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Murashige, Laura
From: Mark McGuffe [markmcguffie@hiedb.org]
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Aloha Chair Hoffmann and Members of the County Council! w
Herewith respectfully submitted is testimony opposing Res.-462-08 and Res. 463-08
Mahalo
Mark
Mark McGuffie
Executive Director
Hawaii Island Economic Development Board
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Hawaii Island Economic Development Board
ISLAND OF O P P O R T U N I T Y
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, 2.d Floor
Mauna Kea Banana 333 Kilauea Avenue
Treasurer Hilo, Hawaii
Richard Henderson
President
Realty Investments Res. 462-08, A Resolution Supporting SB 968HD1 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 l 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 Takernme
Market Manager
American Savings Bank 5
Director
Barry K. Taniguchi
President and CEO
KTA Super Stores Mark McGuffie
Director Executive Director
Mark McGuffie
Executive Director
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