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SENT VIA FACSIMILE AND EMAIL
Boazd of Directors November 7, 2007
Chair
Robert Saunders Pete Hoffmann, Chair
Vice President Coun Of Hawaii
CSV Hospitality Mgmt, LLC
County Council
Vice Chair
Richard Ha
President and Owner Re: Bill 55 -Draft 2
Mauna KeaBanana Kailua Village Business Improvement District No. 1
Treasurer
Richazd Henderson Aloha Chairman Hoffmann and Members of the Council:
President
Realty Investments On behalf of the Hawaii Island Economic Development Board and its
Secretary 112 member organizations island-wide, we wholeheartedly support
Barry Mizuno the establishment of the Kailua Village Business Improvement
Owner's Representative
Puna Geothermal Venture Distrlct No. 1.
Immediate Past Chair For the past four years following the success of the Wailala
Warren Lee
President Business Improvement District and the Fort Street Mall Business
Hawaii Electric Light Company Improvement District, the Kailua Village Business Improvement
Director District has worked to mirror these successful examples to re-
Winston Chow establish a quality of life we can all be proud of in Kailua Village.
Senior Vice President
First xawaian Bank Across the nation Business Improvement Districts have created win-
Director win scenarios for small and lazge communities where individuals
Roberta Chu who really care, want to get involved and want to make a positive
Senior Vice President
Bank of Hawaii difference)
Dtrector This private and public partnership will work to improve and
Greg Chun, Ph.D.
President and General Manager maintain the physical appearance and aesthetics of public right of
Kamehameha Investment Corp. ways, increased cleanliness and security.
Director
Patricia Provalenko I urge you to pass Bill 55, Draft 2 that will enable the plans for this
President improvement district to go forward, securing a brighter future for
PATDI, INC.
Kailua Village.
Director
James Takessine
Market Manager
American Savings Bank `O wau no me ka ha`a ha`a
Director
Barry K. Taniguchi
President and CEO
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Murashige, Laura
From: Mark McGuffie [markmcguffie@hiedb.org]
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 8:52 AM
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: Bill 55
Importance: High
Attachments: Testimony 11.07 - KBI2.doc
Aloha Chair Hoffmann!
Please find attached testimony supporting the Kailua Business Improvement
District...
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Mahalo
Mark
Mark McGuffie
Executive Director
Hawaii Island Economic Development Board
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Hawaii Innovation Center -
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11/6/2007