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F <br /> <br /> Hawaii County Council July 2, 1997 <br /> We'd have to take a look and evaluate the situation. <br /> if it's such a broad scope of growth, it may be more <br /> cost efficient--maybe more effective and <br /> safer--depending on the geographical area to go in and <br /> use herbicidal spraying. But that's not something <br /> that's in the general plan for us. <br /> tHR. SANTANGELO: Okay, because I notice in a <br /> resolution accepting some further money, there's <br /> actually a clause in there that says you cannot use <br /> this money for herbal spraying unless you get written <br /> permission. <br /> So it's again urging you not to, but it's leaving you <br /> that out. <br /> DEP. CHIEF CORR.A: Yes, we need that option. We need <br /> that. That's one of the tools that we'd be able to <br /> use. <br /> MR SANTANGELO; If we take an area, such as <br /> Oceanview--and what's unique about Oceanview, Deputy <br /> Chief, is that the slope that we have, sometimes these <br /> winds don't just take something downwind and deposits <br /> it, but sometimes they tend to keep it and let it <br /> travel a long way. <br /> You being aware of that, in your aerials, if you were <br /> to have to use this tool, and I would imagine this <br /> would be for safety of officers for--what would be the <br /> overriding reason for doing this? <br /> DEP. CHIEF CORREA: In actuality, the most <br /> cost-efficient and effective method of operation is <br /> aerial spraying of the plant. But we have to work <br /> within all of the guidelines that are established and <br /> we are authorized to use. <br /> Now, to answer your question--I am very familiar with <br /> the spraying program. I think i can go back to when <br /> the spraying program originated because I was probably <br /> one of the pioneers of the program way back in 1980. <br /> But we used to do it at the request of the plantation <br /> because they considered it a weed. <br /> 7 <br /> <br />