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do cause inconveniences for the workers, businesses and general public. Will the County <br /> find a solution to this problem to the satisfaction of everyone? How will the University <br /> Terrace project approved by the Council recently, affect the amount of additional rain <br /> water into Aleanio Canal? <br /> 3. Contamination of Rivers/Ditches and Shoreline Ocean waters. The Sunday edition of <br /> the Tribune Herald (19 Dec 04, page 3) contained an article about Dioxin and its effects. <br /> I believe that the majority of the Council Members and the Public may not be awaze that <br /> this same agent was applied and evaluated in Hawaii County by the Federal Government, <br /> prior to use in Viet Nam. A news article appeared either in 1998 or 1999 in Seattle, <br /> Washington while I was still working there, concerning this application and the Federal <br /> Government paid the State of Hawaii $200,000.00 for not receiving permission from the <br /> State to conduct such a test. Whether the same article appeared in the News Media in <br /> Hawaii is not known. The Federal Government did send a group of scientists to Viet <br /> Nam 20 yeazs after the end of that war to conduct tests to determine the effectiveness of <br /> the chemical. While the full details of the evaluation were not revealed to the Public, it <br /> was determined that the chemical was still affecting many of the residents of that country. <br /> YellowBrown substances flow in many of the Rivers today in Hawaii County that were <br /> not there when I was a youngster growing up in this County. These same substances <br /> eventually flow into the Shoreline of the Ocean as well. Hawaii County is the only Island <br /> affected by this test and the other Islands were not affected. Could this be the reason why <br /> the Koa Trees in the higher elevation all of a sudden died? Is this the reason why the <br /> State DLNR is making all attempts to sell lease or get rid of these lands? What about the <br /> contaminated Koa Trees? What about the Populace and their health? What about the <br /> Fish on the Shoreline that people normally consumes? What about the infection seen on <br /> turtles (endangered species) behind their eyes, especially the turtles found from Hilo to <br /> Hamakua? It would be in the best interests of all people on this Island, including <br /> businesses and for the sake of the Tourists who arrive here daily, that the County Counci] <br /> <br /> address this serious matter and take positive remedial action. <br /> John Y. Ota <br /> Retired County Resident <br /> <br />