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ACF Kona ohal r Chefs so a don
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July 24, 20Q9
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County -of Hawaii
C 4 Lee%4M Ph nming Commission
hAy-24, 20 X90 , Meeting
Commissio#ers,
My name is William Kaluakini Trask, I am President of American Culinary
Federation ona Kohala Chefs Association. Our organization has over 70
members comprised of resort chefs and cooks, restaurant owners, food
lovers, culinary students, educators, culinaryindustry suppliers, agricultural
specialists and food producers, s
I live at 79-t224 Mamalahoa Hwy., Holualoa, HI, 96725.
The Kona Nohala Chefs Association is committed to raising $1,000,000 in
monies and Or kitchen equipment for'the Culinary Arts Program at the new
Palamanui West Hawaii Community College.
The Chefs } sociation fuels that further delay of construction of this campus
would be hi y detrimental to the economic and educational well being of
our Comm 'ty. By now, you, the Planning Commission should realize that
this project, especially the West Hawaii Community College, is a very
positive mote in the direction of establishing economic stability with jobs
for our construction work force and business for our building suppliers.
Further ben fits of establishing a first rate, self-sustaining ecologically
responsible ulinary Arts program in West Hawaii would definitely
upgrade the Caliber of food service professionals sorely needed in our hotels
and restaurafits at present.
The Kona Kbhala resort area has become an international culinary
destination because of the establishment of our Hawaiian Regional Cuisine
j by our local Chefs and the world-wide trained Chefs being brought in by all
the high end resorts and restaurateurs.
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Add to thefact that as of a week ago, the #1 Student Culinary Team in the
United Sta s is a product of the University of Hawaii Community College
System. Th Kapiolani Community College Student Culinary Team on Oahu.
j received g d medals and were named American: Culinary Federation 2009
j National S ent Team. Champions at the ACF National Chefs Convention
in Orlando, Fla. Palamanui will also be a Community College that will be
able to produce such a team.
As to thosel in the community who are saying that "if we give into all these
concessions now, they will not be put in at a later date". Well, Palamanui
Global Holdings has.a contractual and obligatory responsibility to the.
Community to complete their development per the agreement with the
County `of waif. Besides, Planning Commission meetings like this will
keep them check and give. the public opportunities to voice their concerns
as needed 1
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Requiring, 4t this time,. Palamanui Global Holdings topput in an upper access
road or a pork, when the housing has not of yet been built, seems to be a 'bit
ludicrous. let's time for the Commission to think of the well being. of our .
West Hawaii Community and agree to the changes being requested by
Palamanui.,
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Thank you for your time and positive consideration of this matter.
William K Trask, AAC
President '
ACF Kona Kohala Chefs Association
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