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tv,1nif <br /> Wil Okabe <br /> Managing Director <br /> Harry Kim if•• <br /> Mayor <br /> Barbara J.Kossaw <br /> ? ��•+�_ Deputy Managing Dtrector <br /> o <br /> Count of Paitnn• <br /> tt <br /> ®ffire of the Algot <br /> 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2603 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 • (808)961-8211 • Fax(808)961-6553 <br /> KONA 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy,Bldg C • Kailua-Kona,Hawaii 96740 <br /> (808)323-4444 • Fax(808)323-4440 <br /> March 15, 2017 <br /> Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair <br /> Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental <br /> and Military Affairs <br /> Hawai'i State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair <br /> Committee on Agriculture and <br /> Environment <br /> Hawai'i State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Dear Chairs Nishihara, Gabbard, and Committee Members, <br /> RE: HB 783 HD 1 <br /> Relating to Agriculture <br /> Theft of agricultural products might have been considered an irritant in olden <br /> days, but long ago it became a major issue for many farmers. It is at a level that some <br /> farmers have been forced out of business, much to our shame. <br /> HB 783, HD1 offers an approach that might finally bring some relief to those who <br /> are trying to make an honest living, feed our community, and improve our economy. <br /> I urge you to approve HB 783 with adequate funding and an appropriate effective <br /> date. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Harry Kim <br /> Mayor <br /> County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />