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<br /> From: Kathy Kmkahi To'. James Ara kab Date'. 5/6197 Time. 10.26.46 AM 808-329-1758 Page 2 of 2 <br /> i <br /> Ci.) <br /> KOI'IA-KOHALA <br /> CIIAMBER <br /> Of- COMMCRCC <br /> Map 7, 1997 <br /> TO THl EiAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL, THE HONORABLES ARARAKI, <br /> CHi,'NG, FAY SANTANGELO, YAGONG, SMITH LEITHEAD-TODll, <br /> REYNOiDS AND TYLER <br /> ?R Cf•1 TH? kOHA-KO!-IALA CHP.rvBER_ OF COMMERCE <br /> RE. FCST HARV F.ST TREATMENT FACILITY <br /> The Kona-KOhala Chamber of Commerce supports the study of <br /> a Fost Harvest Treatment Facility on the Big Island. A <br /> comprehensive facility to consolidate goods, storage, and <br /> processing is a commitment to the success of diversified <br /> agriculture. We would also support research capabilities <br /> a[ t}:is facility, even to having something like the Hawaii <br /> Agriculture Research Corporation and the UH Extension <br /> Sereices here. Tropical and diversified agriculture <br /> con~ributions to our economy can be expanded, with more <br /> jobs and more opportunities with this kind of facility. We <br /> encourage an analysis of consolidation, marketing and <br /> research of diversified and tropical agriculture as an <br /> economic generator for the Big Island. <br /> The chamber has investigated irradiation, since this has <br /> beer sr:ggested as part of the facility, frcm a safety and <br /> marketing point of view. We are satisfied that the <br /> science is sufficiently sophisticated to build and <br /> maintain a facility safely on the Big Island. We also are <br /> very rmpressed with some of the experiences of our <br /> tropical fruit growers and other con;panies in selling <br /> irradiated fruit and think they have demonstrated the <br /> economic viability of this method. We also have I_eard <br /> from many of our chamber members who are flower growers <br /> and '_ook fcrward to using this facility instead of the <br /> oreser.t chemicals. <br /> we would rather a private developer build the components <br /> of tL a cer.Ler with the oversight by Hawaii County. <br /> Hcae'.~e r, we do feel that the commitment of public moneys <br /> tc clan and mar}cot the facility is the county's <br /> resoo:aibi lit}'. <br /> CCGTl,CT: f-7arni Aerkes, p. 808 329 1758, f. 808 3~=9 5564 <br /> e: korakcc~gte.net <br /> w+n,.k_ona kok:ala.com <br /> <br />