06-06-2015, 06:39 AM
A lot of people aren't coming back to south Puna, for various reasons and north Puna now looks much better for the long term, especially large business franchises. There have been a few articles that mention Brison's was moving ahead but KTA had pulled out. There was an older reference to a KTA at this Gateway shopping center. If Long's has bought the two large end lots, it could mean a Longs-KTA shopping center. There are all kinds of changes happening as the aftermath of the June 27 flow. Now that the immediate emergency has subsided, there are multiple things left hanging that aren't reported at all in the news, except a $55 million sports park will be completed for Pahoa. Yippee, happy days are here again!
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*