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reaase~ber that in the toaaa ~eetiag is 1991 we agreed see wanted
to keels our country char. were in ~7orth ICohala and rebuild and
beautify our old buildings is a sustaitaable gray. Since that
tias~ al~aost every building iaa llass*i and 1Capaau have bees restored
nand flavored with a colorful coat of paint . Also, s~rithia the
area of these old historiehl toa~ras there are ao new plastic
buildings that don't fit. fihis coa~biaatioa is the real s~ria.
These buildings aow scapport a cguality art colony, craft stores,
eco-toasts, sad ~saaay ae~r sa~a11 eateries. fi~aere~ are several places
for the villagers to gather and chat in each towns. files ~erehaaats
have really created a eases of place. Fro~u flee ~o~aent you drive
iay you can feel it .
rebuilding the downtown areas after sugar went dorm was the
first gave of hard work. Sos$ae of the restoration aarork was
heroa.c to say the least. Aut, this lass stabilized the
co rcial zone sad established a destination identity. Since
then have ease the beginnings of two amore avraves of smart
growth. First, a neap cultural layer of opportataities Baas
appeared as our towns leave ugrown nap". Also, our alternative
energy grid is urging as originally envisioned in the soft
energy path plea sflrx'itten by dais coaunity for the county council
is tlae mid-raiaeties.
l9Tos+r, a forth wave of smart growth is also just Barging. A
working group on lead use was created at the 2®~0 ~illeaniu~
visioning session. They are coaaapleting a lead trust initiative
that is aas~ed at new agricultural village plans. files village
designas (village 2020- llaa~aii Islaasl Journal) focus oa `counitp-
buildiagry and a better relationship with the lead. fihey weave is
so ~aany thoughtful aeaar ways that gather people like a village sad
still offer soap real privacy oa the lead. Tts aasaportaat to note
that sve are a bioregioa not a gror~ing c rcial zone. t~Fe will
always be ~rportaat to this satire island as flee best deep pocket
food grovpring resouree available. 6s~e have both the soil and the
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~iae cosseaaitp t®oIc ~ tosrgle ~ta:sd; soft it'd air ~aaalitg~ iaf tlfe
feiaretiefa. ~daegs rejected- a~otl~er diesel laaaraairaq poar plafat.
bros~ossts drat s~orried alsosrt s~aitleotxt the aee~r diesel
generator aaever cam. ~o~, ~e1co tso~ !rage s~*ife~3 fart tlee
hooks and Parl~er ~aaclr !Bas laced it's 1Bi11s a~itlr asolar to ,eve
tlge mater arosand. ~lae tide leas tsar>ted tos~ard tlee soft enema
path. created five pears ago. tsar ~®ices sire leeard.
d:a-iti~~~. to all tlsifs is Darr footprint . ~'lfe Zaftd Jeoldiargs o~fed
~jfr Dear lair aieveloper sClaaloer so far lave not beiafg trarreed ~e3ta big
resort duel®p~ents oared largely by ~srtaiders. llecasfse of heir
tlaosrgls~f~al. ~ctioaas .sny locals leave :~~d ~ shot at tlae .laud
parcels for sale. Elie testa! agricarltsaral f®otpriaat is sti11
intact. arfeter Lcookie-csatter°' deBrelo~aers ~S~ve sleos~aa rfp.
1~'ve:~ t1~Qitrgb there are ffisare gates to ~a t~rosrg~ ~okala has faot
Zof~t tae laig set one laig Basa,~sr cosald st.a11 rffafairlp tilt
tlae sc~len. 1~o p®aar !sett t® let tla lisao~r 're a®t .fmr ,~~le.
~lae c srafitp lass sti11 held on to it,~ mater, s~aicla for as~rlfile
Zooked like it Bras goifag to #aeloafg to people isf a a3istrict soaatla
of liars. X11 the developers aflofag tie spay sire ~aitiaag to t.ie
isa. ~°kaaflss go a grew off®rt lsg~ s ,~aersiste~at defeaaders Zile
Eat? the presssrre IgES,~ ,~arBasitlcct aafd ~ tlae develo~aers are
dz°illiaa~ tleeir oar smells from !fare to Itasa~ilaac lfarlaaar. 1'lse suer
s tlfere arraderfoot alt aloaec~. ~s it is all over this ,island.
