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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS
o% THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE
DE,~R MR, YAGONG, MS. FORD, MR, H[GA, MR. HG)~~'MANN, MR. iKEDA,
MS. NAEOLE, MR. PILAGO, MR. YOSHIMOTO '/jC,~iti KIN
MY NAME IS JEAN S. SHIBUYA THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT I
WOULD HAVE SAID ON THE JULY 9~H MEETING OF YOUR FINANCE i
COMMITTEE, IF NOT FOR MY HABIT OF GETTING FLUSTERED IN FRONT i
OF PF,OPLE. `IN THE EARLY 70'S WHEN PUNALUU WAS FIRST DEVELOPED,
IT'IVAS A PLACE WHERE WE COULD ALL BRING OtrR FAMILIES AND
FRI:END5 TO ENJOY. KAU AT THAT TIME HAD T'w0 SUGAR MILi,S, THE
NAALEHU DAIRY, THE HAWAIIANA RANCH, AND MANY SMALL
BUSINESSES. NOW MOST ARE GONE AND SOONER OR LATER WE WILL
LOSE THE MACADAMIA BUSINESS DUE TO OTHER COUNTRIES WHO DO IT
CHEAPER,
WE NEED SOMETHING TO IiELP OUR WORKING PEOPLE. PUNALUU IS i
TILE ONLY PLACE 7.ONED FOR DEVELOPMENT, NO OTHER PLACE ON q
THE KAU COAST IS. MANY WORRY THAT ONCE A HOTEL 15 IN, WE WILL
BECOME LIKE KONA, NOT TRUE, UNLESS WE LET [T HAPPEN. NOT
EVERYONE IS FOR AGRICULTURE OR CAN AFFORD IT. 9ry
YOU CAN SAVE KAU BUT FOR WHOM. WHO WILL BE ABLE TO
AFFORD TO BE HERE-? ONLY A FEW HAVE JOBS HERE. MANY, MANY {
MORE WOULD LIKE TO STAY AND WORK HERE TOO.
F'OR JULY 25TM COUNCIL MEEThYG:
COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLEASE GIVE US HOPE OF THE FUTURE OF
K?.U, BY NOT PASSING RESOLUTION 169-07. GIVE US THE CHANCE TO
BE ABLE TO TRY AND BUILD UP OUR ECONOMY AND OUR LIFE
STYLE. GIVE OUR WORKING CLASS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN
HOW TO BETTER OUR SELVES, OUR CHILDREN TO REALLY KNOW
TI-fEIR PARENTS AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO LEARN THEIR
O\VN POTENTIALS.
DO NOT GIVE THE PEOPLE WHO PROFITED FROM THE HOKULIA I~
FI~3HT, PROFIT AGAIN THROUGH PUNALUU. GIVE THE COMMUNITY
TF(E CFANCE TO IMPROVE OUR SCHOOLS, HOSPITAL AND PUBLIC li
SAFETY. MORE INCOME AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES COMING IN IS
FP.R BETTER THAN TAX MONEY BEING USED FOR SOMETHING THAT
Cf~N BE HAD FREELY WITH ALL THE NECESSARY ADDITIONS . LOOK ii
A"' THE 7 ACRES NOW AND AL50, THE FENCED IN ARF,A ACROSS
FA.OM TILE PAVILIONS. DO YOU WANT IT TO BE LIKE THAT, `KEEP
OUT - PRIVATE PROPERTY'. WITH SMS, IT CAN BE AGAIN A
BIiAiJTIFUL PLACE FOR ALL PEOPLE TO VISIT, WORK AT AND ENJOY.
Comm. Na9T~•~S
Ref. Tod LU1Ci/
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PA~JE 2:
WITH THE RESORT TfiERE CAN HE OTHER BUSINESSES DEVELOPED OR
USED THAT ARE NOT IN THE RESORT AREA. CARPENTRY, PLUMI3fiRS,
LANDSCAPE BUSINESS, AND OTHERS. IN THE RESORT AREAS, WE
COULD HAVE A BEAUTY SHOP, BARBER SHOP, DRESS SHOPS, SHOPS +
SELLING KNICKKNACKS AND STUFFS NEC$SSARY. WE COULD ALSO,
HP,VE A SHOP SELLING ARTS ANb CRAF'~S FOR ALL THE MANY
ARTISTS WHO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT OF KAU, WHICH WE HAVE i
MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE. EVEN PEOPLE WHO DO FURNiTURES
CP.N BE USED FOR THE HOTELS AND HOMES. THERE IS SO MUCH
PCTENTIALS. ALL GOODS PkODUCED IN KAU COULD ALSO, BE USED
ATlD SOLD, BE IT KAU COFFEE, PRODUCE, CATTLE, HOGS, SHEEPS,
CEQCKENS AND EGGS, AND EVEN USE THE MACADAMIA NUTS THAT
M.~NY FARMERS NOW ARE HAVING A HARD TIME SELLING.
TffE POTENTIALS ARE MANY, IF YOU WOULD GIVE US THE
OPPORTUNITY.
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