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COALITION AGAINST IRRADIATION ~~~.n~.
May 20, 1997
Ahupua'a Action Alliance
Aupuni O Hawaii Statement to Hawaii County Council
Big Island Rain
Forest Action Group
Concerned Physicians of Hawaii Mr. Chairman and Members of the County Council. My name is
Friends of the Red Road ~er~rl ~t'H ~ 1 11 n > I am appearing today on behalf of the
Global Hope Coalition Against Irradiation to urge you to vote no on Bill Number 62.
C reenpeace Hawaii
xawaii county Green Parry The Coalition formed in response to Mayor Yamashiro's irradiation
Hawaii Gaon Party proposal and in response to the unexpected support for this proposal
Hawaii's Coalition fur from members of the County Council.
Alternatives to Pesticides
Hawaii Organic Farmers Association The Coalition has more than twenty five member organizations and is
Halau O Waipi'o still growing. These groups represent tens of thousands of members.
Irradiation Free Food Hawaii you will hear from Coalition members today.
`Ili Noho Kai O Anahola
Ka `Ghana O Ka Lac The first goal of the Coalition is to stop the proposed irradiator. In
KEAUEA pursuit of that goal, the Coalition will educate the public on the dangers
Ka Lahui Hawaii of a radioactive facility on an island subject to earthquakes, lava flows,
L.LF. E. (Living Indigenous Fores[
Ecosystems) land collapse, and tsunamis.
Malamalama Waldorf School
Mam Aina eeoter for Non-violent The Coalition will also focus on the availability of alternative
Education and Artion technologies and the debatable safety and quality of irradiated fruit.
Mission of Hawaii Big Island
Na Maka O Ka `Aina The Coalition is dedicated to working with all groups to find solutions
Parents Against Irradiation to this island's economic problems.
Pele Defense FunJ
Protect Kohanaiki `Ghana The Coalition members asking you to vote no on Bill Number 62 are:
Public Access Shoreline Hawaii
Puna Malama Pono
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Sierra Club
Wise Old Women Support Network
;_,u~,~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please vote no on Bill Number 62. Thank you.
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