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County of Hawaii - State of Hawaii
Resolution
WHEREAS, the papaya industry provides employment directly and
indirectly for about 3% of the total workforce in the County of
Hawaii, and currently, the unemployment rate is at 9.8%; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii papaya growers have contributed over
$1 million over the past decade under Federal Marketing Order
No. 928 for market development programs in the United States; and
WHEREAS, if the Philippines are allowed to export papaya into
the U.S. market, Hawaii would be severely crippled economically
because the current U.S. demand is still not great enough to absorb
Hawaii's total production.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE_ COUNTY OF
HAWAII that it humbly requests that the U.S. Department of
Agriculture deny the Philippines from importing papaya into the
United States because of the catastrophic effects to the Big Island
of Hawaii.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County send copies of this
Resolution to the Congressional Delegation in Washington, the
Honorable Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Spark M. Matsunaga, and the
Honorable Representatives Daniel K. Akaka and Cecil Heftel; Mr. John
Block, Secretary of Agriculture, U. S. Department of Agriculture;
Mr. Harvey Ford, Deputy Administrator, Plant Protection and
Quarantine Division; Governor George Ariyoshi; Representative
Yoshito Takamine, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture; and
Mr. Robert Souza, Papaya Administrative Committee.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 19th day of
October
1983.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES A/E
Hilo, Hawaii ~.• Dahlberg x
De Luz, III X
Domingo x
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to Fujii x
the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on x
Hale
October 14, 19-83 Kawahsra x
Lai x
ATTEST: Schulte x
Chr. Yamashiro X
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