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<br /> Hakalau Farm Fax:808-963-6193 Rpr 23 '97 11:27 P. 01 <br /> r <br /> ~Eal~a~au, Falcwc ~ Y(uhoe~y <br /> Tom and Cecily Menezes CEO ~ <br /> 4\23\97 z N ~ <br /> w <br /> C <br /> Aloha Councilpersons; <br /> Being a selfemployed farmer for over twenty-plus years has been a very ~ i <br /> rewarding time for my Family and my self. However during that time man~tougho <br /> decisions had to be made to insure a future for both diversified farming and my <br /> family. <br /> We on the big island now face a tough decision in regards to the Food Irradiator <br /> platrt. MY FAMILY AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS PLANT BEING <br /> BU1LT. After reading all data and listening to the Community forum our minds <br /> were made up. <br /> Both my wife and I are UH college graduates in Agriculture, and 1 have also <br /> worked with the USDA-ARS who does the commodity research on fruit fly <br /> disinfestation_ <br /> Food irradiation is the wave of the future for our world and once well informed <br /> consumers are given a choice IRRADIATED FOOD WII.L BE CHOSEN for <br /> its safety relative to minimum risk to both man and the enviroment. <br /> We S"TRONGLY URGE OUR CTTX COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE MAYOR <br /> IN HIS EFFORT WITH Resolution for a bill # 62, and Ordinance #966$. (Ls c~wt~,K.c~2d <br /> Mahalo~., - ~ <br /> Thomas D. Menezes <br /> N:~,.:v~,. F G lP~yy <br /> kac. Tol Pnsented~!/~• <br /> n~we APR 2 4 1997 <br /> P.U. Box 343 • Hakalau, Hawaii 96710 Telephone (808) 963-6199 <br /> <br />