07-29-2008, 10:01 AM
Tomorrow's Rally for the Plan!! is to show support for quick passage of the Puna Community Development Plan.
No community derived plan has ever made it into law in Hawaii before. The powers that be do not want this as a precedent.
Here's some background on why:
This PCDP is the result of lawsuits filed in years past which threatened the release of Federal Highway Funds in Hawaii. On a State and County level it was determined that the General Plans in use at that time were basically produced with input from large landowners with minimal public participation.
The Federal Government required, in settlement, that community members be consulted on development plans. Hence, things like the Puna, Kona, Kohala Community Development Plans.
It may be that once the "input" is taken it doesn't actually matter if the community planning is actually implemented. The input was gathered, records of meeting attendance documented, and with the failure of the "community plan" the original General Plan survives intact.
So tomorrow we come very close to finding out if Status Quo wins or people of Puna do.
Another thing taking place is this:
In the past the residents of rural Hawaii were all working for or related to people who worked for the major established powers. Things have changed now. Many people in Puna are independent and able to speak their minds without retribution.
Let's see how it goes tomorrow. Join us at the Rally for the Plan!!
See top of the Forum front page to download Rally info....
No community derived plan has ever made it into law in Hawaii before. The powers that be do not want this as a precedent.
Here's some background on why:
This PCDP is the result of lawsuits filed in years past which threatened the release of Federal Highway Funds in Hawaii. On a State and County level it was determined that the General Plans in use at that time were basically produced with input from large landowners with minimal public participation.
The Federal Government required, in settlement, that community members be consulted on development plans. Hence, things like the Puna, Kona, Kohala Community Development Plans.
It may be that once the "input" is taken it doesn't actually matter if the community planning is actually implemented. The input was gathered, records of meeting attendance documented, and with the failure of the "community plan" the original General Plan survives intact.
So tomorrow we come very close to finding out if Status Quo wins or people of Puna do.
Another thing taking place is this:
In the past the residents of rural Hawaii were all working for or related to people who worked for the major established powers. Things have changed now. Many people in Puna are independent and able to speak their minds without retribution.
Let's see how it goes tomorrow. Join us at the Rally for the Plan!!
See top of the Forum front page to download Rally info....
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