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~ 'OUCH OF ALOHA FLORI, ' <br /> ~.f5 WAIANUENUE AVENUE _ <br /> HILO, HAWAII 96720 <br /> (808) 935-9952 <br /> Honorable Aaron Chung, Chairman May 19, 1997 <br /> & Committee Members <br /> Committee on Finance RECENED <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> 25 Aupuni Street Drt,,, s/, ~Br~ ~ <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 County Coundl~P- ~C_ <br /> Sl1R.IF('f: Proposed Relocation of Hawaii Community College <br /> to Downtown Hilo <br /> My~name is Dale Adams, 1 am the owner of A Touch of Aloha Florist, <br /> in Downtown Hilo. 1 am writing in support of the relocation of the <br /> Hawaii Community College to Downtown Hilo. <br /> We all remember, as children, taking dominos and standing them <br /> end-to-end in a line. Next we would tip the first one and set off a <br /> <br /> chain reaction, resulting in the entire line of tiles toppling. <br /> Downtown Hilo is similar, with building after building physically <br /> declining, tenant after tenant taking leave of the area, and crime <br /> continuing to escalate. <br /> Yet, as the dominos begin to fall one direction, they can also be <br /> prompted to reverse themselves. Today, we have before us a unique <br /> opportunity to forcefully drive those dominos in a new, revitalizing <br /> direction. We can be the ones to make this transition happen, and <br /> we will see the fruits of our labors, when building after building <br /> stands proudly, when new businesses join those who have had the <br /> resolve to stay in Downtown, and when our youth are busy bustling <br /> from class to class they will turn away from crime. <br /> The choice is ours. Together, let's support the effort to relocate the <br /> Hawaii Community College to Downtown Hilo. Thank you. <br /> ~ ~ OS~ L p <br /> Imo,. 1W0. 2~ v_ O`_ <br /> ~ PYI® IYo. ~ EG <br /> Q_ ~ ~ ` ~ Rer:. lot Preseef F G <br /> Dste MeY 1 9 1991 <br /> <br />