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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> August 1, 2006 <br /> <br /> <br /> Honorable Stacy Higa, Chair <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> <br /> Subject: Support for Proposed Resolution No. 383-06 <br /> <br /> Dear Chair Higa and members of the Hawaii County Council: <br /> <br /> For those of you who may not know me, my name is Gene Leslie. My partner, <br /> Richard Gouviea and I own and operate Flowers for Mama, a local floral shop located <br /> in Holualoa. We have been successful business owners for well over 20 years. I'm an <br /> active member of our Kona community and currently serve as president of Kukini <br /> Hawaiian Civic Club. <br /> <br /> As a former Lai o Pua home owner and its community association's past president, I <br /> support Jacoby Development's plans for a mixed-use project on the lands makai of <br /> Queen Kaahumanu Highway. <br /> <br /> I think the concept of this project is good. The Hawaiian Homes neighborhood of Lai <br /> o Pua will benefit from this project, not only economically through the commercial <br /> income which will eventually put Hawaiians onto land but also through job and <br /> recreational opportunities. The commercial part of the project fits into an ahupua'a <br /> concept from mauka to makai. <br /> <br /> I understand that Jacoby Development wants to do its fair share. Building the <br /> connector road from Kealakehe Parkway to Kuakini Highway, working with Kaloko- <br /> Honokohau National Park on the shoreline area within its park boundary and setting <br /> aside 400 feet of shoreline for a shoreline park are examples. <br /> <br /> This project is good for Kona and for those of us who live and work here. I ask that <br /> you not allow the development process to come to a halt at the wishes of a few, use <br /> your resources, think strategically and move forward for the future of Kona. <br /> <br /> I ask this council to direct the Planning 'rect r to do a feasibility study to amend the <br /> General Plan for this public private p Hersh p. <br /> <br /> ahal , <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ne Leslie <br /> <br /> Comm. No. 434.36 <br /> Ref. <br /> To: <br /> Ref. Date AUG 0 1 ZUU5 <br />