HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 326 Draft 01 1976-1980RESOLUTION NO. 326
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WHEREAS, some 3,000 people are directly employed by the
Big Island of Hawaii's sugar industry, an enterprise that
involves some 450 independent growers in addition to large
corporate bodies; and
WHEREAS, another 6,000 individuals in our community are
involved in providing essential services to the Big Island's sugar
producers and are thereby dependent on the industry; and
WHEREAS, the survival of the sugar industry on the Big Island
is thus of critical importance to the entire economy of the County
of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, the defeat of the Sugar Stabilization Act of 1978
dealt a stunning blow to the domestic sugar industry, further
threatening the very existence of Hawaii's sugar industry; and
WHEREAS, our community cannot afford the demise of this major
Hawaiian economic partner; and
WHEREAS, it has been announced that President Jimmy Carter
will exercise the executive powers of the President of the United
States to provide stability for domestic sugar prices and assure
our industry of its continued survival; and
WHEREAS, his exercise of these Presidential powers can be
expected to effect the market price objective of 15 cents per pound
and thereby restore stability to the United States' domestic sugar
industry,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII that it go on record as unanimously expressing its gratitude
to President Jimmy Carter for the announcement of his intention to
take the executive action necessary to achieve a domestic market
price of at least 15 cents for the 1978 crop year and further, to
commend him on his plans to seek legislation establishing a
reasonable domestic sugar program in the next session of the
U.S. Congress.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawaii
be and is hereby directed to transmit a true copy of this
Resolution to JIMMY CARTER, President of the United States, The
White House, Washington, D. C.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 26th day of October_, 1978.
RATIFIED: November .1, 1978
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