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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii Island Economic Development Board <br /> <br /> <br /> WISLAM? OF OPPORTUNITY <br /> <br /> <br /> Board of Directors SENT VIA EMAIL <br /> Chair <br /> Robert Saunders January24, 2008 <br /> Vice President <br /> CSV Hospitality Mgmt, LLC Chair Pete Hoffmann <br /> Vice Chair Hawaii County Council <br /> Richard Ha Council room <br /> President and Owner Ben Franklin Building, 2nd Floor <br /> Mauna Kea Banana 333 Kilauea Avenue <br /> Treasurer Hilo, Hawaii <br /> Richard Henderson <br /> President <br /> Realty Investments Res. 462-08, A Resolution Supporting SB 968HD I to Impose A 10-Year <br /> Secretary Moratorium on Developing, Testing, Propagating, Cultivating, Growing and <br /> Barry Mizuno Raising Genetically Modified Taro in the State of Hawaii <br /> Owner's Representative <br /> Puna Geothermal Venture Res. 463-08, A Resolution Supporting HB 1577 HD 1 to Temporarily <br /> Immediate Past Chair Prohibit the Growing of Genetically Modified Coffee for a Period of 5 Years, <br /> Warren Lee at the same time, Permit Research in an Environmentally Secure Facility <br /> President <br /> Hawaii Electric Light Company <br /> Director Aloha Chair Hoffmann and Members of the Council: <br /> Winston Chow <br /> Senior Vice President On behalf of the directors of the Hawaii Island Economic Development <br /> First Hawaiian Bank Board and its 112 member organizations, we oppose the aforementioned <br /> Director resolutions Res. 462-08 and Res. 463.08 as presented. <br /> Roberta Chu <br /> Senior Vice President We do not support a moratorium curtailing research of the potential <br /> Bank of Hawaii <br /> discovery and the prospect of resolving crop diseases. Such research is <br /> Director vital for defining potential problems and thereby giving answers to make <br /> Greg Chun, Ph.D. informed decisions regarding propagating crops in the future. <br /> President and General Manager <br /> Kamehameha Investment Corp. <br /> We ask that both Res.462-08 and Res. 463.08 be deferred until such time <br /> Director substantive data can prove that research is damaging to Hawaii's <br /> Patricia Provalenko environment. Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony. <br /> President <br /> PATDI, INC. <br /> Yours sincerely, <br /> Director <br /> James Takemine <br /> Market Manager <br /> American Savings Bank + <br /> Director <br /> Barry K. Taniguchi <br /> President and CEO <br /> KTA Super Stores Mark McGuffie <br /> Director Executive Director <br /> Mark McGuffie <br /> Executive Director <br /> Hilo Office: Hawaii Innovation Center at Hilo • 117 Keawe Street, Suite 107 • Hilo, HI 96720-2811 <br /> Ph )808) 9352180 Fax )808) 9352187 hiedb@hiedb.org www.hiedb.ora <br /> Kona Office: Hawaii Energy Gateway Center, Natural Energy Laboratory Hawaii Authority Ph )808) 326.2721 <br />