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<br /> Many residents have been trained in technological. skills. A large number of them have their <br /> <br /> oven businesses. Many work. from their homes and service aworld-wide market through <br /> global computer corffununications systems. <br /> <br /> Nevv high-technology businesses include a computer aniFraation facility for tl~e movie <br /> <br /> industry, arcd a solar energy research and development facility, and a bio-engineering <br /> company. Kauai has also become a center for electronic marleting, and several lax'ge <br /> <br /> national companies operate marketing centers here. electronic marketing allows people to <br /> work from th~:ir homes, taping advantage of Kaua`i's excellent. cornznunicafionM ~~=stem, <br /> 1•€igh-technology businesses employ about three percent of our workforce, a slight increase <br /> from two percent 20 years ago. <br /> 'i <br /> he Pacific Missile Range facility is a major testing and evaluation facility, supportig~g <br /> civilian as well as Military projects. As one of the most import 'P and ~ centers ire the <br /> Pacific, it attracts high-technology businesses to locate on Kauai. PMRP remagns a federal <br /> installation, ~~itl~ s€~bstaastial federal: funding. Scientific and commercial :~scartih c~ansti€~~tie <br /> the largest portion of PMR]F activities, yielding an ever-increasing aanount of operating <br /> revenues. ~itla a proactive prograrc tm hire current and retuning reside~ts> Plv and its <br /> associated companies provide traini~ag programs and works in cooperation with the college <br /> and the high schools. Continuing agriculture and ac}uaculture operattions on adjacent State <br /> lands provides a buffer and uses surface water that would-otherwise inundate the ham. <br /> State government supports technology through funding research and developra~ent, providing. <br /> solar tax cr~its and other tax ircentives, matti~ag land and infrastructure availalsle with <br /> appropriate zoning, and subsidizing the telecon~nsunication infrastructa~r+~. 't'hey providb <br /> assistance in reaching global ~na~-kets, in enco€araging local employrr€ent and business <br /> ownership, in stimulating the development and use of alternative power generation; .and in <br /> educatg .aua.`i students so that they can fill high-technology jobs. <br /> County government supports technology businesses by zoning appropriately loc~.ed lands for <br /> high-tech~sology uses and lay providing County infrastructure. <br /> Fusin meal I~vety <br /> Small business is the foundation of Kaua`i's economy, employing the largest percentage of <br /> the population. There is a wide variety of business opportunities, including outdoor <br /> recreation, with environynental tourism and sports facilities; support facilities for movies and <br /> television; healing, hc~lth -care, wellness and retreat centers nth in alternative health and <br /> traditional medicine; assisted living facilities for retirees; innovative power geration; light <br /> n€.anuf~tung and food processing; authentic l~awaiian cul~:l. businesses and cultural <br /> education; and home-based cottage businesses networked with electronic marketing. <br /> Some of the former sugar mills are now coranaeercial centers with shops, museums, crafts and <br /> artisan areas, and restaurants. `1`laey are preserved for their historical significance a€~d ~S~°saano.e <br /> local products and culture. Other mills support food industry and industrial businesses. <br /> ltaua`i businesses and governr~aent work together to combine the ltey ingredients of a <br /> s~;~essful island economy. Thd C€a~mty supports business by providing r~~ded infrastructure <br /> to towns and urban, centers; by funding business assistance programs; by nnirgirnizing <br /> regulations and malting them understandable; and by providing limited tax incentives. New <br /> Visiaacs ICaaa~'i ¦ 2-7 <br /> <br />