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parcels starting with Uncle Billy's and, and hope that somebody with an integrated vision is the
<br /> one that wants to step in with taking that on.
<br /> KIM: I really believe that if we collectively, we, Ms. Case, expedite the demolition and get our
<br /> RFPs out, you know for those three parcels, I think we'll be very pleasantly surprised of people
<br /> willing and waiting to come in. So that's our priority, get those three parcels ready.
<br /> DELIMA: And I think that the Agency can be a conduit to facilitate the implementation of the
<br /> developer's interest in that area because that's how it's been done elsewhere. The bottom line is
<br /> the Memorandum of Understanding has really recognized that this is State land, State leases, the
<br /> Board has to be involved in it and I don't think there's any disagreement along the lines of the
<br /> priority of those parcels. Even the development plan, the master conceptual plan that was
<br /> developed was consistent with those parcels being developed at proposed, and it was done by,
<br /> the conceptual plan was done by the Planning Department's professional planner so, I think it's
<br /> well thought-out. It's just that I think there's a recognition that in the long run, those lands are
<br /> gonna become available in the future and if we're going to need to make amendments to it, that
<br /> it's possible to make amendments. But for those three parcels that we just talked about, they're
<br /> all consistent with what the conceptual plan has outlined and proposed. That's a good thing, so
<br /> anyway.
<br /> KIM: I wanna make one more small comment on the whole plan for the County and the State,
<br /> including the State parks. I think you might have read where the County has put this priority, the
<br /> walkway improvement from pier to the whole area. All I'm trying to do in piecemeal ways is
<br /> show that I think our planning is for the whole area, including Wailoa State Park, which is State.
<br /> You know our trail walkways, which is County, and the soccer field, the whole works and not for
<br /> here but what we're doing in regards to the Farmer's Market, you know, Downtown and
<br /> elsewhere. And like I said, of the walkway and the roadway improvement for the pier people to
<br /> have a very nice walk all through Hilo, and I believe of what I said in regards to the makai side.
<br /> I asked the planners because they're my experts on it. Right now it is zoned for those things, as
<br /> you say in your recommendation to expand it to make it open to all bidders, and I don't see, as
<br /> they say, any problem in that. So, Pll say it again, our job and responsibility here, I'm looking at
<br /> my friend there, carpenters union knows what the County's responsibility is to insure that we do
<br /> our part in the infrastructure and get it ready for business to come in. And as Ms. Lee Loy said,
<br /> that's the partnership with the County, I mean, government and private sector our job is to
<br /> prepare the infrastructure for them so they can come in.
<br /> DELIMA: I think it's a, I think it's important to recognize that, to be frank, our leaders in our, in
<br /> the legislature represent. There's Todd, Nakashima, and Onishi have been strong advocates for
<br /> our community, and of course anything, any resources that we can get in a very difficult
<br /> legislative—money is scarce and demands are great by myriad of interest groups so, obviously I
<br /> think the comments that were presented to Onishi that this is State land and that we're looking
<br /> for investments and support for the department is important and any, we know that they're
<br /> working hard to try to revitalize our economy, so we appreciate those efforts. And I saw Ms.
<br /> Lee Loy reaching for the mic so.
<br /> LEE LOY: Yeah,just because so many of our legislative packages we submitted this year, really
<br /> only one got through, and the challenge was really getting the support from the Department to
<br /> really support these initiatives and that's, you know, what was challenging for us. We were
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