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RESOLUTION NO. ~~}rI 83
WHEREAS, Ernest A. "Ernie" Smith recently retired after
completing forty-five dedicated years of service in three different
careers with the C. Brewer Company, Ltd.; and
WHEREAS, in 1938, Ernie Smith started as a field foreman of
Onomea Sugar Company (now part of Mauna Kea Sugar), left for six
years (1940-1946) for duty in the U. S. Infantry with General George
Patton's Third Army, returned to Onomea Sugar as an agriculturist,
and in the ensuing years was assigned as the Field Superintendent at
Kilauea Sugar and. Hawaiian Agricultural Company, and eventually
served as the manager of both companies; and
WHEREAS, his second career was in real estate development where
he was named manager and vice president of Brewer Support
Housing, Inc., with the much-needed Kulaimano employee housing
project being its most notable endeavor; and
WHEREAS, these efforts, in addition to his third career as
director of the C. Brewer Purchasing Department, highlights a
remarkable career noteworthy of commendation and recognition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII that it congratulates Ernie Smith for his long and respected
service to the sugar industry and wishes him and his family many
years of happy retirement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawaii be
instructed to remit true copies of this resolution to
Mr. Ernest A. "Ernie" Smith, and J. W. A. Buyers, Chairman and
President of C. Brewer and Company, Ltd.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 22nd day of June, 1983.
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