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<br /> MAY-15-2006 17:22 FROM:HIEDB 80B 966 6792 T0:808 961 8912 P. 001001 <br /> 75.57:17 !(u~8cini hfu~q+., 208 <br /> m ~ r <br /> ~ ; , , l F(~il+~-Kc~r~, 19b740 ~ <br /> i®:808-329- t X58 I`~~: -329~5C4 <br /> .koe~-k~ha9~.COrro in4o~kor+~-kol~aB~.e~avo <br /> AA~y 15, 2008 SENT VIA FACSINIBLE <br /> Angel Pilago ~ <br /> Chair - planning Committer, <br /> Gounty of Hawaii <br /> Aupuni Center, <br /> 101 B~auahi Street, <br /> Saito 3, Hilo, Hi 96720 <br /> Subj~ta AN OI~CDINANCI= AN4ENOlNG SECTION 25-8.3, AI~TICL~ 8, CtiAPY~~ 25 OF ~°I~~ <br /> HA1f?AAI'I COUtetTY CO®E 1983, 13Y CHANGING TtiE ®ISTRICT CLASSIFICATI®1V ~R®AA <br /> ACaRtCUL°I-lA~2Alw (A-3a) Alvl® OMEN (®)1'® F~RO~ECT I,BSTi49CT (P®) AT KP?U, IVOF$Ti^8 <br /> KONA, HAi9VAl'I, COVE~E® SY TAX 11411AP KEY 7-2-5:1. (dgpplioant: 9-liluhilu ®evoloprl~~nt, LLC) <br /> (Area: Appr®~mately 725.2 acres) <br /> ®ear Chair and Adlspnbers of the Planning Committee: <br /> The Kona-6Cohela Chamber of Cornmerc®'s board of ®irectors repres~;nting <br /> Over 700 mesrgber businesses are writing in supp®rt ®f Fliliuhilu iDevel®pmen@'s <br /> applicati®n before you today. <br /> The Chamber is in favor of this action because the project, congruen4 with the <br /> Chamber's vision statement, will add value to our community's guelity of life by its <br /> support for the initial and continued development of the University of Hawai' i <br /> campus in 96Uarst Hawaa i. <br /> 'his will provide residents of our community with expanded amass to eduction and training <br /> opportunities. Major industries of hospitality, food services, nursing, human serviceslsubstan~ <br /> abuse courrseling, and teacher education serve to highlight the continued n~ct for education <br /> and twining to support our Community's development end growth. <br /> 'I°he Chamber, tl9rough its focus on educational concerns, has been cc9nslstently supportiv® <br /> of a permanent presence of the University of Hawa'I'i in this grcawinq park of the Island. <br /> Hiluhilu's plans to construct the Initial infrastructure to support 4he further development of the <br /> UH Center in 9~/est H~aoai'i will significantly reduce 4he amount of basic infrastructure needed by <br /> the University for its own land. ~4Ve understand this will save the State millions of dollars and <br /> greatly shorten the amount of time the Univ®rsity will need to construct the ~mpus on its own <br /> 500 acres. In addition to saappo~ong the lJniversity's devel®pment, Ftiluhilu's plans to provide <br /> another mauka-r~akai roadway o®nnec#ng Quern Ka'ahurnanu and Mamatahoa 4~ighways <br /> indicates their awareness of the community's need for increased infrastructure. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Eric von platen Cutler, <br /> President <br /> Kona-Kohak~ Cha~crb®r of Comrv~rce S®ard of ®irectors f <br /> ~orr~avr. I~~. _ _ 1 <br /> R~:t. ~o:~'x~~~~t <br /> Ref. l:lsate _ <br /> <br />