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COUNTY Ur HAWAII
County of Hawaii
County Council
James Arakaki, Chair
Al t $mi.th.~__ Virg. C}l~ir
SP CIP~L MEETING UN_IRRAUTATION
Hill 62, Draft 2 and Res. 71, llraft 2
Development of. a Post Harvest. Irradiation Facility
Chairman Ar-akaki. and Councilmembers:
The Hawaii farm Bureau is a non-profit:, nnn governmental and
volunr_ary o:ryanization representing 2,Q00 farm family mentLiers
statewide. We protect and advance the social, economic and
educational interests of fiawuii's tanners and ranct;ers.
The Hawaii Firm t3ureau st.xonclly sttpYx>rts the dt.veiopmellt of a post
harvest irradiation treatment tdcility project in Hawaii. we
believe this irradiat ion faci l i r.y i a the nu.~sC r,tr i t ir_al marketing
tool that. will hel g~ t.}lb futurrr expansi on ,;f Hawaii ' s diversif i ad
agriculture.
F,s we make this h.isr_ori c r,ansi r i r;nal F:llast Pr uln suyal product ion
to oih~:r divrx.:~il=ied ctupu, we need t.o take advantage of. every
oppartunir_y that will explore [he potential of Hawaii's
agricultural industry ir, a global markre. The c.onstnlcLion oL an
i.rradiat>.on facility alr)nq wir.h Hawaii's year lpund grnwing season
w111 give us chat. opE~orL~uliry tv eRp~~rr. „ur tr'calt l,rodu~.:t 5 anywh,ae
in the world at any timz.
There Pore, an behalf of our menl}lers, we .+tLtrngly urge your support
fOr the deVeli=F)nlellt and Ca~rlrt l-tiCLl JlI Of ri l)OS1. tl.-11'VUSt 1rT~tdl at lU?
Creatment Pdoi.i.lt.y 1. r1 HdWaJ.l.
Furthermore, our Aig 7ryland F'azic Hu,eo,,~ c:haprrrr also is in full
support oL this !rradiatiix, project as it w;ll be au investment in
the agricultural i.ndue:try and boost r.ne ecc,numy ~,t the Big Island.
`Chink you for allow.inq ua ru teat.lfy ~~n i_tti~ vary im1,o1<Callt issue.
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