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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> LINDA LILLIAN K. DELA CRUZ <br /> 568 E. Kahaopea Street <br /> Hilo, Hi 96720 <br /> Telephone (808) 959-4676 <br /> <br /> August 5,1998 RECEIVED <br /> <br /> HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING - 7 BY <br /> Quay Co no/ C <br /> MY TESTIMONY: Irradiation Plant <br /> <br /> My name is Mrs. Linda Lillian Keaweehu Dela Cruz and I live in Hilo, Panaewa Hawaiian <br /> Home Lands, next to where they want to build the Irradiation Plant. I am President of the <br /> Aboriginal Native Hawaiian Association and I am a candidate for the State House of <br /> Representatives from the 3rd District. I give testimony today on behalf of myself and the <br /> membership of the Aboriginal Native Hawaiian Association. I am also a farmer with a 10 <br /> acre Guava Orchard. <br /> <br /> We are opposed to building an irradiation plant anywhere on this island. This time I hope <br /> I can make myself clear on this issue. This subject has been going on for the last 10 years <br /> or more. <br /> <br /> The first time, this state and county were ing to 5 ieethe plant, and I say seek because <br /> that's the only word I can think of =tire plant in on Railroad Avenue, less than half a <br /> mile from where I live. Everytime I ask, "where you going build em", nobody would tell <br /> me. Well, I found out anyway. And now, it's being done again. Where will this plant be <br /> built if it will be built? <br /> <br /> Well! I found out again that the plant will be built on the other side of where I live. Yes, <br /> this council promised that the plant would not be built on Hawaiian Home Lands. Yet, the <br /> plant is still going to be built next to Hawaiian Home Lands on Bishop Estate land in the <br /> middle of our Hawaiian community of Keaukaha and Panaewa. <br /> <br /> This is one of the reasons why I am a candidate for the State House of Representatives. I <br /> was a Democrat for many years and I changed to the Republican party. Our present <br /> representative is not looking out for our welfare and Councilman Chong, you are our <br /> councilman in our district and I hope you will not let anyone build this plant neat to us. <br /> <br /> First, I said, don't build the irradiation plant on Hawaiian Home Lands. Now I'm tired of <br /> watching out for where you plan to build the plant. Now, I say, "do not build this plant on <br /> this island". Because, and I said it before. <br /> <br /> 1. This is an island, not a continent. <br /> <br /> 2. We have an active volcano still erupting. <br /> <br /> No. X31 08 <br /> <br /> <br /> 1wPresented °D <br /> Ref. - <br /> NaL DoW AUG <br />