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Jrto <br /> s h'' '' Wil Okabe <br /> Managing Director <br /> ,Lc <br /> Harry Kim i• <br /> Mayor _�_' Barbara J. Kossow <br /> j.•.; w ++:•'�` Deputy Managing Director <br /> & Mxttt of'ciin ni`i <br /> ®ffirr of tilt Alavor <br /> 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2603 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 • (808)961-821 I • Fax(808)961-6553 <br /> KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.,Bldg.C • Kailua-Kona,Hawaii 96740 <br /> (808)323-4444 • Fax(808)323-4440 <br /> March 14, 2017 <br /> Representative Mark M. Nakashima, Cha9r <br /> Committee on Economic Development <br /> & Business <br /> Hawaii State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Representative Richard H.K. Onishi, Chair <br /> Committee on Tourism <br /> Hawai'i State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Dear Chairs Nakashima, Onishi, and members: <br /> RE: SB 1292 SD 2 <br /> Relating to the Hilo Community Economic District <br /> Thank you for this opportunity to testify in support of the intent and purpose of <br /> SB1292, SD2. <br /> We wish to offer the following comments for your consideration: <br /> 1. Should this bill be enacted into law, the Hilo Community Economic <br /> District (HCED) will be the only redevelopment district outside of the City and <br /> County of Honolulu. For this reason, we ask that consideration be given to <br /> providing that the District have a voting majority of members from the Hilo <br /> community. Any cultural specialist, in particular, should be a cultural practitioner <br /> from the Hilo community. <br /> 2. Financial support from State general revenues should include <br /> opportunities for staffing and facility support, through reimbursements, as may be <br /> provided by the County of Hawaii and the BDHRA in support of the Banyan <br /> Drive redevelopment project. <br /> County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />