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From: kate kennedv <br /> To: LPCtestimonv;WPCtestimonv <br /> Subject: General Plan 2045 <br /> Date: Thursday, November 21,2024 4:05:59 PM <br /> Aloha Commissioners and members of the council, <br /> This email is in reference to many concerns contained in the proposed general plan put forward for 2045. <br /> Please recommend Stakeholder change to the following: "Local Communities". Local Communities <br /> are local Big Island farmers, homeowners, renters, organizations, businesses, and individuals who <br /> live on Big Island or have property on Big Island that will be personally affected by projects, <br /> decisions, or activities in the general plan. Effective local community engagement and <br /> management are crucial for the success and sustainability of any initiative, as it helps ensure that <br /> diverse perspectives and interests are considered. <br /> • 2. The OSCER Department in the plan will null and void all public input and leave decisions to <br /> unelected officials. This is NOT okay! This department should not be created. This is on page 188, <br /> 40.8. <br /> 3. The Planning Department has sent out letters to homeowners telling them their land use will be <br /> changed from resident to recreation due to the General Plan 2045. This will drastically lower their <br /> property value and opens the door to rezone the area. This is not pono. It breaks the Aloha Spirit <br /> law§ 5-7.5. This must be made pono again. <br /> 4. There is a huge section on climate change and things that will be affected. This needs to be <br /> further researched. There are over 1900 credentialed scientist that say there is no climate danger. <br /> Erroneous information has been put forward over past decades regarding various climate <br /> concerns that were later revised or curtailed upon further investigation. Here is the pdf showing <br /> the scientist and what country they are from. https://clinte1.ora/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WCD- <br /> 241023.pdf <br /> • 5. Hilo does not have a Community Development Plan. How can a Big Island General Plan move <br /> forward without that? Hilo comprises 22% of the island population. <br /> 6. 1.13 under"Increase the biodiversity and resilience of native habitats" reads, `Incentivize private <br /> land management practices that protect and enhance natural resource values and, when <br /> appropriate, pursue the acquisition of lands for the protection of natural resources."'Incentives" <br /> mean more taxes. "Protection" means more rules. Who's "values" is this plan referring too because <br /> it's not the locals? "Pursue the acquisition of lands" -this type of phrasing is replete throughout <br /> the document and is ambiguous at best but more often confusing and misleading to the constituent <br /> reader. <br /> 7. This plan wants to turn land into "conservation". The exact opposite is what is needed for Big <br /> Island! Regarding alternatives, Steve Shropshire, a resident of Papaikou, has created an Ag <br /> Villages plan. This is just one example of alternatives that could be utilized rather than the guides <br /> put forward in the proposal <br /> Papaikou Ag Village Objectives: <br /> https://www.standtoaetherhawaii.com/ files/ugd/86fc0c 2cblcc6d604f4cdd971ad4083lc745bc.pdf <br /> Papaikou Site Plan: <br /> https://www.standtoaetherhawaii.com/files/ugd/86fc0c 5e4cdb02efeb46a5ae949a3579aff00d.pdf <br /> Papaikou Development: <br /> https://www.standtoaetherhawaii.com/files/ugd/86fc0c c2af52c8b3c645bla6868a724eee8304.pdf <br /> Mahalo for your time and investment toward a healthy and vibrant future for all residents of the Big Island <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Kate Kennedy <br /> Pahoa <br />