HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0931.008 1996-1998
LINDA LILLIAN K. DELA CRUZ
568 E. Kahaopea Street
Hilo, Hi 96720
Telephone (808) 959-4676
August 5,1998 RECEIVED
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING - 7 BY
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MY TESTIMONY: Irradiation Plant
My name is Mrs. Linda Lillian Keaweehu Dela Cruz and I live in Hilo, Panaewa Hawaiian
Home Lands, next to where they want to build the Irradiation Plant. I am President of the
Aboriginal Native Hawaiian Association and I am a candidate for the State House of
Representatives from the 3rd District. I give testimony today on behalf of myself and the
membership of the Aboriginal Native Hawaiian Association. I am also a farmer with a 10
acre Guava Orchard.
We are opposed to building an irradiation plant anywhere on this island. This time I hope
I can make myself clear on this issue. This subject has been going on for the last 10 years
or more.
The first time, this state and county were ing to 5 ieethe plant, and I say seek because
that's the only word I can think of =tire plant in on Railroad Avenue, less than half a
mile from where I live. Everytime I ask, "where you going build em", nobody would tell
me. Well, I found out anyway. And now, it's being done again. Where will this plant be
built if it will be built?
Well! I found out again that the plant will be built on the other side of where I live. Yes,
this council promised that the plant would not be built on Hawaiian Home Lands. Yet, the
plant is still going to be built next to Hawaiian Home Lands on Bishop Estate land in the
middle of our Hawaiian community of Keaukaha and Panaewa.
This is one of the reasons why I am a candidate for the State House of Representatives. I
was a Democrat for many years and I changed to the Republican party. Our present
representative is not looking out for our welfare and Councilman Chong, you are our
councilman in our district and I hope you will not let anyone build this plant neat to us.
First, I said, don't build the irradiation plant on Hawaiian Home Lands. Now I'm tired of
watching out for where you plan to build the plant. Now, I say, "do not build this plant on
this island". Because, and I said it before.
1. This is an island, not a continent.
2. We have an active volcano still erupting.
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3. if this plant is so safe, why build a 6 feet thick,,house to put the energy in?
4. There is the irradiation plant on the mainland that farmers are now using, use
that.
5. The environment on this island is way out of hand at this time. The state is
trying to build a 2300 bed prison at Kulani, build this irradiation plant , all that
towers on Mauna Kea. All this for economic development.
6. This plant, if built, will be for a select group of people and the rest of us have to
live with it.
7. Farmers are now sending their produce to the mainland, they can contiune this
this practice or build the plant in California, dose to home.
Again, no irradiation plant on this island.
Mahalo.
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