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r~~ CS'/lt'>! (~a~`P~S'~ <br /> 70000/a ecrti~ado,~.avc ~ana Ca~~rr. <br /> ~~aded ~vr ~.r~e~lurce <br /> 4pri ~.0; 2005 <br /> ra Vaidones, C•harnnan <br /> '12w. oil „punty Plannfr;a Comrnisa~.n <br /> 251.upuni Street <br /> H to Hawaii aE'~0 <br /> N k:: HiU to Amend Cheviot 25 Agricultural Tourism, draft 2 <br /> a of , Chairman .;aiac~.es and +~"Femb-rs of the Planning Commssion, <br /> I :o ra before you to Praise the efforts of the Planning Department to improve the Zoning Code, to testify <br /> it F.+-or of legs6arfon z~ validate a_iicultural tourism and to advance some specific ideas for inclusion in <br /> tt*e ?ill. <br /> I an ar~ organic coffee 'armor ~ c:outh Kona My farm rs remote antl on a four wheel dnve road, so <br /> P gr:u;tural Toursm ~robabPa n;t part of our future. However, we offer this testimony in the hope that It <br /> ~ iii ";E, perceroed as ~c. self-son :ng, t;ut constructive to our industry Agriculture on H3wsii Island Is <br /> d~csperate to achieve : glue addex gains for survival, as land values, property taxes, and fuel costs rise. <br /> hl ,r 1;3. In6:..i <br /> a!'icf:rnc workers ~.nmpensation for our single full time employee run $7,100.00 per year <br /> P e. ~ v s ,are eli a+a-a e, t- ~ ±,,ourty :.'Harter and the State Cons±itut~on include mandates to favor agriculture. <br /> F ar several yeare, U^ 'as sponSs)red AgToursini workshops, indicating the $tatc'c support of value <br /> a~ltled concepts . r. a~~°` culture. <br /> ( ur:::ounty Denartm&~ t of Research antl Development has written: "The Department of Research and <br /> Cer•f:: ecment serves fc- sustainable economic development to enhance the quality of life in the County of <br /> h"•cllv;2il Tne departme't's respon,ibiirties Include tourism. agriculture, new industry and industry <br /> e e:~alaament, energy, h!m as w+-,~' as Information, research and statistics." (Underscore added) <br /> l'he~ -ia:^ra;, alanw F "amic D.~ -top^ent Board has compiled a free AgTourism Map that has been <br /> crt-kruted °o t~ o~san o` vis~b^ tg the Big Island, along with colorful brochures about Flowers, <br /> \'ere~tables Gr'cllarc aps. an_f _:vestock- Please see attached five pages. <br /> t~l' G ~ <br /> ~~r. r ^"hf~ ~ '^lW c~ N'. ~YID$d# <br /> rl,oRG B' .q'Vy'C`~JaMPelq?C~ueR4,' <br /> [uW Y>4Nwmv~.MaiMprlF%.aW'w'.a.~, .exi~Y~ *4ti.:. .StlK xw.,?AWpYiWAiNm~A^~~'~~~HM+M <br /> r t~fe .bead o~ data Ca~ej <br /> c ~o„xt~ <br /> ~~,L' (pct Jot; (:"ryotw~r ; "r~~; r/awm%;~~? 96704 AA f" f~0~8'f3.~8-1941 <br /> k~WW, F44a/`0I /2S'Ci'i~q 6dX <br /> <br /> t8 ~E-d OU~i L69S9ZE i©~69 S09Z/88/~i <br /> <br />