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0 0 group and record three CD's with a renowned musical distribution company. These Hiccup Circus students have now moved to the mainland to pursue professional musical careers. Circus and live music are inseparable. In 2000, H.V.C. revised its strategic plan to reduce its off - island touring in order to focus on supporting local community development in Puna. We collaborated with a host of local schools and other community arts groups and expanded the size of our education programs and performances. Malama I Ke Kai in 2003 and 2004 and Malama Ka Aina in 2005 were community programs presented by the Hiccup Circus in the years just prior to opening SPACE. These long term, large scale community events produced by H.V.C. have been recognized and supported by the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts on three separate occasions. These community shows, held in Leilani Community Center, sold out over 750 seats nightly. In addition to demonstrating a range of skills from hip hop to hula to marimbas, these performances brought over 24 Puna Makai community groups together to build networks and relationships for long term community building. This community strengthening process has continued through the building and the activities held at SPACE and has been demonstrated by the support given to SPACE in this Special Permit amendment application process. Our petition to support the proposed activities at SPACE has 977 signatures, we also have over 260 testimonials and a multitude of e- mail s and letters have also been sent to government agencies and staff. (Exhibit A and Exhibit B) H.V.C. and SPACE Today When SPACE opened in 2008, (seven years after SP #1122 was approved) our Hawaii's Volcano Circus Advisory Committee was expanded to include twelve Red Road community leaders (Exhibit C). In response to the current needs expressed by our growing community, the expanded committee met to review H.V.C.'s strategic plan and mission statement. The decision was made to change the mission statement to the following: "To creatively promote sustainable local community in Puna Makai at SPACE." As a result the central focus of our work shifted to include community building activities in addition to circus education and entertainment with the goal being to further promote and encourage sustainable community development. The positive and prominent educational, cultural and recreational programs provided by H.V.C. have given our organization the opportunity to play a significant role in the development of our local community. Increasing numbers of individuals and families with children have moved to our immediate neighborhood, many because of our facility and the services we provide. Our amendment request will provide children and adults from our neighborhood as well as other Hawaii communities served by our organization with a much needed self - sustainable community arts center demonstration model. Community development plus economic, educational and recreational services for children and adults in rural areas will all be greatly enhanced by this proposal. 9 