11-04-2014, 04:10 AM
The private subdivisions need to be re-invented so that they are not an impediment to planning
Agree. However, reality is that almost everything is zoned Ag, and any non-Ag use is Special, permits for which are "difficult to obtain".
the subdivisions need to have adequate roads and parks
Ignoring the subjective "adequate", problem is/has been/will be money and collective will (some subdivisions like their substandard roads and lack of community).
someplace to create a commercial center
Agree, but see above "zoning issue", and note that PCDP actively discourages any commercial development outside of "designated zones".
If we have community internet ... neither T-W or Htelcom will do this in the near future
TW/HT are bound by one-sided "franchise agreement" which guarantees their exclusive right to provide service -- or not, as is more often the case.
Let's try to insure that we learn from past mistakes and we make change work for us
Hawaiian Acres newsletter from 1962 says similar things; over 50 years has passed without substantive changes. Nobody is coming to rescue Puna, and the residents can't seem to agree on a single course of action, so things will be mostly the same in 2062 unless the volcano destroys everything -- which could happen any minute.
Agree. However, reality is that almost everything is zoned Ag, and any non-Ag use is Special, permits for which are "difficult to obtain".
the subdivisions need to have adequate roads and parks
Ignoring the subjective "adequate", problem is/has been/will be money and collective will (some subdivisions like their substandard roads and lack of community).
someplace to create a commercial center
Agree, but see above "zoning issue", and note that PCDP actively discourages any commercial development outside of "designated zones".
If we have community internet ... neither T-W or Htelcom will do this in the near future
TW/HT are bound by one-sided "franchise agreement" which guarantees their exclusive right to provide service -- or not, as is more often the case.
Let's try to insure that we learn from past mistakes and we make change work for us
Hawaiian Acres newsletter from 1962 says similar things; over 50 years has passed without substantive changes. Nobody is coming to rescue Puna, and the residents can't seem to agree on a single course of action, so things will be mostly the same in 2062 unless the volcano destroys everything -- which could happen any minute.