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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Irradiation for use in food processing is a post-harvest treatment process that has <br /> been successfully used worldwide for some 44 years. Every major health, safety and <br /> <br /> governmental organization worldwide has approved its use for food processing. To <br /> deprive Hawaii farmers of this useful and safe tool in their industry while others use it <br /> <br /> raises the issue of the equal protection of the laws that is guaranteed to all people by the <br /> Constitution. <br /> <br /> Third. The Council has not had the proposed ordinance reviewed by the Attorney <br /> General to render an opinion on the legality or constitutionality of the proposal. 1 do not <br /> <br /> believe it is appropriate for the Council to send this proposed ordinance to the people for <br /> vote without first securing an opinion from the Attorney General that the proposed <br /> <br /> ordinance is legally defensible. I believe the most responsible act the Council could do <br /> concerning this proposed ordinance is to vote against approving the proposed ordinance <br /> <br /> and to refer the legal questions to the Attorney General for her opinion. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Gym` Z 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 2 <br />