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A 94B Pp2 MAY p5 '97 17:p3 <br /> y~~rr~^~ 1"f _ ~ National Heatlquarte rs i <br /> 11 1 ~ l C~1 1 r.0. Box 30630 <br /> NcZturdl Hygiene (8 3) 855-66070 <br /> SOClety, Inc. Fxecueioe Director <br /> )amen Michael Lennon <br /> <br /> Living in Harmony with Nature <br /> May 5, 1997 can i <br /> Councillor James Arakaki VIA FAX <br /> Hawaii County Council (808) 969-32'.91 ~ n <br /> 25 Aupuni St. <br /> _ m <br /> Hila, HI 06720 <br /> C .n <br /> Dear Councillor Arakaki, <br /> ~ <br /> I am writing to you today on behalf of the more than ~,000n <br /> members and friends of the American Natural Hygiene Society the- <br /> oldest health education association in the United States. <br /> our members--physicians and laypersons alike--are united in <br /> opposition to food irradiation for reasons of health and safety. <br /> We respectfully urge you to oppose the construction of an <br /> irradiation facility in your community. W'e believe the arguments <br /> against food irradiation are compelling Por moral, scientific, <br /> and economic reasons. Some are listed below. <br /> 1. If the irradiation of food takes place in Hawaii, the <br /> society will be among the national and international <br /> groups boycotting irradiated foods and considering a <br /> boycott of all Hawaiian produce., <br /> 2. Radiation is very dangerous. Radiation accidents are <br /> frequent, and the history of the nuclear industry is a <br /> history of coverups. Japan is currently facing the <br /> disgrace of its nuclear industry having covered up a <br /> serious accident. It took the United States government <br /> 40 years to admit it had injured American soldiers and <br /> civilians during atomic tests. Citizens in Honolulu <br /> were subjected to an unreported radiation leak for 12 <br /> years before cleanup began. <br /> 3. Radiation facilities put your constituents at <br /> unjustifiable and uncompensatable,risk. Most <br /> homeowners' insurance policies carry an exemption for <br /> nuclear accidents. Can the County of Hawaii assume the <br /> liability for damages related to,an irradiation <br /> facility, including the transportation of nuclear <br /> materials to or from the site, that no insurance company <br /> is .willing to assume? <br /> 4. Americans have already rejected irradiated foods. The <br /> only food irradiation facility in the nation is located <br /> just miles fzom our national headquarters here in <br /> Florida. It has lost millions of dollars since 1992 <br /> PmNd m Recl'GIW PaPN <br /> <br />