~iasg- suer from tlae least fsrtsare ~gricseltsrral leads oaf dais
islaaa~ old' .have #aeeaa iafsaaritp. Tlai~ c aitp lfa.~ held its
groaafad agaiaf .
Since tlfe last laig visioia etiafg at tke k®st,ed lagF tie
s~illeararisr~ retefaioa: committee, Z have faoticed a faea~ leper of
crelterre cofa$ireg ifs to Darr ,mix of tlfa`atgs for the ~®lfals c it,~
t® do. .Z't'~ s~oarderfsal to live iaf tdae cosreetrp seed sti11 !taus
cPe®ices oi' activities that citjr people eaajogr. ~®f<° the .saaost ,~s„~t
~oaee ~srl~ lsa~ap eras jarst that, .Yt safe a s~rsarl~iaag lrig~€~r s~it~
soft c®~ve~rieace frtores a1®fa~ tlae r®~te. ~lre ,~aagar traaclrs asse~I
to f1p at ~,f,1es an !loser. fit®~,r ifr ada~itiors t® t1fi~~~ ,tor
tlee visitor traffic, as tlaep ca11 it, ICokala lta~ sap new
cultsalr`a1 e~,perieraces for its residents.
Tire firs market is part of drat gensaine sffgall tom #las~aiiaaa
claar~. Zt tried to 1ra~tpear several ties laefore 2aart nom lies takefr
if®Zd for g®os~. ~'~is eve~at has f3ctsaell~* moved t® ~atarralag Bard
Ssaadap. 1`!ae ~anyafB trees laar~or ~ circle- of laasotles that enclose
~ sre aaatterai arad friefidlp space. 1'~eis space is the ealarivaleart
to the ugreen" Garay eastern toms still use to clairta a ceaater for
their tors. !blaray people raorsr meet to talk store as?ith the other
ers of the community arsd be surprised by the variety of
skills and prodaacts crested by their friends . This space rseeels
to be protected.
the r~ralking traffic isr the to~rns Honor bas a rse~r leper of options.
gem stores, art galleries, crafts, acrd casaaal eateries flavor the
streets. A little bakery in each to~rra crafts the srsaells of a
setraess into the street wear-by. There are coffee shops, a ICava
bar, and massage garden ! ~'hai food! APexicara food! ~err~ars food!
Arad a Cool deli arsd coffee shop all provide s~rarsdering visitors
with an uncros~rded beat chatty vaorld! 2eTone of these neav offerings
are bossed isr a ssora-traditional fast food building. They are all
nested in the period buildissgs restored its the .asst serstainable
spay. The charms reraaisss.
The ~aaaboo restaurant dras~s fifty thoaesasad people every pear and
then those visitors disappear back to the hotels at rsight. The
charrta at l~ar~boo is provided by a witty local groaap that teases
people into believing they are faaaaily. ~dere a local ~hasra bas
cones together. ~e see ?re of that starting zritb ~arsy of the eco-
tours Honor popaslar here and they are becoresi.ng part of business
that is sroa~r ire osar backyard. The posing people of sCobaZBt do not
have to leave tosrss to fired a,~ork. There are still rso roadside
drive-ins or franchise stores! A11 these mice optiorss have heart
added t~ithout losisag that country char. It is irssportasst for
locals to make tbe~selves part of Ibis raew gars acrd rsot let
others cosae arse! do it.
The combination of galleries rRrith local crafts ,Have created ers
art colony? This is era indarstry that coerld expand s~itbout
destroying the a~biarace o£ the cour:tryside. I don't krsose hoer many
galleries yoar eased to have to be aas art colony but I s~ould say
I[obala bas ~eaaough to elualify ! That ~aearas a rich cottage crafts
iradaastry care exist acrd visitors case take hor8te that little bag of
gifts fleet is often portasrt . This saaeans no big s~aelly
baasissesses. Ito ~araa:facturirag. Bdo pollution. Sere jerst rased to
source that essgine with our o~aa hards~oods to be self-reliasst.
Then there are coraveraiences. Having a s~a11 but friendly copy
service is jarst right 1 ~o~r, Loritb color. Fil.~ development too !
1°~or® video stores aaritb !sip oa~vraers urho cart lead yorr to the latest
iradeperadent fi1~ offerings! b+Je have the best ~asoraiiarra book
store its the state!
