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PCDP seeks to centralize development in "designated commercial areas".
To date, there is only one major development, which is now under threat of lava inundation. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea?
What issues prevented the buildout of the other "designated" areas? Specifically in lower Puna, the PCDP identifies 3 in HPP, 1 for Ainaloa, and "possible subject to community review" in Nanavale, Kapoho, Seaview and Leilani. The existing areas in Orchidland and Hawaiian Beaches are also identified.
Had some development actually happened outside of Pahoa, those businesses would now exist to help fill the void left by the Malama Market shopping center if/when it is destroyed or becomes unreachable...
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There are several development areas. The two main ones are Pahoa and Keaau.
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Exactly. Two areas have actual development. One of them is in the path of the lava.
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It is what it is. If you have a crystal ball to tell us what will be covered in the next fifty years bring it out.
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It doesn't take a crystal ball to realize that if you only have two, you could lose half of them at once. A third (fourth, fifth) improves the odds somewhat.
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Some of the others are Mountain View and Volcano Village. HPP has land for a decent commercial center. Others are scheduled in the PCDP too.
It is a planning document.
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It is a planning document that will never be implemented because there are too many obstacles.....legal, political, practical and fiscal issues. The Puna community is also not cohesive enough to implement this plan. Best outcome from the lava flow would be for the County and community to burn the CDP and start over with a new plan.
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It is a planning document that will never be implemented
Exactly -- in the near term, PCDP is all about "having a plan". Implementation runs out to 2030.
What I fail to understand is: locations have been designated for "commercial centers", the community is massively underserved, yet somehow no new commercial property has been brought into existence in the 6 years since the PCDP was given the force of law.
Low-hanging fruit: there's a nice half-completed commercial building near the Orchidland General Store. Yes, construction could have stalled for any number of reasons that have nothing to do with the PCDP. Demand exists for more services, many of which are now being lost to the lava flow, so why isn't at least this project being restarted?
Having just looked through it again, I admit the PCDP is a nice piece of work... with some good recommendations... yet it still seems to be going nowhere fast.
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Kalakoa: " so why isn't at least this project ( by Orchidland General Store ) being restarted ? "
Because of the traffic, noise and trash generated by the present complex, with the burden being born by the relatively small number of OLE residents while the convenience goes to all.
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Everybody wants a store, but nobody wants to live next to one.
