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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii Hotel Association Kona Board of Realtors <br /> Hawaii Island Board of Realtors Big Island Business Council Kohala Coast Resort Association <br /> Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce Hawaii Island Restaurant Association <br /> Hawaii Island Contractors' Association Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce <br /> Hawaii island Economic Development Board Kanoelehua Industrial Area Association <br /> Hawaii Island Portuguese Chamber of Commerce Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawaii <br /> <br /> C (t 141 jj <br /> <br /> Mr. James Y. Arakaki August 5, 1 98 <br /> Chairman, County Council <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Re: INITIATIVE PETITION of <br /> Parents Against Irradiation <br /> Dear Chairman Arakaki and members of the Hawaii County Council: <br /> <br /> My name is Tony Hanley and I am President of the Big Island Business <br /> Council and represent business for the Friends of Agriculture-Hawaii. <br /> <br /> I urge you to vote NO on petitioners request to ammend the Hawaii <br /> County Code. <br /> While I applaud the right of citizens to exercise their democratic <br /> rights and recognize that people have a right to reject irradiation <br /> on its face, I don't have the same feelings for those who scare the <br /> public with untruths and misleading statements. <br /> <br /> The Hawaii Island Economic Development Board presented some excellent <br /> public forums on irradition, particularly in regards to facts that <br /> the products irradiated are not affected and the operation is conducted <br /> safely. <br /> There are many experts here today who have or will testify to the <br /> affect of irradiation and the safe construction of a facility, so <br /> my presentation rests on the issue of do we allow opportunities <br /> for our farm community or other users of this process or do we <br /> stop all development. <br /> Irradiation has been proven to be safe, both from a construction point as <br /> well as a process. This issue then, goes beyond just an irradiation issue, <br /> but addresses the core of our ability to ensure that our island has <br /> some economic future. <br /> <br /> I urge this Council to step forward and vote NO on this petition, so that <br /> the message can be heard..and we will proceed with providing the honest <br /> facts to the voting public of this county so that a rational decision <br /> can be made by them at the polls. <br /> Thankyou for this opportunity to express our views on this subject. <br /> comm. <br /> File No. <br /> Presented <br /> <br /> fief. AUG 5 1998 <br />