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~Zo~rly ~ r of parrs' ttaat cam lpr~rag irr rec~Zly ~resta ~~d
is~ iarcreasirrg. ~tris .last year ~ y®tssrg ®p3e appeared
a,~lao mat to s+~rtt pitta tie Zarae~. t:'rc~ta greens o~ aZst Icirs~
are iao~ a~railatsle ~it~ ,~csre ctr®ices co~zisrg. ~rrd tie ~aae~®rat~
local a~eateral stores are ~a.Il ~tiZl isa place. ~f~st o~ ttee
favorite- #'a:ly t>arsiaresse~a are= ~-till aratact ~it~ all ttr~ persorg~l
clxaa ttaat ~ aly~ ~,~apr~ci~ted free ttre~.
fi'1~ere are s ~e~ medical optioaaa l~ot~ for peo$ale a8aa~ saaa~s.
~laere area twat taeaiers. t~a:es~ a .message? ~trere are ts~
do~err resoar~°ces. Yorr cam stardy terry fog pt~ys:acal areasess.
~'t:ere .I~isYo, ~grica~t da~rce, tsell~ ala~cirrg, ~a~p~a~,~~ ~rrtott sad
cad c®a~ra~ Derr eery ~ca.t ~IaaZa ~aZa~'~. ~tse Zaa~i~ity art cearter
sad ssaatd~r theater call~:~€ Artesia #rave iraarited painters a
tt~espia~rs t® play. ~tris is a~trat I ~earr ray tie ergitr~ cultarral
oe~erlay! Pe®ple i~ lCotrala are a1Z origiarals a~ay~ay ttrere are
copies. his is tie pry asset ttBis c it,~r rtes ctrar~g
peop~:e. pert, ar®e~ t~~y trays tae pl~ce~ tee strata ttris cltar~ ear
tie tri~ieleze ge~iers that g®es a~rit~ a.t.
~ ~erst Brave atioared sc ~atsat believe to #se tt:e se~ices
aid c®rrveBrie~ces y®s~ ~~t ~~,~~ct to faa8~ tree ,~i~ oi' a ~rery
c®apo~.~ta cit,~. meat, ort~ ~ol~aZ~ i~ i,~ rasp €y ~ l~i~ caty.
art groe~ta ~ppea~-s to tae- ttappesairrg taea~. ~tris c rrity r~rtas
at it, Dees ~rolrrarteer grorap ~t ~ tom. ~.~e ctrars€ is still tYS:re.
~'lre air is .~-till class. ~°~ere are traffic lights.
Yes, tdrere are ottrer ttrirrgs t® e~® trere. .mod, s~ittrorrt sow
sarpporta.ve land arse rerles all ®f this careful rraral ~,sorlc7 c®rrlel
disap~sesr the ~ y so teary other t~aertifarl places have
e~perie~rced. lay recent times tra~r~ olsservect ~€aa:i as asr ~.sla~d
aid kona as a to~sra c®~pletelgr 1®®ae their ctrars~ ~it~ ersrcoratro~leel
grosetta. ~e atesr't te~~t ~e~ aFersey to Zaatd i~ Darr frca~t
~'tsere is ire t® do. speak a~rrt plastisrg tree ~®rest~ ~it~
serioars tra~-d~ods. ~ttrers ,gay reseal t~ .isolate tree last few
green areas tkat a~ll~r people to see tie caaerrrtry il.e ttrey are
driviarg t~roargtr toss. Bt~it~ ~~~t o>Be r®aa~ tdrey .dear tie strip
city tread ttrat rtes g®Bable~ arp sca ~arc~ ®f ttre rest of a°~aa3.
Yet ot~er~ ta11~ mart ~ retreat colorr~ treat sereres gerests isa a
.ire cs~$ati~sri~g stay. Ste®rela.rre sccess is a real i~sere. ,
ttrere is ala~ys ire. ~rrt, treats tree- Derr sow real syerality
smart groxt~t iar ttre ;last tee years and ttrat's i~portaart to
realize mm~d ~p~~s ore. ~`~~r~ is also ~ rem for ~t as~~d~
tas ~ap~tea~ to co~ti~ea~e t~ia treasd to o~~ ~ raaral ;~ter~ieoe.
oar t~~z re~'iat~ of evet~t~ azad mat ~aa~ts to 3aa~~ea~ i~
~~.a;Za, ~r~ ~o ~evel~~8~t pr.~~acilalez for tie future.
