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<br /> compete. This may not mean the fanciful dream of an independent family <br /> <br /> farm for every person but it can mean jobs, security and an agricultural <br /> lifestyle. It needs more agricultural water supply and it needs an <br /> infrastructure that provides a market. It also needs planning by the County <br /> and State that allows such development and investment to occur. <br /> Thus, as you move forward in this process, please consider the art of the <br /> possible. Taking away entitlements or imposing excessive restrictions will <br /> simply take away the investment interest and put more and more people on <br /> assistance programs. It is all a balance and I urge you to find the position <br /> that keeps the investment interest. <br /> Most of you will be aware of the now defunct Hawaiian Riviera Resort. I <br /> did not agree with what was proposed for this and the fact is, it did not <br /> happen and will never happen in South Kona. I-Iowever, it did propose an <br /> injection of capital to 3000 acres of land that would have supported a lot of <br /> jobs. iNithout capital the land will not effectively support any employment. <br /> The same is true of much of South Kona. The alternative is an increase of <br /> the "Welfare state." <br /> V6~e employ almost 200 people at MacFarms on 4000 acres and I think we <br /> are good employers but we need outside capital to maintain this situation <br /> and the agricultural lifestyle it allows. <br /> 3 <br /> <br />