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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0882.004 2006-2008 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: Mark McGuffie [markmcguffie@hiedb.org] c Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 8:42 PM t7 To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us ~0 Z1 Subject: Opposing Testimony for Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. ra r ! Importance: High S Follow Up Flag: Follow up r Flag Status: Flagged s T E Attachments: Moratorium testimony 1.24.08.doc rv - w Aloha Chair Hoffmann and Members of the County Council! Herewith respectfully submitted is testimony opposing Res. 462-08 and Res. 463-08 Mahalo Mark Mark McGuffie Executive Director Hawaii Island Economic Development Board HILO Office: Hawaii Innovation Center 117 Keawe Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Ph: 808.935.2180/Fax: 808.935.2187 KONA Office: Hawaii Energy Gateway Center Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority Ph: 808.326.2721 www:hiedb.org comm. No. 8 8 Ref. To, Fran Ref. Dote JAN 2 2mta 1/24/2008 Hawaii Island Economic Development Board WISLAM? OF OPPORTUNITY Board of Directors SENT VIA EMAIL Chair Robert Saunders January24, 2008 Vice President CSV Hospitality Mgmt, LLC Chair Pete Hoffmann Vice Chair Hawaii County Council Richard Ha Council room President and Owner Ben Franklin Building, 2nd Floor Mauna Kea Banana 333 Kilauea Avenue Treasurer Hilo, Hawaii Richard Henderson President Realty Investments Res. 462-08, A Resolution Supporting SB 968HD I to Impose A 10-Year Secretary Moratorium on Developing, Testing, Propagating, Cultivating, Growing and Barry Mizuno Raising Genetically Modified Taro in the State of Hawaii Owner's Representative Puna Geothermal Venture Res. 463-08, A Resolution Supporting HB 1577 HD 1 to Temporarily Immediate Past Chair Prohibit the Growing of Genetically Modified Coffee for a Period of 5 Years, Warren Lee at the same time, Permit Research in an Environmentally Secure Facility President Hawaii Electric Light Company Director Aloha Chair Hoffmann and Members of the Council: Winston Chow Senior Vice President On behalf of the directors of the Hawaii Island Economic Development First Hawaiian Bank Board and its 112 member organizations, we oppose the aforementioned Director resolutions Res. 462-08 and Res. 463.08 as presented. Roberta Chu Senior Vice President We do not support a moratorium curtailing research of the potential Bank of Hawaii discovery and the prospect of resolving crop diseases. Such research is Director vital for defining potential problems and thereby giving answers to make Greg Chun, Ph.D. informed decisions regarding propagating crops in the future. President and General Manager Kamehameha Investment Corp. We ask that both Res.462-08 and Res. 463.08 be deferred until such time Director substantive data can prove that research is damaging to Hawaii's Patricia Provalenko environment. Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony. President PATDI, INC. Yours sincerely, Director James Takemine Market Manager American Savings Bank + Director Barry K. Taniguchi President and CEO KTA Super Stores Mark McGuffie Director Executive Director Mark McGuffie Executive Director Hilo Office: Hawaii Innovation Center at Hilo • 117 Keawe Street, Suite 107 • Hilo, HI 96720-2811 Ph )808) 9352180 Fax )808) 9352187 hiedb@hiedb.org www.hiedb.ora Kona Office: Hawaii Energy Gateway Center, Natural Energy Laboratory Hawaii Authority Ph )808) 326.2721