11-16-2006, 07:08 AM
Hi Jennifer, All,
Thanks for attending this seminar. I was there too, at the earlier time slot, and found it to be "interesting" and then "kind of scary". I want to know what this new definition is going to mean to current State "Ag" zones, and nobody there could offer any insight. Has anyone from the Ag, Land Use or Natural Resources working groups heard about any land use changes that might redescribe the ag lands definition?
Rural designation might mean more opportunities for grants to communities with poor infrastructure, which could result in changing the face or character of the current Ag zoned subdivisions to a type of residential. For some subdivisions this could be good, but for others, doing that might downgrade the current rural lifestyle to a more residential atmosphere, such as no farm animals, (pigs, roosters, etc), stiff penalties for barking dogs, and maybe even no burning garbage or shooting guns (pigs that might be digging up gardens or whatever).
These are my questions and concerns. I don't know where it's going from here, but I plan to follow this process closely. I hope others do too, because they're planning to present this to the legislature in January.
Mahalo,
Kim
--- Jennifer_Perry/HILOH/HIDOE@notes.k12.hi.us wrote:
> Yesterday I attended a meeting of the Hawaii Rural
> Development Council
> which is sponsoring workshops to help define what
> activity should be
> allowed in the "RURAL" land classification of HRS
> 205 of the Land Use
> Commission. Out of the State's total 4 million
> acres:
> * 10,870 are zoned "rural"
> * 1,930,797 zoned "agricultural"
> * 1,973,636 zoned "conservation"
> * 84,697 zoned "urban"
>
> Currently rural zoning allows for a minimum acreage
> of 1/2 acre per house.
> There is a map on the state LUC website that shows
> all the zoning on all
> the islands. State land use zoning will have a
> direct impact on any
> planning that is being done in the Puna work groups.
> Ideas from the Rural
> workshops will be posted on line. If you are
> interested, please let me
> know. The next meeting is on November 30, 2:00-
> 4:30 at the Aloha Room
> (Hoomalimali Room) of the Naniloa Hotel. You have
> to pre-register if you
> want to attend.
>
> Contact for these workshops:
>
> Eric M. Kapono
> Advancement Services for Native Nonprofits
> 234 Nahale-a Avenue
> Hilo, HI 96720
> Tel: 808-969-3991
> Fax: 808-443-0013
> www.advancementservices.org
Thanks for attending this seminar. I was there too, at the earlier time slot, and found it to be "interesting" and then "kind of scary". I want to know what this new definition is going to mean to current State "Ag" zones, and nobody there could offer any insight. Has anyone from the Ag, Land Use or Natural Resources working groups heard about any land use changes that might redescribe the ag lands definition?
Rural designation might mean more opportunities for grants to communities with poor infrastructure, which could result in changing the face or character of the current Ag zoned subdivisions to a type of residential. For some subdivisions this could be good, but for others, doing that might downgrade the current rural lifestyle to a more residential atmosphere, such as no farm animals, (pigs, roosters, etc), stiff penalties for barking dogs, and maybe even no burning garbage or shooting guns (pigs that might be digging up gardens or whatever).
These are my questions and concerns. I don't know where it's going from here, but I plan to follow this process closely. I hope others do too, because they're planning to present this to the legislature in January.
Mahalo,
Kim
--- Jennifer_Perry/HILOH/HIDOE@notes.k12.hi.us wrote:
> Yesterday I attended a meeting of the Hawaii Rural
> Development Council
> which is sponsoring workshops to help define what
> activity should be
> allowed in the "RURAL" land classification of HRS
> 205 of the Land Use
> Commission. Out of the State's total 4 million
> acres:
> * 10,870 are zoned "rural"
> * 1,930,797 zoned "agricultural"
> * 1,973,636 zoned "conservation"
> * 84,697 zoned "urban"
>
> Currently rural zoning allows for a minimum acreage
> of 1/2 acre per house.
> There is a map on the state LUC website that shows
> all the zoning on all
> the islands. State land use zoning will have a
> direct impact on any
> planning that is being done in the Puna work groups.
> Ideas from the Rural
> workshops will be posted on line. If you are
> interested, please let me
> know. The next meeting is on November 30, 2:00-
> 4:30 at the Aloha Room
> (Hoomalimali Room) of the Naniloa Hotel. You have
> to pre-register if you
> want to attend.
>
> Contact for these workshops:
>
> Eric M. Kapono
> Advancement Services for Native Nonprofits
> 234 Nahale-a Avenue
> Hilo, HI 96720
> Tel: 808-969-3991
> Fax: 808-443-0013
> www.advancementservices.org