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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 835 Draft 01 1980-1984~c ~ ~ County of Hawaii-State of Hawaii Resolution No. ~3s s~ 6dHEREAS, Federal law requires that all baggage of airline passengers enplaning in Hawaii to destinations within the continental United States must undergo an agricultural pre-departure inspection; and WHEREAS, originally, these inspections were only conducted at Honolulu International Airport, however, in the last six years have been extended to include inspection stations at all airports for the convenience of those passengers departing from the neighbor islands with interline connections at Honolulu; and WHEREAS, the terms of the agreement for these inter-island pre-departure inspections called for matching funds by the U. S. Department,of Agriculture and the State Departments of Agriculture and Transportation and were proven to be effective in eliminating delays and confusion in Honolulu; and WHEREAS, notification from the USDA indicates an intent to discontinue their participation in the inter-island segment of these inspections effective April 1, 1984, due to budgetary constraints; and WHEREAS, this comes at a time when Hawaii County is realizing an increase in visitor counts attributable to the combined promotional campaign by the County and domestic carriers to encourage visitors to neighbor island destinations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it recognizes the vital role that the neighbor island baggage inspection plays in fostering our tourism industry. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it strongly objects to the discontinuance of this service. ~ i. O O BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk is hereby instructed to transmit copies of this Resolution to the Honorable Ronald W. Reagan, President of the United States; the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye and the Honorable Spark M. Matsunaga, United States Senators; the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka and the Honorable Cec Heftel, Congressmen; the Honorable John Block, Secretary of Agriculture; the Honorable George R. Ariyoshi, Governor of the State of Hawaii, the Honorable Richard S. H. Wong, President of the State Senate; the Honorable Henry Haalilio Peters, Speaker of the House of Representatives; and the State Directors of Agriculture and Transportation. Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 21st day of February 1984. INTRODUCED BY: uncil em er, County o Hawaii COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on February 21, 1984 ATTEST: COUNTY CL K AIRMAN & P E IDING OFFICER ROLL CALL VOTE AYES NOES A/E De Luz, III X Domingo X Fujii X Hale X Kawahara X Lai X Schulte X Reference: M.B. No. x;35 8~ RESOLUTION NO..