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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAI`I <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 344 00 <br /> RESOLUTION DESIGNATING NOVEMBER AS "KONA COFFEE MONTH" <br /> WHEREAS, Kona Coffee has been in continuous production on Hawai'i Island's West Side for over 170 years and continues to be <br /> a large contributor to the local economy; <br /> WHEREAS, Kona Coffee has become an economic mainstay and cultural taproot of the multi- ethnic community of Kona; <br /> WHEREAS, ideal growing conditions along Kona's upland slopes, fertile volcanic soil and handpicked crops combine to produce <br /> the richly flavored Kona Coffee; <br /> WHEREAS, novice farmers, together with second, third, fourth, and fifth generation coffee farmers have created a renaissance for <br /> Kona Coffee production and its marketability; <br /> WHEREAS, the month of November captures a diversity of activity marked by the harvesting of red coffee cherry to the aroma of <br /> fresh roasted beans; <br /> WHEREAS, Kona Coffee, highly valued the world over, produces grounds for celebration every harvest season; and <br /> WHEREAS, during the month of November, the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival has served as a tribute to Kona Coffee's cultural <br /> heritage for the past thirty years; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI'I that it hereby designates the <br /> month of November as "KONA COFFEE MONTH". <br /> Dated at Hilo, Hawai'i, this 9th day ofNovember , 2000. <br /> INTRODUCED BY: <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI'I <br /> COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE <br /> County of Hawai`i <br /> Hilo, Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX <br /> ARAKAKI X <br /> I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the CHUNG X <br /> vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of ELARIONOFF X <br /> the County of Hawaii on November 9, 2000 <br /> • <br /> 7ACOBSON X <br /> ATTEST: LEITHEAD -TODD X <br /> PISICCHIO X <br /> SMITH X <br /> TYLER X <br /> - YAGONG X <br /> t4,-a ,41 7 0 2 0 <br /> Reference C -964 <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 344 00 <br />