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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> August 23, 2006 <br /> <br /> <br /> Subject: Support for Bill No. 309 (Amendment E-4) <br /> <br /> Aloha Chair Higa, Vice Chair Isbell and members of the Hawaii County Council: <br /> <br /> I am Gene Leslie and my partner, Richard Gouviea and I own and operate Flowers for Mama, <br /> a local floral shop located in Holualoa. We have been successful business owners for well <br /> over 20 years. I'm an active member of our Kona community and currently serve as president <br /> of Kukini Hawaiian Civic Club. <br /> <br /> As a former Lai o Pua home owner and its community association's past president, I support <br /> Jacoby Development's plans for a mixed-use project on the lands makai of Queen Kaahumanu <br /> Highway. <br /> <br /> I think the concept of this project is good. The Hawaiian Homes neighborhood of Lai o Pua <br /> will benefit from this project, not only economically through the commercial income which <br /> will eventually put Hawaiians onto land but also through job and recreational opportunities. <br /> <br /> Over the next decade, I will be proud to know that 1) this innovative marina project defined <br /> Kona, 2) our County government had the leadership to support a developer who is cutting <br /> edge on environmentally sustainable projects and 3) to know that this marina development <br /> will sustain us economically. <br /> <br /> I ask this council pass Bill 309 (Amendment E-4). <br /> <br /> Mah <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Leslie <br /> ?ene <br /> esident <br /> Kukini Hawaiian Civic Club <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Comm. ~10•d <br /> Ref. To.4• s <br /> Ref. Date, AUG 2 3 200 <br />