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I don't think Pahoa Town will be here in 25 years. It will either part of the Hilo growth or the ( ? ?? ) will ( ? ? ?) taken it back. I don't want to be in 25 years from now Pahoa needs many improvements but needs to preserve it's uniqueness. We love the country feel, thats why we are here after all. Activities and jobs for seniros and all who live in or near. A Quiet Downtown!! Better planning to make a central area that is bike & walking friendly - local businesses thriving Beatuty & sustainability the focus of local gov't. Taking care of everyone - & the different races / cultures working together to value life better for everyone Ther is cooperation among the people & respect & esp. the Earth Healthy Living. The heart of Pahoa town is old Pahoa - still small shops & restaurants but better parking & sidewalks. More places to shop & fulfill household needs develop, with walkable sidewalks, so I don't have to drive H from Ace to Subway!! Also , theres' a great, safe intersection at both ends of town and a turn lane at HAAS/ Post Office Road. It is a booming city. There is so many shopping centers. The high school had to expand to meet the growing demand. More houses are built. Green, plants,pedestrians, sidewalk dining, live music, street artists, a couple police walking the beat. Local stores, lots of tourists, NOT CRUISE SHIP TOURISTS. Lots of bikes. Farmer's Markets, parades, maybe 7 -11, Longs, BK, KFC could be remodelled to fit w /the aesthetic of Pahoa. Parks and kids retains it's railroad plantation town character despite improvement GOOD LANDSCAPE. TRANSPORTATION AVENUES OTHER THAN ROADS. STILL UNIQUELY HAWAIIAN IN NATURE. NO CRIME. EXCELLENT SCHOOLS. ALL BUILDINGS WELL MAINTAINED. RESIDENTS WITH A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. OVERHEAD MONORAIL CONNECTING W /HILO. still friendly & locally owned & operated businesses, w /employment locally offered I will not be here is Geothiemal Devi. is allowed to take over residentail neighborhoods in cover parts (? ?best I could glean from the handwriting) Nothing DRUGS OUT REBUILD Lower portion of Town Keep & sideparekebt ( ? ?) and more pedestrians and bikers a sense of welcome. movers to Hawaii to avoid the commercialism so would appreciate Pahoa Town to stay away from that! I'd like to see the downtown expanded, both physically and the number of business sites available, and made more people friendly. A place to park and then walk easily (not the crazy wooden up and down sidewalks we currently have). Widen the street, maybe make a pedestrain mall of sorts. I think a modest hotel should be within walking distance of the resturants. I would love to see more of a promenade, fussganger(cobble stoned paths), open air shopping areas that had restaurants, and band stands, and places for kids to play, that mirrored that old sugar cane Imagine it is 25 years from now in Pahoa —how do you see it? Page 6