03-29-2019, 09:26 AM
I can walk to about a dozen local restaurants and shops.
Bags of feed/fertilizer still require a trip to Hilo. Which is somewhat ironic.
Ultimately it doesn't matter where the lines are drawn, because people will want them to be just a little bit closer or further. Mostly, I have a problem with the way it's managed: the rules are always given as justification for why we must or cannot, but with different interpretations as fit the situation. It's worse than no-rules all-sprawl.
Approving this SUP would basically say that the PCDP doesn't matter.
Denying this SUP is basically saying that small local merchants aren't that important unless they can afford to meet all the new requirements (point being that they can't).
What we need is a "dirt mall" with fee-simple lots for things like Pahoa Feed & Fertilizer -- but we can only create this with a time machine so that it's "grandfathered" today.
Bags of feed/fertilizer still require a trip to Hilo. Which is somewhat ironic.
Ultimately it doesn't matter where the lines are drawn, because people will want them to be just a little bit closer or further. Mostly, I have a problem with the way it's managed: the rules are always given as justification for why we must or cannot, but with different interpretations as fit the situation. It's worse than no-rules all-sprawl.
Approving this SUP would basically say that the PCDP doesn't matter.
Denying this SUP is basically saying that small local merchants aren't that important unless they can afford to meet all the new requirements (point being that they can't).
What we need is a "dirt mall" with fee-simple lots for things like Pahoa Feed & Fertilizer -- but we can only create this with a time machine so that it's "grandfathered" today.