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bigger fantasy, but maybe a church or something social service related would move in and they'd offer temporary housing, food, counseling and hope for people who need it. Burger King and /and KFC would be part of this organization. Hopefully it stays much as it is but with better roads leading off the highway. Little structural change. Small, independently owned business's, without government intervention of a multitude of rules to follow. Establishment of an agriculture /aquaculture /hydroponics center of research and for community use and learning. Affordable electricity (OR everyone off grid); electric vehicle rentals and free charging stations (wind and solar powered). More economic opportunity /jobs available but on a a local scale and not by building another MacDonalds! A bus line with express routes to Hilo and a bus line that goes to the Hilo Airport. More locally -owned restaurants and shops; more opportunities to hear local music. Designated covered bus stops, new roadway set up at Malama Marketplace ..... keeping the unique building styles and an "old people" park accessible to the handicapped..... Pahoa of the future is like Haleiwa but without the fancy shops. The buildings have been reinforced, painted, with new roofs and there are solar panels everywhere. There are bike paths and pedestrian walkways /sidewalks. There is a thriving restaurant /art gallery area and a huge park with community gardens adjacent to a new library. There is a new high school also connected to this with its own library and librarians. There is a Hawaiian Center with on site elders and cultural events for the community and for youth offering language classes /immersion and other cultural practices and meeting space. There is a homeless shelter /hospital /domestic violence center with state of the art technology, personnel, and facilites. There are small houses and Hawaiian Homestead houses. There are beautiful trees, plants and lots of places for people to picnic and enjoy resting after their day of recreation at the ocean. Mainly I would like to see a clean, neat area with more recreational and shopping opportunities. See 19 and 20. Pretty much the same, but with great internet. I park my car across from Jan's salon, and walk the street to check out a variety of restaurants, eclectic stores, I can take my food to go and sit in a park watching kids on skate boards, or people swimming. I chat up someone (not from California) who has lived here for more than 5 years and speaks with pride of the changes and preservation evident in the downtown district. You can still see well kept older building in the old town of Pahoa and old style architecture in newer developed areas. There would be safe walking and bike paths. Adequate parking, perhaps a local bus that takes folks from on end of town to another, without needing to have a car, no drug deals going down at PVC, etc. more music on the main strip better parking and maybe a few more strip malls with a high focus on asthetics as above, hasn't become chain blah crowded outdoor cafe - music etc. more art fairs - family days Place where families can gather for picnics & games for kids Same mix of all woks of life. Better educated people. More County tolerance for markets and art centers. Imagine it is 25 years from now in Pahoa —how do you see it? Page 15