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February 8, 2001
Mayor Harry Kan and County Council
County t)fflce Building
Aupuni Street ~ ''~I
Hilo, Ilawea, 96720
Dear Mayor Kim and Council Memben•
I would Eke to offer my perspective on the proposed new Sbiptnen fhoppiag canto to ire
constructed in the Kearw area, et the new intuchaege• I Mve objections to this propose! for
several reasons, and hope you wUl conaidu these fltetora in your fLral deoielon
Fast, l do not behove that the location lends itself to the fatooth flow of traffic if it u located
duectly at the new intusection, It also renders that ua increasingly morn urban rather than rural
and accelerates that trarwtion With such a corner oonswction, the entry Brea wiN make this
throughway a 4 way traf5c signal cross point, My understanding was that ties long awaited road
coasauouon wu deaigaad to allow moro rapid std fate postage into Pahoa end toward Volcano,
and this proposal doe not larva tbet purpose. With their loge land holdingf and multiple options
for locations, it leant Slapman could ashy build the new ~wpping caner in their Indurtrial Park
area, and enter from the arrest road already in place there
Additionally, with a long established shopping ewter already struggling to Kaau arrow the
tughway, I believe it would be more appropriue to auppart that cerrtu and the coma o£the
allege of Keaau rtsdf by eeeataaging Shipman to enlarge, modemixo and wpport thtlt area Tlds .
would also support the marry elderly people Uving in Keaau who wJl not so easily be able to walk
across rather dangerous roads to the new proposed center
With the add8lon of the new schools already io piece, and with rho I{Mtehameht school
wtrtrocnon pending loon, an eddttional trek sign4 will be requved evartually up at that same
uea less flan a mile or taro away, and even 14tther delay traffic flow with large numbew of school
buses and puent care exiting and entering at key times of the day, increasing accident potrntial
Mother akernative might be for Shipman to support the community by constructing badly needed
hospital amd medical and socul service facilities in tltis uea, nthu than yet enotha mall. These
would certainly bring mom jobs to this use, one sated beaelft, yet these jobs would reprexnt a
tvrder range of eoonomuc levels and professional possrb~htiee for eitiaens, rathu then loge
numbers of yet morn entry level service positions the shoppiulg center would provide
Therefore, while thts proposal serves Shipman, it does not serve the rseeds of the people, of good
rural planaing, or of economic or aeethede criteria I ask tbet you do not approve this proposal
Sinxrety,
Gsy Loh Dar&eld, rr,_n , r.~r
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Mo lain Vow HI 04771
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