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Loney Mae Scott, President <br /> Ola'a Kea'au Historical Society <br /> HCR 1 13ox 57l l <br /> Kea'au, Hi. 96749 <br /> February 4, 2002 ` ~E~~v ` <br /> ri~,~~_.~~______ By..~r <br /> ~ tl~14'j/ ~2tan~i! <br /> TESTIMONY ON SHIPMAN ZONING REQUEST FOR GATEWAY <br /> SHOPPING MALL <br /> <br /> To: Chairperson Arakaki ~ Council Members of Hawaii County Council <br /> I am Loney Mae Scott, president of the Ola'a Kea'au Historical Society. <br /> Our Society works to maintain and foster an attractive Kea'au Village. Instead of <br /> strip mall commercial development we would like to see village type development <br /> that is pedestrian friendly and a mixed use of commercial and residential. Since <br /> Shipman is proposing to eventually do residential development, it would be far <br /> better to build instead of a strip mall a new main street with a village green . Or <br /> do something like Kings Shopping in Waikoioa Resort area where sidewalks are <br /> between the shops and parking is outside. <br /> To further pedestrian access we would like to see the connector road have a <br /> bicycle lane and pedestrian walk way, perhaps 8 foot width that would also <br /> accommodate horse ~ buggy. (There is a local business interested in providing <br /> that service.) Our goal is to promote eomrnunity and tie old Kea' au village and <br /> Gateway Center together rather than separating them. <br /> Also in the proposed area there are. small parcels of old I-Iawaiian forest. <br /> We would like saved as much as possible and some of that incorporated into an <br /> attractive park for shoppers to rest, families to picnic, or children a place to <br /> play. <br /> Aloha pumehana, <br /> I.,ovey M~ cott <br /> Comte. No. <br /> • File Noa, , <br /> Re". Tom' <br /> Raf. Irate r ~ ~ ~ ~ 1t~ <br /> <br />