06-19-2012, 02:17 AM
It would seem that any incoming businesses to Pahoa must meet the approval of their neighbors and any passing tourists. Perhaps rezoning by referendum is best?
With just a tweaking of the zoning code new classifications could be added just for Pahoa.
Donut zoning (D) for example could identify precisely which property the community would allow a donut shop on. A gluten free zone could be established too.
The code could also specify that no more than one of any type business could move in so that there would be no chance of competition. That might mean that one of our banks, Thai restaurants and pizza shops would have to close. Which ones? Would Cash & Carry be allowed to coexist with Malama Market? Probably not a good idea.
I have accounts at Bank of Hawaii so it would be logical for me to want that to stay. First Hawaiian Bank can go. This makes makes good Tiffany sense. Tiffany Hunt thought Pahoa too small for two surf shops.
Pahoa Mainstreet should also be designated as a Real Estate No Profit Zone (RENP). Can't have people exploiting their property and driving up prices by trying to make a profit and, God forbid, maybe contribute to their retirement or kid's college funds. That would fit some of James Weatherford's logic. So a Real Estate No Profit Zone makes good Tiffany/James sense. Residents (and certainly no one else) could sell their property for what they paid for it or less only. That's bound to preserve the local flair and flavor.
Interestingly I spent several years trying to get Mainstreet Pahoa Association interested in a Pahoa Design District. Way before Woodland Center, Longs and KFC came along. Could not get anyone interested. Tiffany either for a fact. Until a rezoning application came up next to her shop. She still confuses design districts with historical districts but that's okay. By the time she runs for council in 2016 (she has already announced on her web site some time back) she might have it figured out.
So roll on Pahoa. Your reputation for antibusiness is intact.
With just a tweaking of the zoning code new classifications could be added just for Pahoa.
Donut zoning (D) for example could identify precisely which property the community would allow a donut shop on. A gluten free zone could be established too.
The code could also specify that no more than one of any type business could move in so that there would be no chance of competition. That might mean that one of our banks, Thai restaurants and pizza shops would have to close. Which ones? Would Cash & Carry be allowed to coexist with Malama Market? Probably not a good idea.
I have accounts at Bank of Hawaii so it would be logical for me to want that to stay. First Hawaiian Bank can go. This makes makes good Tiffany sense. Tiffany Hunt thought Pahoa too small for two surf shops.
Pahoa Mainstreet should also be designated as a Real Estate No Profit Zone (RENP). Can't have people exploiting their property and driving up prices by trying to make a profit and, God forbid, maybe contribute to their retirement or kid's college funds. That would fit some of James Weatherford's logic. So a Real Estate No Profit Zone makes good Tiffany/James sense. Residents (and certainly no one else) could sell their property for what they paid for it or less only. That's bound to preserve the local flair and flavor.
Interestingly I spent several years trying to get Mainstreet Pahoa Association interested in a Pahoa Design District. Way before Woodland Center, Longs and KFC came along. Could not get anyone interested. Tiffany either for a fact. Until a rezoning application came up next to her shop. She still confuses design districts with historical districts but that's okay. By the time she runs for council in 2016 (she has already announced on her web site some time back) she might have it figured out.
So roll on Pahoa. Your reputation for antibusiness is intact.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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