HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0964.026 2004-2006
August 23, 2006
Subject: Support for Bill No. 309 (Amendment E-4)
Aloha Chair Higa, Vice Chair Isbell and members of the Hawaii County Council:
I am Gene Leslie and my partner, Richard Gouviea and I own and operate Flowers for Mama,
a local floral shop located in Holualoa. We have been successful business owners for well
over 20 years. I'm an active member of our Kona community and currently serve as president
of Kukini Hawaiian Civic Club.
As a former Lai o Pua home owner and its community association's past president, I support
Jacoby Development's plans for a mixed-use project on the lands makai of Queen Kaahumanu
Highway.
I think the concept of this project is good. The Hawaiian Homes neighborhood of Lai o Pua
will benefit from this project, not only economically through the commercial income which
will eventually put Hawaiians onto land but also through job and recreational opportunities.
Over the next decade, I will be proud to know that 1) this innovative marina project defined
Kona, 2) our County government had the leadership to support a developer who is cutting
edge on environmentally sustainable projects and 3) to know that this marina development
will sustain us economically.
I ask this council pass Bill 309 (Amendment E-4).
Mah
Leslie
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Kukini Hawaiian Civic Club
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