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<br /> 11!08/2005 10:40 3265697 KCO Pr:GE @2 <br /> .JOHN KObAYJiSHI <br /> 77-6460 AL2'I DRIVE <br /> gx,Il,trn-xONA, HAWAI~: .~f'. - <br /> '^elenhone: (8081 326-6093 .._J ~ ' <br /> October 9, 200 <br /> iii <br /> Tn. ^r,~inry rn>>n r-i 1 C.c:nmittee GP. 21ann?.:=tt <br /> 9awai~i County Cou.r.cii <br /> RF.: Hill 148 - Ayri e~~tu ral couriem Hill <br /> My name is Sohn Kobayashi and I own 50 acres of cof''ce :.a the Hc_ua:'~_^.e area. i <br /> was 7U,^,t infometl about 9111 'i 1.°. una am w'iablc to ps^-~<.nt w,r,i'_ta~ o.r oral <br /> testimony due to my disability. am legally and was n, ,t able IO arrange <br /> transporta Lion on sur_h shor'C notice to appear and t~=.st'i_y. ~ hav2 asked Coun::iL <br /> Member P.1ago's Legislatiae Aseis-anc to prepare chr= r;.~I Lc.w; uy ace a_mcne on m~• <br /> behal`.• <br /> I sped _`i tally support the Agriculture]. Tourism F3.1L becaaee it ~~=natits Inc <br /> coffee industry. However, Idc net beli e~.~e there s]ou:!d be units o'.^. the numbs <br /> p~j vi.nitora a~, ;.owed. Xena cnf`^P i.¢ Sold dt a [7tCI^1 am b~-ause O? 1-tS qUd,. i_t,r. <br /> The h7.gh. qual'i ty and demand fcr Kona co L"Pee is beca,'ise pecpie oe:..^.g ~Ir1e t~ <br /> experience kona co f.f ee and its product'_on thcough tcur=. Cne o: the .argent <br /> co r.rce farms ~2~0 a~tcs? io current..y being taY.en o~a ~f pror,~ir-ion '.aecause <br /> deve.i opment is more pro,f.itable. Ag tourism would make coffee industry mores <br /> pro ~.i table for; its farmed. <br /> Thank you for this op,portunit} to present festimon7 any: = look [orwerd to <br /> pr=sent i.ng more detailed corrr,~e:its agai r. in the furors. <br /> John Kobayash:_ <br /> Comm. No. 7 2~? • ~ 7 <br /> Ref. Ta;pJ <br /> Ref. Uat~ LUUJ <br /> <br />