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