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FROM :LRULIMA PUNK GRRDEN FRX N0. :808 966-7421 Jan. 02 2005 03:30PM PS Cooaty General Plea, Vir¢ieia Asbe r,; ; ,PAGE 3 GENERATING INCOME Home businesses number more than 250 in Hawaiian Paradise Park alone. There are 16,000 lots under one acre and 17,000 one-acre lots in Puna subdivisions. Many of the residents will start home businesses. There are currently more than 250 home-based businesses in Hawaiian Paradise Park alone, with a wide range of goods and services besides agricultural. we need zoning which acknowledges these urea and town centers for relocation. 12ecvcling can serve as an income base far Puna by placingrecycle/reuse centers similar to the pilot project implemented in Kea'au in every subdivision, creating employment, decreasing traffic and reducing the cost of waste disposal to our county. Value added sericulture is a growing business sector in Puna. Appropriate zoning will allow infrastructure for these efforts (certified kitchens and warehouses.) Fco-tourism opportunities abound in Puna. and should be encouraged in ow planning. An economic base can be developed using trails and roadways which bypass the highways and include bed and breakfast locations and small, independent businesses. Creation of a regional park at Cape Kumukahi with a network of trails is now possible. HOUSING Currently, there is a shortage of over 1,000 housing units across the island. This was not the case ten years ago. Additionally, some families cannot afford to finish their homes. Assisting them would get more properties on the tax rolls. Collaboration between state, county and private developers is needed in order to create affordable single or multiple-utut complexes. MAKING HAWAII COUNTY A NICER PLACE TO LIVE Increased mobility and connectivity is the key to a diverse economic base which will provide some of the "niceties," opportunities for commerce, education, employment and recreation. I support the passage of the proposed version of the County General Plan. At the very least, it contains general language to which recommendations may bo attached aad acknowledges the need for planning future communities.