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IT BECOMES A GHOST TOWN AFTER THE ECONOMY FAILS <br />Pahoa will be a clean, neat character filled town with diverse shopping and restaurant <br />opportunities. There will be plentiful parking that is safe. The buildings will be restored and <br />preserved. There will be unique restaurants and shopping, not just chain stores. People will stroll <br />through the streets, visiting with family and friends as they go about their day in their own <br />community. There will be community activities so we all have plenty of reason and opportunity to <br />come together. This will include art venues, festivals, parades, things for children and adults. <br />need better roads, wider roads, more passing lanes outside of the town proper, don't want it to be <br />Kona. Hope it will still be quaint but service community's needs. <br />I would see parking for access to the business improved <br />The people and the history of the area make Pahoa unique. We need to avoid "strip mall" type <br />development and try to retain the colorful history of Pahoa. <br />Connection to nature + appreciation for creative arts. <br />A town that is well planned for beauty for all and that is accessible to all income levels, jobs that <br />complement technology of the future and pay well, where the Hawaiian culture and traditions are <br />just as strong then as they were when the ancestors lived, where traffic congestion is unheard of, <br />first class education where our children can compete with and exceed those on the mainland, <br />where the concept of OHANA is part of the future people, and finally pride in Pahoa and Puna that <br />makes the area unique and a model to be copied to other parts of the world. <br />From the Highschool to Longs the old wooden structures have all been saved and refurbished, all <br />connected by covered wooden sidewalks. The variety of eating establishments would still remain <br />but be joined by small cottage industries. All new construction has followed the above theme. We <br />will have invested in more open space to enhance the a park like setting with much public art to pay <br />hommage to local artist. All expansion developement has followed the example of Malama market <br />and Aloha gas by sticking to the Hilo side of Pahoa. It has blended in with more parks offering <br />athlectic and multiuse open space. <br />LAGUNA BEACH, CA, ARTSY, TOURISTY, HOMEY, WELCOMING <br />More Hawaiian cultural influence than even now. Quirky small -kine shops, good restaurants. More <br />boardwalk -style sidewalks. Safe and fun. <br />It is still quaint and friendly. It is THE place to find lovely art; music and food. <br />Sidewalks thru town, a consistent "theme" allowing for individual creativity, real Hawaii experiences <br />thru town, shave ice shop, local craftsmen & women creating and selling real Hawaii style items <br />that locals and tourists alike need and value (no crappy touristy items created overseas like plastic <br />or cheap crap) There are enough citizens in the Pahoa area to support many of the businesses we <br />all drive to Hilo for, bring more here to support the people who live here and to help develop Pahoa <br />into a vibrant community. <br />Pahoa Dysneyland Disneyland <br />Hopeful for building improvements NO DRUGS <br />A developed town center with soft industry, while the outskirts remain rural. <br />Major clean up & organize parking; new boardwalk to the shops /restaurants Need larger, <br />Imagine it is 25 years from now in Pahoa —how do you see it? Page 16 <br />