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�.41:17,?.!' ''� Wil Okabe <br /> la,' <br /> `" 1 �i Managing Director <br /> Harry Kim : .; � , /,�;.: <br /> • <br /> Mayor • <br /> Barbara J.Kossow <br /> +r''' +:"'►`�.' Deputy Managing u Mana in Director <br /> r�of'i♦' <br /> !IuiuIN r of Rafintil <br /> ®ffirr of tip 4ta tar <br /> 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2603 • Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 • (808)961-8211 • Fax(808)961-6553 <br /> KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.,Bldg.C • Kailua-Kona,Hawai`i 96740 <br /> (808)323-4444 • Fax(808)323-4440 <br /> February 24, 2017 <br /> Senator Jill N. Tokuda <br /> Chair, Senate Committee on Ways and Means <br /> Hawai'i State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Representative Sylvia Luke <br /> Chair, House Committee on Finance <br /> Hawai'i State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Dear Senator Tokuda and Representative Luke: <br /> RE: Grant-In-Aid submitted by Waimea Nui Community Development <br /> Corporation (WNCDC) <br /> On behalf of the County of Hawaii, I would like to express my support for a grant <br /> in aid that has been submitted by Waimea Nui Community Development Corporation <br /> (WNCDC) (contact person Michael Hodson). The request for $3,200,000 would fund the <br /> completion of development of 161 acres in Waimea (Kamuela), a system of community <br /> facilities designed to enhance the quality of life for Hawaiian homesteaders and all <br /> residents of Waimea. <br /> WNCDC already has a lease for the 161 acres. Earlier funding for this project, <br /> administered by the Department of Agriculture, is being used for roads and the <br /> installation of two 100,000 gallon water storage tanks with water pumps; this work is <br /> expected to be completed this summer. The expected start date for the next phase <br /> would be later this year. <br /> Funds received from this grant would enable WNCDC to complete the <br /> construction of the Agricultural Park through the following steps: (1) grade the access <br /> road to the existing agricultural park parcel, (2) support the erection of 100 <br /> greenhouses, (3) bring safe drinking water to the parcel and (4) develop an alternative <br /> energy source for the operation of the two water pumps being installed on the parcel. <br /> County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />