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HAWl~111 <br /> ISLAND <br /> Economic <br /> E'~1 ~ Development <br /> 'C;',i Board <br /> ~ ~ ;I <br /> FMB-261 <br /> anuar 29, 2000 xo K:noel9nua avenue <br /> <br /> J y Hilo, Mawmi;fl6/1G a6c6 <br /> ~~-,608)Y86~Saf6 <br /> The 1-Con. Bobby-Jean Leithead Todd F:x leos>sgs crsz <br /> e~rraa- ~.rraB~~+~~~te,pacnet <br /> Chair webeile HvdN.hlodb arq <br /> Planning Committee <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Re: SIiIPMAN GATEWAY PARK <br /> Planning Committee Meeting, Tuesday Peb. 1, 2000 <br /> Honorable Chair and Members of the Commitlee: <br /> In 1994, HIEDB relocated its offices to the former t~la'a Sugar Field Manager's <br /> Office off Milo Camp Road in Kea'au. Our primary reason for selecting this <br /> location was its potential as a center of commerce and agribusiness industry. <br /> During recent years, we have been pleased to observe outstanding progress in <br /> the area, with additions and expansions in the papaya, guava, macadamia nut <br /> and banana industries, floral/foliage shippers, and new businesses up and <br /> dawn the Kea'au-Pahoa Road and Volcano Highway. <br /> We are particularly pleased with the advent of the new Kea'au Intermediate <br /> School, Kea'au High School, and progress on the Kea'au Bypass Road which <br /> will soon connect all these activities while providing safe and efficient <br /> passage to area residents and new businesses along the Bypass access adjacent <br /> to our offices. <br /> We have reviewed the Shipman Gateway Park plans and find them to be <br /> very much to accord with the overall development theme of the area. Witli <br /> the advent of the new and prestigious Kamehameha Schools campus a few <br /> miles further up the Volcano Highway, the Kea'au Junction wilt become an <br /> even more important and effective community and business center. <br /> Thank you far the opportunity to submit these comments encouraging your <br /> support of Shipman Gateway Park. <br /> Yor sinc~~ertlely, <br /> Pa laHelfrich <br /> President Comm. No, • <br /> E'ile No. <br /> Are. f, ~'a: _ <br /> llet, Dntu ~ Q 4 2~Oy <br /> <br />