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Monday, Apr. 21, 1997 <br /> Testimony Regarding the Irradiation T~tment Facility <br /> To the Hawaii County Council Fina be Committee <br /> '97 APR 2'i PR1 1 23 <br /> Thank you for this chance to submit to ''f~1' " n r~~dl1rng the <br /> important issue of irradition treatment.r10~iTc~1~~ the County <br /> Council is dealing with this issue and hope you will approve what <br /> the Mayor is trying to do. <br /> I think 'average' citizens of our island understand the need <br /> to have an irradiation treatment facility. Without a treatment <br /> that takes care of the fruitfly problem we can probably forget <br /> about selling fruits and vegetables?) outside of Hawaii. <br /> It seems those who are against the irradiation treatment are <br /> the same ones who are opposed to almost every economic development <br /> project on our island. Except for those with the anti-mentality <br /> about every kind of development, how many people are really <br /> opposing irradiation? How many of them live and work here? How <br /> much do they contribute to our community? How many of them vote? <br /> The future of agriculture is important to us all. It <br /> shouldn't be decided by anti-development people who don't <br /> represent the majority of our residents, and it shouldn't be <br /> decided by their friends on the mainland--no matter how much they <br /> threaten or how many postcards they send. <br /> Please do what you can to support the Mayor with this issue. <br /> Mahalol <br /> ^7 f / Respectfully, <br /> / u <br /> <br /> /~,~1. / o ~ <br /> .o~-eC~--fir <br /> z . ~ <br /> <br />