2025-02-20 Leeward Planning Commission Special General Plan Actions

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS ON REVIEW OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I GENERAL PLAN 2045 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I GENERAL PLAN 2045 Discussion and action on the County of Hawai`i General Plan 2045, Final Recommended Draft dated July 2024, transmitted by the Planning Director. The General Plan is the primary policy document for the long-range comprehensive development of the island of Hawaii. The General Plan shall contain a statement of development objectives, standards and principles with respect to the most desirable use of land within the county for residential, recreational, agricultural, commercial, industrial and other purposes which shall be consistent with proper conservation of natural resources and the preservation of our natural beauty and historical sites; the most desirable density of population in several parts of the county; a system of principal thoroughfares, highways, streets,public access to the shorelines, and other open spaces; the general locations, relocations and improvements of buildings, the general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, for water, sewers, light,power, transit, and other purposes; the extent and location of public housing projects; adequate drainage facilities and control; air pollution; and such other matters as may, in the council's judgment,promote the general welfare, health , and prosperity of its people. NOVEMBER 21, 2024 MEETING Action: Commissioner Donna"Kinuko" Noborikawa moved that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council on the application to amend the County of Hawaii General Plan 2005 based on the Planning Director's County of Hawaii General Plan 2045 final recommended draft dated 2024 which shall be adopted. Vice Chair Mahina Paishon-Duarte seconded. [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 1:40:29] The recommendation motion on the draft Plan to the County Council will remain open for several months until the final review meeting. This allows the commissioners to propose subsidiary motions for changes, such as additions, deletions, or replacements, to refine the draft. At the final meeting, the Commission will vote on the main motion and then submit its recommendation to the County Council. COMMISSION CONTINUED THIS MATTER TO THE NOVEMBER 22, 2024, MEETING. NOVEMBER 22, 2024 MEETING Motion on the floor is that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council. Subsidiary Actions: 1) Vice Chair Mahina Paishon-Duarte moved to amend the main motion to insert the words "water stewardship, fire mitigation, and management" after the words "land use" on page 71, Policy 8.5. [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 3:28:19] Commissioner Dean Au seconded the motion but asked that the maker of the motion take out the word"management" from "wildfire mitigation and management". [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 3:30:00]