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James 1Vic~uen <br /> i~awai'i island Planning advocates <br /> F~Ci~ 2, fox 6813 <br /> Kea'au, ~9i 9~7~9 <br /> 'fi <br /> fi~ i~i~Y ~~i~ C°Pi °1P C~3~3C1~ '~i~Ea 6 i° tl~Y S, <br /> Shipman application for honing Change ~ Kea'au Gateway Project <br /> Cear Chairperson Arakaki and Council Members: ~~_.~~.a.___~.' <br /> ~n~~E <br /> <br /> although it has been several months since the last hearing regarding the Shipman ~at~way <br /> Pro3~ct, i want to remind you that, although we do not have the luxury of time and resources \to <br /> attend each and every hearing on this proposal, the ma~~rity ®f Puna resides conti~~e t® <br /> (~t~i~t3S tih-e S€~~an +~ateway pr~~ect as pr~~sas~ci. <br /> i wi#I again reiterate the reasons +~rhy the project is unacceptable: <br /> 1. e w~ w I n m r ri M II m ioh ~ <br /> ~ l r n r I- n rvi R ...The population <br /> r~ <br /> center of`Puna is not in liea'au, but mach further down highway 130 betwn tT#a7~~aaiian <br /> Paradise mark and Pahoa. Pot many Duna residents, building another large rates! c~;nter in <br /> Kea'au will not significantly decrease the driving for certain goods and suppli€;s row found <br /> in 4~iilo. <br /> 2. Th a w r ' i s ff sti i II tr ~ va! <br /> hen l m l Of what use will the bypass be if ~htprna~, is <br /> allowed tc turn it into afoot-way traffc signal for their shopping center? ~iready, the bypass <br /> is not a true bypass, as drivers headed onto Hwy. 130 have to stop at a tragic light to make <br /> a left-hand turn. Con't destroy the remaining value of the bypass by allowing Shipman to <br /> turn it into a congested four-way stoplight! <br /> 3. r 'll + h r , <br /> v rii ~ l 'i € r iv • ¢ ~ .The <br /> project design shows no iMagsnation. ~'or example, this proect could a I°~awai'ian-themed <br /> retail village with unique local shops that would support local residents and be a visitor <br /> attraction all by itself. Instead, Shipman is proposing a faceless shopping center that will <br /> be an eyesore for residents and visitors alike. V!d'here are the architectural and design <br /> standards to ensure that develo,prnents of this type wilt be attractive and a real asset to the <br /> community? Co we really think that tourists want to come here to shop at ^ strip mall with <br /> the same ~Ilc~9onaids, gas stations and Safeways they have at home? <br /> 4. Th ¢ w r' i f l r I f r ' h r set <br /> f f "build it and they w## comeA <br /> approach- to planning witi only result in more sprawl, worse traffic, an undesirable place to <br /> live and an unattractive destination for visitors. Until our communFty and ;ror~al pia~~ ~r <br /> in place, we cannot allow projects of this Magnitude to destroy the rura# any ~~~~r" c b~~~€fy <br /> of the Puna district. imet's get our coMMUnity plans in place first, and then ~ut~d :ccordrng <br /> ~ ~ ~ <br /> <br />