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~~1 <br /> COUN7Y U.- HANJAII <br /> May 20, 1997 <br /> Hon. Stephen K. Yamashiro <br /> Mayor <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> RE: Response to your letter dated May 2, 1997 <br /> Dear Mayor Yamashiro: <br /> This is to respond to your letter dated May 2, 1997 in which you requested to <br /> put our position in writing regarding the irradiation facility that the Hawaii <br /> County is considering for a post harvest treatment method for locally grown <br /> fruits, flowers and foliage. <br /> At this time, Vapor Heat Treatment for fruit fly is available for use for <br /> quarantine requirements on Big Island. Several quarantine treatment facilities <br /> axe also available on Kauai, Molokai, and soon on Oaha The quarantine <br /> treatments serve well for papayas exported to Mainland US and Japan. <br /> We are aware that you have been pushing for this Irradiation Facility on the Big <br /> Island, and for economic considerations, the Hawaii Papaya Industry <br /> <br /> Association (HPIA) has no objection regarding the installation and operation <br /> of an irradiation facility here on the Big Island, for the treatment of tropical <br /> fruits, vegetables, flowers and foliage. We certainly can appreciate the <br /> opportunities the facility would present to local farmers, as an effort to <br /> diversify the current agricultural picture of the Big Island. <br /> From an economic stand point, the project looks very promising, however, <br /> concerns must be addressed with regard to marketing efforts, and the <br /> <br /> coordination of efforts directed to managing an irradiation facility. <br /> i:om~L.:vv.~ .y~1 <br /> 230 KEKUANAOA STREET HILO HI 9670 N,. CAP <br /> Wit, r~PresemPa <br /> ~ f, MAY 2 p 1991 <br /> <br />