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Being a selfemployed farmer for over twenty-plus years has been a very ~ i
rewarding time for my Family and my self. However during that time man~tougho
decisions had to be made to insure a future for both diversified farming and my
family.
We on the big island now face a tough decision in regards to the Food Irradiator
platrt. MY FAMILY AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS PLANT BEING
BU1LT. After reading all data and listening to the Community forum our minds
were made up.
Both my wife and I are UH college graduates in Agriculture, and 1 have also
worked with the USDA-ARS who does the commodity research on fruit fly
disinfestation_
Food irradiation is the wave of the future for our world and once well informed
consumers are given a choice IRRADIATED FOOD WII.L BE CHOSEN for
its safety relative to minimum risk to both man and the enviroment.
We S"TRONGLY URGE OUR CTTX COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE MAYOR
IN HIS EFFORT WITH Resolution for a bill # 62, and Ordinance #966$. (Ls c~wt~,K.c~2d
Mahalo~., - ~
Thomas D. Menezes
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P.U. Box 343 • Hakalau, Hawaii 96710 Telephone (808) 963-6199