~o ~eve.Lo~t ~riraci;~ea for ~ ~iore~io~
1, ~.r~coaa.x'a~~ t~sa ,~raaaa~t trued to &aela our to~sa~ aid laia~~tsy~ rural,
~r+¢ea~,. ~~.~ar;~~, .,~~sd tr~~litiassa~IlgF rassifor~, ~o t3a~t a~ co~ti~aaa~ to
live tlta a~atifa~l c®urztry aat~~.ar~ that ~aarrou~s~~ s~~.
2. ~r~~~~st aay sitagla d`~a~e.t.ols~r ~~~~~%sag tlro ~~t~aZ.f~~t~s~
c?~ar~~ter of ~ss~r d~rvalo,~zat a~it~ i~'adsgstry that o~eral~;~ t2s~
o~er~1Z ;~al~:~ ~~dery.
3. Cra,~ta t,~ae flaxilrility a~~~d to ;~t~ve traffic t~ro~~~a oszr
commercial zorsa~ at ~ ra~zsra~.a~sla ag~aad aid dia~a~rt ~~y ,~eas~iar
traffic oaa ace alteraata ~-taaata. ~2o aaot aaa~ject uz tca ~ a~°cl;~l
tig~sa~r~,~? road d~a~~lo~t ~c~~s f3a,~t ,~~€~c s~ial~ city ~tr~~t~ ~.c~d
~iaualZ,y psollutia~el traffic li~'~ta sFa~ caulai ~aa~a
rosaradab¢aata a~sri sst~ar dividaa~ is~~a~d laaatiaca~i~aa~. ~ laa~~ irav~atad
taavilp im our .mall tom oBaar,~. d®ss't ~t t,~at dri~*~~ over 1~gr
cosrcial zoaa~! da~elas,~aa~at ~taaadarct~.
b~*a gt~ad Cora laud ~.~a iasceativa~ for a~ricultearal aid titer
~ro~#~g playsr~ sa caa~ s~i~~ our- ra~ta~ara~t~ ~~d crafts c~x~itg~
t~a~ raga materials to comti~saa Witt sir ~alsaa~-~a~d~d ;~rroduct
crawtiou .
.~:l1os~ asuras ao tlast foraelria~~ aromas case t4a cr~~tc~s~ across ,soma
~,~s cam l~as=a ~ a~od~~ ~~~i82~t tls~± a.I.~ost zsoa~ezistaat fooaf ztora~~r
or t~iz izla.~d. 1! t~ dad food saa;3pdp is sot ~~sfficia~t.
6. Zacreasa~ o~vorta~a~.itia~ for ~olrla to uza altaratati~a ~rsar~y a
i~sus'a .rasFs€~ct~~l~ ravasua .for eaaargy ,gsrovidsrs usim~ tta ~r~d.
7. ~ta~~rt .our saa~ vi13a~~ footpriaat s~it~ its core of ~at~~sri~g
grlacaa ~JUZy as~aii %sl~~s~ josars~a3~ so caa s~st ~~ap frt 1~~~~1a~
d~3trs:ler~tt~ twat s~r~.ta our cozaas~itias.
8. 1~:valols a y so c ~~ss.t rest lsssgulatiss~ ~ait~out f~s~i3di~s
.~atals +~r ~ic~#~ rya ;~suiZsti~~s. ~etre~ta aid ~;~~'a arm .sad.
9. Pro~ida :~aasuras so $~ra ~ r~aerv~ certai~a ~r~xa~ ap~cas .for tls~
~€~tragtca~ays iaato our ts.
10. fee that our tooil zt~pa~ tied to a9ur tsataar~al star r~source~ so
tam c rain ~.sla~ad~ ,€aast dugs lsocdsat food re$~~a.
I1. I3ud~rst~~d that i,t is .~ort~~it to a,~ to .create- a~al~a~~-ac~dad
o~xlsortaaaitia~ for spur resid~snts so ~l~p caz~ c#aas~sss a~aer~ tPsay s~~t
to a~vor3r .
12. Gr~a$~ ~ildars~ss zoaae~ :~o mat l~i~dos~sers caa ,~llo~s ~reablic ~ssae~a
a~rit~aaut iasuraa~ca .~labilit,y.
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