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~ Hawaii f5land Economic Oavelopment Board
I S L A N D O F O P P O R T U N I T Y
March 20, 2006 SENT VlA fiACSIMILE AND EMAtL
Angel Pilago
Chair -Planning Committee,
Boatel of Directors County of Hawaii
Aupuni Curter,
Chair let Pauahi Street,
Warren Lee Stute 3, Hilo, HI 96720
President
Hawaiian Eloctric I,iFltt company 8nbjoet AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-8-3, ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER
Vice Chair 25 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983, 13Y CHANGING THE D13TRICT
Robert saundera CLASSIFICATION PROM AGRICULTURAL (A-3a) AND OPEN (O) TO PROJECT
Vicc President DISTRICT (PD) AT KAU, NORTH KONA, HAWAI4, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY 7-
CSV Hoapitaliry Mgmt, LLC 2-5:1. (Applicant.• Hiluhdu Developmatz, LLC) (Area: Approxi4tately 725.2 acres)
R~aard Henderson Dear Chair and Members of the P1,atming Committee:
President and CEO
Realty mvestmenta On behalf of the Board of the Hawaii island Economic Development
~r Board, and 116 member organizations, we wholeheartedly support
Barry Mizuno Hiluhflu Development's petition for a change of Zone from Open (O) and
owner's Rcpreacntative Agricultural 3-acre (A-3a) to a Project District.
Puna Geo-Thermal Venture
i>aet chair This new development will provide our Community affordable and
lin6erta chu expanded access to higher education and training opportunities for our
Senior vivo Prcreident growing population.
Bank of Hawau
The needs for future workforce development within our community
Director depend upon an easily accessible, centrally located facflity, providing a
winaton chow quality education at reasonable costs. This development addresses all of
Senior Vicc Resident these pressing needs and provides long term and far reaching solutions to
Pirst Hawaiian bank building a healthy and vital community.
Director
xienard xa Hiluhilu's plans to construct the initial infrastructure to support the
President and Owner development of the UH Center in West Hawaii will sigritficantly reduce the
Macrae Kea Banana amount of infrastructure needed to be provided by the University for its
niroctor own land. This will undoubtedly save the State of HawaiY much expense
Patricia Pro.-alenko and reduce the time frame for the campus to be constructed.
President
PATUt. INC. In addition to supporting the University's development, Hiluhilu
Director Development plans to provide the necessary roadway connections for
Barry K. TanigLChi improved trait flow, both parallel to Queen I{a'ahumanu Highway end
Ptesident and Biro the mauka-makai feeder to Mamalahoa Highway.
KfA Super Stores
Thank you for your support of this exciting project.
Yours sine
n
Mark McGufCt ~f
Executive Direct Comm. No.
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