Imagine it is 25 years from now and you are in PÄ

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Soundscape of west indian mountain tribe music and disco balls on all street lights... Traffic lights; sidewalks;police presence; great parking;more business Should look at Paia on Maui. Cute , charming and bustling with business (all with no chain stores) Downtown is car -free - cars park and buses stop around the outside, everything in the village core is walkable. Town character has been preserved and enhanced by careful design and architecture, focusing on preserving what was there already (because new buildings can't fake age and character). There are diverse housing opportunities in Pahoa town, for different incomes and singles to families, including multifamily and live -work spaces. Still plenty small local businesses. The whole traffic hazard /mess at Hilo end of town is replaced by a roundabout that keeps traffic flowing and lets people get to and from all on /off lanes safely (there are no left turns across traffic with roundabouts!). In addition there are more cultural venues for life music, movies, theater etc. and more people engaged making that happen in the community. Still able to get to Hilo I would like to be able to find a parking stall relatively easy and be able to walk through Pahoa town as if it were any downtown that you could leisurely walk through. You would hear people talking by the sidewalk cafe as they sip a beverage. The scurrying of shoppers and browsers from store to store and the general sounds of a small town (cars, open farmers market, etc.) A rooster crowing in the distance and maybe even street entertainment. A community gazebo where the public can gather to catch a free concert or other activity. A Pahoa community policing officer is strolling through town making his /her rounds and showing a suttle yet reassuring presence of public safety- - maybe he /she is patrolling on a County Segway. Hopefully it will grow but the historic structures will remain; hopefully the economy will get better & the people healthier. Not so many rusty old cars & worn -out looking people. It should be clean, easy to drive - through & park, no more shady characters hanging around, more businesses for people to work in. Sidewalks to keep our keiki safe, More trees and less asphalt. if it keeps going along the direction of the last 5 years, it sux, and I'm gone! n/c Better law enforcement in town, emergency medical services in a well equipped facility I imagine clean streets, absence of drug users and homeless, more restaurant choices, a huge Starbucks, Costco, ATV rentals, Taco Bell, more welcoming attitude towards us haoles.:) I have money to spend, but no where to spend it. Still a quaint little business center. Bustling resturants, galleries, shops, schools, theaters, bars. Easy parking. Pretty much like today with a little better parking. The way I would like to see Pahoa town in 25 years, is lees developed and more like it used to be. There needs to be "ALOHA" that is practiced and more Hawaiian culture practiced in our town. We need to educate the youth /adults on these aspects ad have a place that helps them to learn this. There should be no kids /young adults hanging out in front of Cash -n -Carry and they should be working and thinking of their future. There also should to be places in town that our kupuna can live the lives. I want to see a peaceful town, with the same size community and better parks. fvnik Ighcitydjhthtrds Imagine it is 25 years from now in Pahoa —how do you see it? Page 18