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TEL No. Apr 22 97 14:18 No .018 P.02 <br /> <br /> farn~~rs can produce all the fru-its and fl®wers for exp®rt that the <br /> rnac~lcet will abs®rb. i~lowever, with®ut the host-harvest `i'reatrnent <br /> facility, their ability to gr®w and prosper is diminished <br /> c®nsld~r~b9y. <br /> ~n April ~1, 1997, we had the ®pportunity to meet with the <br /> I~onorable James A. Howell, BVsw Zealand's ~®nsul general <br /> steti®ned in Los ~regeles. As y®u Icre®w, New Zealand has a strut <br /> p®llcy which does not perrvtit nuclear p®wered ocean vessels or <br /> vessels with nuclear weapons from entering its ports. However, <br /> New Zealand has several irradiation facUitles. Acc®rding to <br /> ~C®nsul general Howell, irradiation facilities are not an issue in his <br /> country. <br /> 'T`he Hawaii Island ~c®nomic ~evetopr~tent hoard (l°lI~~I~) I~as <br /> preseetted several public forums on this issue. l°he pub®se ®f <br /> these lnforrnatio~al sessions continues to be t® pr®vide gas with <br /> the faots of the matter. Yee heardl from representatives fr®rn state <br /> and ~edera! agencies, such as tlse Nuclear R®gulatory <br /> +~®rt~issior~, the ~s ®epartment of agriculture, anti the ~®®d and <br /> Drug ~drninistration. In general, their presentations assured us <br /> that lrradiati®n facilities can be safely developed and operat®d. <br /> lVl®r® significant to us as ~ow~surv~era, we are assured that <br /> irradiation ®f fruit and other fo®d products does not advers®!y <br /> affect the product or the c®nsurraers of the pr®ducts. <br /> live supp®rt an irraeliatl®n facility, which is develop®d and <br /> operated entirely by the private sector. We are asiciwog you t® <br /> support this concept anal t® provide the necessary funding to h®Ip <br /> in the initial stages of elevel®panent, and t® help in the r»aric~ting <br /> and pr~moti®n of the firaaf products. 7`he benefits to the citix~nry <br /> of gist Hawaii are ®xpected to help renew the ec®nomi~ h~altlt of <br /> our c®rnmunity. <br /> 14Ve appreciate and lamed th® courage and det~rr~6natlon that <br /> you and lVlayor Yarnashiro have shown so far. grease consider all <br /> the I`~~~~A~ information at hand. 13o n®t be daunted by the <br /> <br />