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August 28; 1998
Alissa Alcosiba C ~
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1 ~5 Uluwar Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Hawaii County Council Members
Attn: Councilman Dominic Yagong
cio Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Dear Hawaii County Council Members:
For the past year 1 have been working with Big Tsland farmers and ranchers in marketing their
agricultural products locally. Tam very excited that our County of Hawaii and it's government
and business leaders strongly feel that agriculture is a priority that continuously needs support in
ways of creative mazketing and financing to sustain and even increase agricultural production
but moreso, to maintain a rural agricultural livesh, le sa unique to Hawaii County.
Because of the importance of Big Island agncultur~ that consistently impacts our local economy
tremendously, 1 would like to support a current resoiution authored by County Councilman
Dominic Yagong that states "resolution authorizing the leasing of county lands (formally owned
by Hantakua Sugar Company, Inc.) for diversified agriculture, eco-tourism, and pastoral uses by
negotiations", this resolution if approved by the Havvan Count} Council would greafly enhance
and allow for example Big Island farmers and ranchers to utilize displaced sugar lands in hopes
to expand their businesses in groN~ng more crops, herding more cattle, developing progressive
eco-towist activities and keeping Hamakua lands in a}_rriculture.
Therefore, I would like for the Hawaii Counn Council members to support Councilman
Dominic Yagong's resolution in allowing 4,400 t~amaLua sugar lands to be used by Big Island
farmers and ranchers in the very near future for the '~ettennent and improvement of Big Island
a>?riculture-
Ifyou should have any questions please feel free t ~ contact me at 934-602 l _
Mahalo Nui Loa.
Respectfully yours,
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Agricultural Mazketing Consultant t.A~ N0. ~p0~. 19
cc: Jessica Owen, Habe~n Lwestock Comnam Flle No. -
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