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Erik Birkholm (DR) <br /> AINA HAWAII REALTY P.O. Bo:429, Keaau, HI %749 <br /> Oltrce Phone (8QB) 96<~7464 0llrice Fa: (808) 96G-8421 a-mail: ainahaw®interpac.net <br /> February zz, 2001 .E 2 ~ F'. ; 1 ? 12 <br /> Chairman James Arakaki ; , ~ <br /> Councilman Gary Safarik <br /> 25 Aupuru Street <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> SubJect Gateway Shopping Center <br /> Chairman Arakak?Councilman Gary Safiink <br /> I am venting this letter to your and your colleagues as a 12 year tenant of the Keaau <br /> Town Center and as a resident of the Puna Distract for the past 24 years Please be advised that <br /> I am not anti-development but I find the location of the Gateway Shopping Center as another <br /> example of poor planning and back room politics as usual The bypass road was planned to <br /> <br /> alleviate the growing traffic congestion for lower Puna residents traveling into Hilo By placing <br /> the Gateway Shopping center at the maJor intersection of the bypass ,you are adding to the <br /> <br /> congestion and compromising the intent of the by-pass The population of Puna certainly doesn't <br /> benefit from tlvs planning <br /> I suggest that you consider relocating the Gateway Shopping Center adjacent to the <br /> Shipman Park or m the town of Keaau itself Why not make Keaau Town a commercial center <br /> and have all the business activity centralized It certainly benefits the existing businesses that are <br /> now part of the old town of Keaau By splitting Keaau Town into stop malls you are only <br /> perpetuating what has ocurred in Hilo for the past twenty years with the demise of the Old Town <br /> d the KaiI~O-ar[OfTfa <br /> thank you for your time and consideration <br /> Respectfiilly Yours Enk Birkholm(DR), AINA HAWAII <br /> Comm. N0. 2 ~S <br /> Ftile No. <br /> Rei. To: <br /> lief. Jete FEB 2 6,20Uf <br /> <br />