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TEL No. Apr 22,97 14:18 No .018 P.01 <br /> . ; ~ O~awai i Island <br /> _ <br /> q`~ r~Pip., Pi~`~ 3`~ <br /> Established in 1878 • 202 Kamehameha Ave. • Hilo, Hati~dii 967201'P1iimC ((!tits) 9.15-717H • faK (8Q81961-4435 <br /> COUi~i'.~, <br /> <br /> April 9~~7 CpUNTY Ui- NAV~JAU <br /> <br /> the t'!®n®rable Aar®n Chung9 Chair <br /> <br /> A~THa C~l1H{:1~ ~HAII~ ~AME~ Y. AI~A~A~1 (~Y I`A~E ~C 969- <br /> ~Inance C®mrr~ittee <br /> I°tawall C®unty C®un~il <br /> Aupur~l fit. <br /> ~4ll0, Hl 96~~® <br /> ~~a mill If~~. "®rdlnance Arnenclin~ the Capital ~ud~#et t® Include <br /> the P®st F~ar~rest Tr®atn~ent Pacilitp~ I='r®,pect f®r i~llli®n <br /> Dear Chalrrnan Chung atod men'bers ®f the +~®rnrnittee ®r~ 1=lnanco. <br /> IVIy name is Harris Hlrata, a 3®-year r®sld®nt ®f the city of <br /> HII®, and current President of the Hawall !eland Chamber ®f <br /> ~or~°on~orce. <br /> 1 am writing t®day In behalf ®f the 4®®•mert~ber ®rganization <br /> ovor whBch i preside. <br /> a want t® c®n7mend th® County Connell and Mayor 5tevo <br /> Yarnsshlro f®r their actions in support of dlverslfled agriculture. <br /> VV~ especially want t® thank you f®r, and encourage y®ur <br /> ~ontlnuing supp®rt ®f a post-harvest treatrroent facility, <br /> sp®clflcally, an Irradiatl®n Plant In fast I°~awaii. such a facility Is <br /> a n®cessary part ®f th® ®quatiorr If diversified agriculture Is to <br /> achieve any kind of r~earaingful success as a c®ntrlbut®r t® ®ur <br /> island5s ®con®my. An irradiation pBant and other pest-harvest <br /> treatment facllitles will provide our farrr'ers th® opportunity t® <br /> escpand their pr®duction capabilities areal in s® doing creates ne?wr <br /> aid m®aningful ernployetaent opporturoltles f®r our eltlz~ns. Cur <br /> farmers cart produce ail the fruits and fl®wers for exp®rt that the <br /> Affiliated w1U, the Chamht~r of Commerce of the United States ~,ef. ~'G; ~P~~ ,,;.;;,N:;;; <br /> <br />