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Hilo, Hawaii %720
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HAWAU
ISIAND
Economic
Dtttwlopm¢nt
Bo¢rd
February 21, 2001
Mr. James Arakakl ""~az'
2o01l~nalfhr~.Nn,s
Chazr NW N~rY Ylrr4eMtl
Hawaii County C;ouncll F•r ~
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25 Aupum Street ,'wor~i.~!~bw""'
Htlu, HI 96720 ~
Re. OA 1 F,WAY CENTER, Kra au
Public Ht~nrtg February 22, 2001, 9 00 a nt.
My Warne is Paula Helfrich and 1 am President of the ! Iawait Island Gconoinic
Devolopinent Board As we have testified un soveral occasions, an important part of the
County of Hawaii's General Plan is en r~tucauun and tttazketing center in Keaau. the
IoQical clxiice due to its location, thmugh the cotmcctiai iif Volcano liighwny with Yuna
and Hilo communitie,
• Wtth the advent tit the bypase coed, the new Kea'au Fltgh School and lntermcdintc
School. and the recent groundbrcakmg of Kamehamcha Schools Campus on tha mauka
stdc ui Volcano Ilighway, we arc achieving that critical mass as a cutter of education.
• Wtth the advent of the a-beam ptuccsstng plant, expansion of floral ,utd nursery
production, several distribution cemcrs at Shipman Pntk and expansion of other food-
proccssing facrlrties, and the virtual explouon of production acreage in nom, kara,
papaya, tam and other high value snips, we are on the edge of the critical mass to become
a cotitmercial [Harker distribution center.
-With ea iitClCaae m L•ght industrial operations and rogionul population. it is essential to
estublish and expand additional cnmmuniry service centers for commcrcisl and social
factltties such as banks, business services, medical clinics, retort astabluhmenta and
dining or entettainmcnt venues which arc nut available outside of Hilo town These Woad
to be available and expanded m Kee'au Tuwn itself, and also tin the adJ;icent patecls
serving the Volcano Highway cotttmtmittes, Panaewaand Stainback l[ighway rcatdents
I tool, forward to tlir:her progress rn the planned reJuvenattun of Keii au Tuwn C;enter,
the oddttion of Uia Kumchameha Schools Cnmpus, Cruteway Center aitd the Puna Market
Canter. Thunk you tiff the opportunity to submit these commeitts
Yours a[ecerel~yf,~/~--
'~`~~11M~~~ , _ V
Yaula 7_ I-[elfrtci,
President