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From: Sophia"s Mom <br />To: LPCtestimonv; WPCtestimonv <br />Subject: Please consider my testimony on The Hawaii General Plan <br />Date: Friday, November 22, 2024 12:02:42 PM <br />Aloha Honorable Planning Commissioners of Hawai'i County <br />& Director Kern, <br />Regarding the General Plan and cultural resources you <br />focused on today, many cannot be obtained as objectives with <br />collaboration and partnerships. They must have a foundation <br />of trust and commitments of financial support which will not <br />happen unless we manage our citizens money by disclosing <br />audited, financial reports to the citizens, whose money the <br />administration of this county is responsible for. This is the <br />adoption of a measure that will incentivize the participation of <br />the most important resource, being the people of Hawaii nei, <br />including our neglected indigenous Hawaiian people! <br />With mandatory disclosure, including all income, all paid <br />employees, names of contractors and amounts paid for <br />services, work, any consulting costs for the County; including <br />all capital projects and utilities; i.e., our cost of solid waste <br />services, we will not be aware nor be able to evaluate how <br />effective the General Plan can be. When this is mandated and <br />we then mandate money for the restoration, preservation and <br />maintenance of sacred places and educational opportunities to <br />learn about our Hawaiian culture and its significance, this will <br />be the usual rhetoric with no implementation. I agree the <br />today's presentation was impressive but I didn't see any <br />Hawaiian people involved. So even regarding this <br />presentation, your objective is not being met in my opinion. <br />Regarding the General Plan and cultural resources, you know <br />these cannot be obtained as objectives with collaboration and <br />