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<br /> 4 <br /> HAWAU <br /> ISIAND <br /> Economic <br /> Dtttwlopm¢nt <br /> Bo¢rd <br /> February 21, 2001 <br /> Mr. James Arakakl ""~az' <br /> 2o01l~nalfhr~.Nn,s <br /> Chazr NW N~rY Ylrr4eMtl <br /> Hawaii County C;ouncll F•r ~ <br /> ai~u>.z <br /> 25 Aupum Street ,'wor~i.~!~bw""' <br /> Htlu, HI 96720 ~ <br /> Re. OA 1 F,WAY CENTER, Kra au <br /> Public Ht~nrtg February 22, 2001, 9 00 a nt. <br /> My Warne is Paula Helfrich and 1 am President of the ! Iawait Island Gconoinic <br /> Devolopinent Board As we have testified un soveral occasions, an important part of the <br /> County of Hawaii's General Plan is en r~tucauun and tttazketing center in Keaau. the <br /> IoQical clxiice due to its location, thmugh the cotmcctiai iif Volcano liighwny with Yuna <br /> and Hilo communitie, <br /> • Wtth the advent tit the bypase coed, the new Kea'au Fltgh School and lntermcdintc <br /> School. and the recent groundbrcakmg of Kamehamcha Schools Campus on tha mauka <br /> stdc ui Volcano Ilighway, we arc achieving that critical mass as a cutter of education. <br /> • Wtth the advent of the a-beam ptuccsstng plant, expansion of floral ,utd nursery <br /> production, several distribution cemcrs at Shipman Pntk and expansion of other food- <br /> proccssing facrlrties, and the virtual explouon of production acreage in nom, kara, <br /> papaya, tam and other high value snips, we are on the edge of the critical mass to become <br /> a cotitmercial [Harker distribution center. <br /> -With ea iitClCaae m L•ght industrial operations and rogionul population. it is essential to <br /> estublish and expand additional cnmmuniry service centers for commcrcisl and social <br /> factltties such as banks, business services, medical clinics, retort astabluhmenta and <br /> dining or entettainmcnt venues which arc nut available outside of Hilo town These Woad <br /> to be available and expanded m Kee'au Tuwn itself, and also tin the adJ;icent patecls <br /> serving the Volcano Highway cotttmtmittes, Panaewaand Stainback l[ighway rcatdents <br /> I tool, forward to tlir:her progress rn the planned reJuvenattun of Keii au Tuwn C;enter, <br /> the oddttion of Uia Kumchameha Schools Cnmpus, Cruteway Center aitd the Puna Market <br /> Canter. Thunk you tiff the opportunity to submit these commeitts <br /> Yours a[ecerel~yf,~/~-- <br /> '~`~~11M~~~ , _ V <br /> Yaula 7_ I-[elfrtci, <br /> President <br /> <br />