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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0212.269 1996-1998 From: Kathy Kuikahi To'. James Arakaki Date. 5/6/97 Time' 10'.19:28 AP4 808-3291758 Page 1 of 2 FAX COVER r-,~ _ _ r= '9 d To: James Arakaki From : Kathv,,l(µikahi nC,'.,~ Com an~ Ni ~'J' l L"d~"~/P,II Company :Hawaii County Council Chair p "Kona ohala Chamber Commerce Fax Number:1-808-329-8564 Fax Number: 9693291 ,Voice :808-329-1758 Subject : WinFax Scan And Send Pages including cover page: 2 Date : 5/6!97 Time : 10:19:28 AM MESSAGE Page 1 of 2 Plzasz contact our officz if } ou do not receive both pagzs F:atln Ii~ikalti 329-1758 ~ )Iw 12. File Ifs. WinFex PRO Cover Page t. 'j'pj ket. Date MAY 0 7 1991 From: Kathy Kmkahi To'. James Ara kab Date'. 5/6197 Time. 10.26.46 AM 808-329-1758 Page 2 of 2 i Ci.) KOI'IA-KOHALA CIIAMBER Of- COMMCRCC Map 7, 1997 TO THl EiAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL, THE HONORABLES ARARAKI, CHi,'NG, FAY SANTANGELO, YAGONG, SMITH LEITHEAD-TODll, REYNOiDS AND TYLER ?R Cf•1 TH? kOHA-KO!-IALA CHP.rvBER_ OF COMMERCE RE. FCST HARV F.ST TREATMENT FACILITY The Kona-KOhala Chamber of Commerce supports the study of a Fost Harvest Treatment Facility on the Big Island. A comprehensive facility to consolidate goods, storage, and processing is a commitment to the success of diversified agriculture. We would also support research capabilities a[ t}:is facility, even to having something like the Hawaii Agriculture Research Corporation and the UH Extension Sereices here. Tropical and diversified agriculture con~ributions to our economy can be expanded, with more jobs and more opportunities with this kind of facility. We encourage an analysis of consolidation, marketing and research of diversified and tropical agriculture as an economic generator for the Big Island. The chamber has investigated irradiation, since this has beer sr:ggested as part of the facility, frcm a safety and marketing point of view. We are satisfied that the science is sufficiently sophisticated to build and maintain a facility safely on the Big Island. We also are very rmpressed with some of the experiences of our tropical fruit growers and other con;panies in selling irradiated fruit and think they have demonstrated the economic viability of this method. We also have I_eard from many of our chamber members who are flower growers and '_ook fcrward to using this facility instead of the oreser.t chemicals. we would rather a private developer build the components of tL a cer.Ler with the oversight by Hawaii County. Hcae'.~e r, we do feel that the commitment of public moneys tc clan and mar}cot the facility is the county's resoo:aibi lit}'. CCGTl,CT: f-7arni Aerkes, p. 808 329 1758, f. 808 3~=9 5564 e: korakcc~gte.net w+n,.k_ona kok:ala.com