04-24-2011, 09:24 AM
Investors = Dollar signs in eyes. I just think it would be nice if the businesses are ones of passion and not profit at the expense of something special. I give people enough credit that I think in the right cicumstances they would choose local over McD's. Maybe have one roadside mall as is starting outside Pahoa for chains. Look at Eugene, OR. As you come into town, you could be anywhere. But get past the barrage of same old same old stores and there is a charming and beautiful downtown. kind of like Pahoa which is charming and beautiful in its own way.