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<br />-/--..., --- - ---- . II <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />in potatoes (1964), controlling contamination in dried spices and dehydrated vegetable seasonings <br />(1983), destroying trichina in pork (1985), delaying ripening of fruit and disinfesting fruits and <br />vegetables of insects (1986) and controlling foodborne pathogens in poultry (1992); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, according to the World Health Organization and other health and scientific research <br />entities, the use of irradiation treatment on foods (1) does not alter food in any way that could <br />harm people, (2) does not cause food to become radioactive under approved and regulated <br />treatment conditions, (3) does not cause long-term health effects or health risks; and (4) does not <br />adversely affect the nutritional value of food any more than other food processing and <br />preservation methods (canning, freezing, etc); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the construction and operation of food irradiation facilities and the transport of <br />radioactive material must meet stringent federal and state regulations. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF <br />HAW All that it supports the responsible development and construction of a private post harvest <br />treatment facility in the County of Hawaii and recognizes the importance of such a treatment <br />facility in assisting the exportation of various agricultural commodities in the global marketplace. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Honorable <br />Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor; the Honorable Stephen K. Yamashiro, Mayor; U.S. Senators <br />Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K. Akaka; U.S. Representative Patsy Mink; U.S. Representative <br />Neil Abercrombie; State Senators and Representatives of the Big Island; Director of Research and <br />Development Diane Quitiquit; Hawaii Island Economic Development Board; and the Hawaii <br />Agricultural Promotional Association, State Department of Agriculture Chairman James <br />Nakatani, University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture. <br /> <br />Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this <br /> <br />7th <br /> <br />day of <br /> <br />May <br /> <br />, 1997. <br /> <br /> <br />UNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> <br />COUNTY COUNCIL <br />County of Hawaii <br />HUo, Hawaii <br /> <br />ROLL CALL VOTE <br /> <br />.&.. Reference C-2-12. 06/P-~C-71 <br />COUNTY CLERK . ciIAIRMAN' & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. '.71 'Q'1 (DRAFT 2) <br /> <br /> <br /> AYES NOES ADS EX <br />ARAKAKI X <br />CHUNG X <br />LEITHEAD-TODD X <br />RAY X <br />REYNOLDS X <br />SANTANGELO X <br />SMITH X <br />TYLER X <br />YAGONG X <br /> 7 2 0 0 <br /> <br />I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the <br />vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the <br />County of Hawaii on Mav 7. 1997 <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />, ~ r ,., ( <br /> <br />,< , ., > , ' <br />