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h ~1j ~p+(~r p~v qy* ~a ry~~y y^e ~qT~~+ ~y ? i~ *p p~ r'11l'i~ 1i1.~ l~dl'e®y'~rggy~R.e~~+~y®I'r T1YXI~~a~y1y.7®~rV1\g1y~~v ®1`~rYry1~~Y'7~~Tt~ll SIJI~~®10~1~ 1 ~:7.~'a P oAaAs® ~'i' 11\ lT IS~SA`~e~®~ lJ 1 ~ol\ WHEREAS, a national boycott against irradiated food has already resulted in the loss of important markets on the mainland including Marsh's, Keirn's, SBcK and others; and WI-IE~AS, the nearly 8,000 postcards and letters from People on the mainland have warned the County of I-Iawaii that they will not buy irradiated fruit from Ilawaii; and WI-IEREAS, Japan does not allow irradiated fruit into their country, and five consumer groups fronn Japan have warned that Japanese people will "back away" from all ~r~~$; and WI3ERlAS, the FDA has stated that potentially carcinogenic and mutagenic chemicals are created by the irradiation process at 30 parts per million; and WI~REAS, irradiation facilities which use cobalt-60 or cesium-137 support, legitirr~ize, and rely on nuclear power and nuclear weapons production; and WI-I~1t~AS, these nuclear industries result in the .authorized, non-accidental, random killing of innocent people including children; and W~I-IEREAS, these nuclear industries are leaving a horrific legacy of nuclear wastes products for future generations to deal with; and WI-I~R~AS, accidents at irradiation facilities, including the I-Iawaii Development Irradiator, have resulted in radioactive contamination of land and water; and WI-I~I~AS, food irradiation facilities are allowed to emit 104 millirems of radiation per year and, under special circumstances, 500 millirems per year; and workers are allowed to receive 30 to 50 times ~norc radiation per year than one would receive from natural background radiation; and Wf~ItEAS, these radiation levels will lead to increased cancers and birth defects; and WIdEI~AS, as of 1995, the first "food-only" irradiator in the United States, Food Technology Services Inc., located in Mulberry, Florida, had lost 5.5 million dollars; and WH.~IZ~AS, Mayor Yainashiro's proposal for $2 million fora "post harvest treatment facility" does not specify how the money would be spent; TI~IZl?FD1ZE, we oppose any ordinance or resolution favoring irradiation; and `I`~-i~1~FCJ, we believe the triost logical and economical solution for agricultural development in I-Iawaii would be to develop the local markets as a priority, and then, if necessary, to encourage use of existing treatment facilities, and to export specifically to coldTclitnate regions, i.e. Canada and the northern United States to prevent spreading the fruit fly, until ch time as non-toxic disinfestation methods can be developed. r._ Signed; ~..~t-~ ?'Z r Address: ~~r:i - rNt : - ~ r ,y.. I believe_tk~e $2 million lla~s could be better spent for: ~ a.... _..:`ry~v