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,i <br /> Daviq~,. Maife : ; <br /> From: Noward R. Conant (howard~konarainforestcoffee.comj <br /> Sent: Monday., November 07, 2005 7;10 PM ' <br /> To: PHGFFMANN&(.,ico.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Cc: kapilago~co.hawaii.Hl.u~ <br /> Subject: RE Ag Tourism Bill 148 <br /> ~~,n <br /> ggTrur:! 0.%F420JS <br /> Jx <br /> Mona Pct=. <br /> Thanks fcr your ~esponse Hs 1 Ee^stifled before the Planning Commission, with the Director <br /> pregenq~ 1 am very much m favor of an Ag '"ourism Bill, Just not this Bill as it was presented. My <br /> cuucerns ire mostly about !9c orbitrary limits to square footage, gmss sales, number of vlSllorS, <br /> etc "hose values have nor. been determined in any scientific or credible way. They are numbers <br /> puked out of the air, completely arbitrary and without knowledge of, or regartl forthe basic costs <br /> required h)r ff!e operator io open ahe Juuis. Further, when it comes to vi~Ror numbers, who is <br /> gointr to count them, and ?he fans supposed to run out with a sign that says; "Sorry, no more <br /> aicitnrc +nnay, orr limit of 20 !or 10 or whatever) has been reached" <br /> G,nd wt~a+ tror.r~Y-> me is'1~-u' the State and County policy Is to favor agriculture, but time after <br /> time rule. are pcmulgatec to restrict enterprise rather than to encourage and nurture. Farmers in <br /> this ven~ trigh day envifOnrrrent need to be able to suppiemenl inwme with available resourcco <br /> (iGURISwI} tc zurvive! Ai~II development needs to be curbed to be certain that only appropriate <br /> us?r, ncr..ur on A7 lands so that neighbors rights are well considered. Thal is a balance that can <br /> orr"Jrw,thout ;;i:;cing arbitrary limits on farmers. <br /> ! ha'?e atkachad a copy of ry original testimony FYI. <br /> Thanks for your nterest, and yvu~ hard work. <br /> HOV~3 rU R. COr~i n! <br /> Kona RalnFo^ s r _ Coffee <br /> 100'ro certafed a~ganic anc graded Kona Coffee <br /> hllw ,Yri wv±-kon:a nin rorestc??1ec com <br /> Comm. No. 2~0 <br /> Ref, To: <br /> e~~, hate NOV 8 2005 <br /> <br /> ~i' :i=~"d o~y z6ss9as re:6e see~~aer1? <br /> <br />