' from the language of the Planning Departments description <br />of additional dwellings on the property the Council is proposing to erase important <br />cultural values. <br />In the hard times we are facing with higher living costs, it will be important for <br />individuals and for farmers to retain all natural rights and property rights and to be <br />able to cohabit with family or extended family. This should have no interference <br />from any branch of legislature nor from any Planning Division policy makers. <br />I strongly oppose this bill. It is very flawed and it is unjustified. Please do not <br />recommend that this bill moves forward. <br />Mahalo, <br />Megan Isaac Magdalene <br />�R,c• `d a =8 by�, <br />lid ._._ Read <br />COPY <br />