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Testimony for "Gateway Center" <br /> Sh?pman Business Part Assoctatton <br /> Hugh Wt)locks- President <br /> Tom English- Vice President <br /> John Kimura- Treasure <br /> Ruth Binyan- Secretary <br /> Glenn Shigehara- Sergeant At Arms <br /> Russell Kuwaye- Board Member. <br /> Good afternoon Council Members, <br /> My name ?s John Kimura and I represent The Shtpmazt Business Park Assoc?arion <br /> Our association has gone on record in support of the proposed Gateway Ceitter adjacent <br /> to our Business Park <br /> i' m onginally from Kurtistown, and had gone to Keaau Intermed?ate and Elemetitary <br /> school At that bate the enrollment at Kesau School was approximate 250 total students <br /> The Keaau area was known as country and we were know as the "cou~y hicks" I don't <br /> know who gave us that name but I guess going to school haze foot all the way to 9th <br /> grade surely d?dn't help <br /> Today the popiilarion of Puna has grown so b?g that a new bypass highway was finally <br /> constructed to handle the traffic congestron problem A new tugh school and elementary <br /> cainpus had to be built to handle the growing enrollment problem <br /> We must come to the realization that the Puna area is growing leaps and bounds and will <br /> become the next town. As population increases, demand for services such as grocery <br /> store, drug store, clothing stores, and other types of sernces increases <br /> That is the very reason that we are going on record in support of the "Gateway Shopping <br /> Center" and we urge this body to support th?s proposed development also <br /> Thank you for your nine. <br /> cerely <br /> <br /> ~ /2~L~it.~/ <br /> ohn Kimura <br /> L <br /> Comm. No. v O <br /> File No. '~N~yP~ <br /> Ref. To:__-JJH~`1 G y LUUI <br /> Ref. Da+a - <br /> <br />