08-11-2008, 12:05 PM
It may be useful to study the success of the various building moratoriums successfully applied in the San Juan Islands of Washington State and even the further moratoriums in the Canadian Gulf islands. These restrictions were put in place for the same reasons that they would be valid here in Hawaii--that the current infrastructure cannot support the development occurring. Statistics of traffic, water supply, sewage, police per ca pita, hospital beds per capitation were all applied. There is law on the books successfully applied, at least for a while, that was functional in achieving this end. Of course, well backed interests circumvented the process eventually, but at least the application of law was fair--ALL building was stopped. To attempt to discourage development by the splatter method of petty regulation and permit process only discourages single, small scale landowners, and is the first thing in the PCDP that is a massive mistake, and needs to change, pronto. As I read the plan as it exists, the only thing it will stop is the young couple with a kid from getting a home.