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1 <br /> Hawaii Island 1=gnomic C~evel~~ament E3r3ard <br /> ISL~11'`JL7 O E~ CIFI'C)RTU~ ITY <br /> June 20, 2006 SENT VIA FACSIMILE AND EMAIL <br /> Stacy Higa <br /> Chair -County Council <br /> <br /> Boazd of Directors County of Hawaii <br /> Aupuni Center, <br /> Chair 101 Pauahi Street, <br /> <br /> Warren Lee Suite 3, Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> <br /> President <br /> Hawaii Electric Light Company ~ <br /> Subject: Bill 224 -County Council Meeting.lune 21', 2006 <br /> Vice Chair <br /> Robert Saunders AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-8-3, ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 OF THE <br /> Vice President HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983, BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION <br /> CSV Hospitality Mgmt, LLC FROM AGRICULTURAL (A-3a) AND OPEN (O) TO PROJECT DISTRICT (PD) AT <br /> KAU, NORTH KONA, HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY 7-2-5:1. (Applicant: <br /> Treasurer Hiluhilu Development, LLC) (Area: Approximately 725.2 acres) <br /> Richard Henderson <br /> President and CEO <br /> Beatty Investments Dear Chair Higa and Members of the County Council: <br /> secretary On behalf of the Board of the Hawaii Island Economic Development <br /> Barry Mizuno Board, and 116 member or anizations, we wholeheartedl su ort <br /> Owner's Representative g Y PP <br /> Puna Geothermal venture Hiluhilu Development's petition for a change of Zone from Open (O) and <br /> Agricultural 3-acre (A-3a) to a Project District. <br /> Past Chair <br /> Roberta Chu The needs for future workforce develo ment within our communi <br /> Senior Vice President P ty <br /> Bank of xawaii depend upon an easily accessible, centrally located facility, providing a <br /> quality education at reasonable costs. This development addresses all of <br /> Director these pressing needs and provides long term and far reaching solutions to <br /> Winston Chow <br /> senior vice President building a healthy and vital community. <br /> First Hawaiian Bank <br /> Hiluhilu's plans to construct the initial infrastructure to support the <br /> Director development of the UH Center in West Hawaii will significantly reduce the <br /> Richazd Ha <br /> President and owner amount of infrastructure needed to be provided by the University for its <br /> Mauna xea Banana own land. This will undoubtedly save the State of Hawaii much expense <br /> and reduce the time frame for the campus to be constructed. <br /> Director <br /> Patricia Provalenko <br /> President In addition to supporting the University's development, Hiluhilu <br /> PATDI, INC. Development plans to provide additional open space in place of the golf <br /> course as originally proposed, the necessary roadway connections for <br /> Director improved traffic flow, both parallel to Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway and <br /> Bazry K. Taniguchi <br /> President and cEO the mauka-makai feeder to Mamalahoa Highway. <br /> KTA Super Stores <br /> Thank you for your support of this vital project for the future of West <br /> Hawaii and the growing needs for higher education on our island. <br /> Yours sincerely, <br /> Mark McGuffie <br /> Executive Director <br /> Hawaii Innovation Center ai Hilo • 1 17 Keawe Street, Suite 107 • Hilo, HI 96720-281 1 <br /> Ph (808) 935-2180 Fax (808) 935-2187 hiedb@hiedb.org www.hiedb.org <br /> <br />