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Fax to County Council: 961-8790
To: Chairman James Arakaki 6 Council Members
From: KPa'aU $conomic Development Advisory Aesociatlon (KEDAA)
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February 19, 2001
FOR IMMBDIATE RELEASE
A mw agaaizasien aimed at securing lord-term eeonom~c 8rovvlh wd mrvina®arW 6d8h for Ka'w
town and immalkateky adjacent psopert,et hat just been famed, amnotmoed its new praddmt, Stewart
Hwsey. "Tbe purpose of the Kea'au Economic I)avelopmwt Advisory Anocladem (IQ?DM) will be to
repteserrt the opinion of the 1,700 people vvho signed a petition teaomtnending that the Canty of Httwari
approve the 13ateway Shopping Curter camdmgent upon ib kocaticm being in Ka'w town a next to the
Kaau ballparlr,"said Hussey.
The County Cottndl wi8 user the Stdpmtart mm~inp rogtwrt for Cb propoNd Qalerr~y Shoppktg
Cenler fn ICs 'fNtatdly, Febrtvey ~ t»aetiog scatting at 9 A.M. The Canty had a aerie of heatiogs
early Lst year that generated dgmiflcant public interest
To renew interest in tons issue, a "Save the By-pass turn Ccmgestiaa" signwaving even will be held at
the irRarseotion of the By-1'au and kiilaNolaano Hlghvvay Tuesday, February 20~ between 4:30 and
S•00 P M.
The Ka'w by-pass west largely forded by Pederal airport imprwweet flimds in otdar to improve the
growing flow of tragic bahveen the Puma Diatrict~ne of the fittest growing population canters in the
st¦te-~Id Htla "Looking toward flRtae developntenb, kCEDM supports aflioteat highway daatgn and
"stout growth" develOpmem that avods ttrbari sprawl," Hwtay said
KEDM membership is open m individuals, twttnesses and noo-proflt or8teiadam. Ingirirtet may be
dtrectad to KEDM, P.O. Box 1387, Ka'au, HI %749.
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For hritter krorrnetlon phase ca8ett Slew hluwaY on 936~9081(aftloe)