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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0572.002 2002-2004 AKINAKA & ASSOCIATES, LIMITED ALSTON HUNT FLOVD & ING ASHFORD & WRISTON BANK OF HAWAII HAWAII LEEWARD PLA~NINiNG CONFERENCE BELT COLLINS HAWAII, LIMITED CENTEXSHOMESE FLEMING & WRIGHT ~O~p~p,~plg [~GtN H/}yMl~3.y[Sg CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK ul ' 1111 1 J TTr CLARK REALTY CORPORATION - DANBOLTON ~ ;1,~1: EARL E. BAKKEN FOUNDATION A rll 14, 2004 I EAST-WEST CONSULTING SERVICES, LLC p FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK GREEN WELL FARMS, INC. HAWAII LAND COMPANY Councilman Aaron S.Y. Chun Chalf HAWAII PLANING MILL, LIMITED 9' HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY Committee on Finance HOKULIA/OCEANSIDE 1250 Hawaii County Council HOLUALOA COMPANIES 25 Au uni Street HUALALAI DEVELOPMENT COMPANY P IMANAKA, KUDO & FU]IMOTO Hilo, HI 96720 KAHUA RANCH LIMITED KAI HAWAII, INC. RE; COmm. $72 BIII 254 KAMEHAMEHA INVESTMENT CORP. KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL KAUPULEHU DEVELOPMENTS OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE KEALAKEKUA RANCH PURPOSE OF FINANCING VARIOUS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS OF KEALIA RANCH KEAUHOU KONA CONSTRUCTION CORP. THE COUNTY OF HAWAII KOBAYASHI GROUP, LLC KOHALA RANCH, LLC KONA TRANSPORTATION COMPANY Dear Councilman Chung and Committee Members: KTA SUPER STORES LANIHAU PROPERTIES, LLC I am John Ra President of Hawaii Leeward Plannin Conference HLPC L'ORANGE lA ASSOCIATES y' 9 ~ MacFARMS OF HAWAII testifying in support of Bill 254. MARVL GROUP, INC. MAUNA KEA PROPERTIES HLPC has been workin with the Count and State to identi and rloritize MAUNA LANI SERVICE, INC. 9 y ~ p MCCANDLESS LAND & CATTLE COMPANY infrastructure needs and potential funding sources. We believe that the issuance McCORRISTON MILLER MUKAI McKINNON of General Obligation Bonds is an appropriate mechanism as part of the solution M & E PACIFIC, INC and a laud our efforts. That bein said, we would like to offer several MENEHUNE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PP Y 9 MOOERS ENTERPRISES, LLC comments. NATURE CONSERVANCY OF HAWAII OCEANIC TIME WARNER CABLE OF HAWAII FIfSt, in re and to GO Bonds and Count Debt Service, we need to careful) OKAHARA @ ASSOCIATES g Y y PACIFIC RESOURCE PARTNERSHIP examine future sustainable growth and income streams so we clearly understand PARKER RANCH, INC. the long term financial implications. PBR HAWAII PONOHOLO RANCH, LIMITED QUEEN EMMA FOUNDATION Secondly, we need to understand that the current funding proposal of $40 million QUEEN LIL[UOKALANI TRUST is relatively small in relation to the overall needs. HLPC is working aggressively to R.M. TOWILL CORPORATION RIEHM OWENSBY PLANNERS ARCHITECHTS develop more comprehensive funding strategies and will be actively engaging the SAM O. HIROTA, INC. County and State in the near future to move those discussions forward. SANDWICH ISLES COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SSFM INTERNATIONAL, INC. SURETY KOHALA CORPORATION Lastly, should you approve this Bill, there needs to be a clear and aggressive TITLE GuARANTr Escaow sERVlces, INC. strategy to actually implement meaningful projects in the near term. Hopefully TSA CORPORATION both the Count Plannin and Public Works De artments will ex lain what VERIZON HAWAII, INC. y g p p WAIMEA WATER SERVICE, INC. feSOUfCeS they need t0 actually make It happen. WASTE MANAGEMENT OF HAWAII WATER RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC. I a OIO Ize for not bein able to attend toda s hearin but I had a revlous WES THOMAS ASSOCIATES, INC. P 9 9 Y 9. P WEST HAWAII CONCRETE engagement in Honolulu. I hope to have some positive news in the very near WILSON OKAMOTO CORPORATION future regarding a forum to explore other funding strategies. WIMBERLV ALLISON TONG & GOO Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Regards, John B. Ray Comm. No. ~ ~ L P.o. sax zls9 President Ref. To: xAMUEU, HAWAII 96743 Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference Ref. Date TEL: 808.885.9588 FAX: 808.885.9590 hlpcgtgte.net