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<br /> <br /> <br /> u.... <br /> Hawaii Island Economic Development Board <br /> <br /> <br /> WI S L A N D OF O P P O R T U N I T Y <br /> <br /> <br /> Board of Directors SENT VIA EMAIL <br /> Chair <br /> Robert Saunders January 7, 2008 <br /> Vice President <br /> CSV Hospitality Mgmt, LLC Chair Bob Jacobson <br /> Vice Chair Hawaii County Council <br /> Richard Ha Committee on Environmental Management <br /> President and Owner Councilroom <br /> Mauna Kea Banana Ben Franklin Building, 2nd Floor <br /> Treasurer 333 Kilauea Avenue <br /> Richard Henderson Hilo, Hawaii <br /> President <br /> Realty Investments Res. 462-08, A Resolution Supporting SB 968HD1 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, January 8, 2008 <br /> Owner's Representative Environmental Management Hearing <br /> Puna Geothermal Venture <br /> Immediate Past Chair Res. 463-08, A Resolution Supporting HB 1577 HD 1 to Temporarily <br /> Warren Lee Prohibit the Growing of Genetically Modified Coffee for a Period of 5 Years, <br /> President at the same time, Permit Research in an Environmentally Secure Facility, <br /> Hawaii Electric Light Company January 8, 2008 Hearing, Environmental Management Committee <br /> Director <br /> Winston Chow <br /> Senior Vice President Aloha Chair Jacobson and Members of the Committee: <br /> First Hawaiian Bank <br /> Director On behalf of the directors of the Hawaii Island Economic Development <br /> Roberta Chu Board and its 112 member organizations, we oppose the aforementioned <br /> Senior Vice President resolultions Res. 462-08 and Res. 463.08. <br /> Bank of Hawaii <br /> Director We do not support a moratorium placed on curtailing research for the <br /> Greg Chun, Ph.D. potential discovery of resolving crop diseases and helping to reduce the <br /> President and General Manager need for pest management. <br /> Kamehameha Investment Corp. <br /> Director We ask that both Res.462-08 and Res. 463.08 be held in committee until <br /> Patricia Provalenko data is available or not, proving that such research is damaging to Hawaii's <br /> President environment. Thank you for the opportunity to resent testimon <br /> PATDI, INC. 5' p y' <br /> Director Yours sincerely, <br /> James Takemine <br /> Market Manager <br /> American Savings Bank <br /> Director Mark MCGuffie <br /> Barry K. Taniguchi <br /> President and CEO Executive Director <br /> KTA Super Stores <br /> 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) 935-2187 hiedbOhiecib.org www.hiedb.ora <br /> Kona Office: Hawaii Energy Gateway Center, Natural Energy Laboratory Hawaii Authority Ph (8081326.2721 <br />