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Lack of jobs has forced them to move <br /> away, to find new roots, leaving parents <br /> and grandparents behind. <br /> Those plantation workers lost their jobs <br /> and turned to others for help and <br /> direction and new beginnings. Once <br /> again, they turned to the land, to what <br /> they knew, to grow crops, to use their <br /> skills, to work until their backs ached <br /> and their hands were sore, to toil and <br /> hopefully profit. They began again and <br /> it is all of our responsibilities to <br /> ensure they succeed. <br /> <br /> We need to reward our farmers with the <br /> tools they need to fulfill their dreams. <br /> <br /> A way to the market, a way to the <br /> success we all strive for. Away to <br /> enjoy the fruits of their labors. Away <br /> to give their children a reason to stay <br /> home and to share a life in family <br /> farming, Big Island style. <br /> <br /> Hawaii has a wonderful opportunity. The <br /> introduction of safe technology for the <br /> <br /> post-harvest treatment of a developing <br /> quilt of tropical fruits and produce. <br /> <br />