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Murashige, Laura
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From: Leslie Hall [hallsfarm @gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 7:01 AM
To: Testimony County Council
Subject: Testimony in support of Bill 112
Attachments: AxisDeerTransportation -Bill 112 Testimony- 2pg.pdf
Please find attacked testimony on behalf of the LaIamilo Larm Lots Association.
Leslie Hall
Correspondence Secretary
La /amilo Farm /ots Association
640 -6338
10/3/2011
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Reef. Dote OCT 4 2011
LALAMILO FARM LOTS ASSOCIATION
Post Office Box 1834, Kamuela, Hawaii 96743
Telephone: (808) 885 -7513
Fax: (808) 885 -2010
October 2, 2011
County Clerk's Office
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, HI 96720
RE: TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 112 RESTRICTING TRANSPORTING OF
LIVING AXIS DEER INTO THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
Chair Yagong and County Council Members,
We, the members of the Lalamilo Farm Lots Association, support with comments,
BILL 112, RESTRICTING TRANSPORTING OF LIVING AXIS DEER INTO THE
COUNTY OF HAWAII
Our agricultural enterprises are rapidly coming under expanded and very aggressive
regulations imposed by the United States Departments of Food and Drug
Administration, Environmental Protection Agency as well as the Department of
Agriculture. Their primary combined efforts are to establish sound policies and
practices on the farms so as to ultimately assure manageable tolerance levels that will
guarantee food safety and protection of the consumers. The presence of Axis deer on
this island could jeopardize our ability to achieve Food Safety Certification, which many
retailers now require in order to purchase our produce.
These deer are known to get over 8 ft. tall fences meaning that 10 ft tall fences would
be necessary to protect the several vulnerable crops we grow on this island. Wherever
they go, deer cause significant crop loss. Additionally, due to the massive potential for
economic losses to agriculture caused by deer, the corresponding penalty should be
substantially larger than suggested in this bill.
If we don't stop the deer, we need to ask ourselves if we are serious about Hawaii even
trying to be self sufficient in food production.
Respectfully,
Roger Hirako, Co- Chairman Lalamilo Farm Lots Association
Earl Yamamoto, Co- Chairman Lalamilo Farm Lots Association
Submitted on behalf of the members of the Lalamilo Farm Lots Association
Dr. Billy Bergin
Pat Bergin
John Edney
Sheila Goo
David Greenwell
Howard Hall
John Hall
Leslie Hall
Pat Hall
Deborah Hirako
Roger Hirako
Charlene Hirayama
Cheryl Hirayama
Nate Hirayama
Royce Hirayama
Raymond Kawamata
Lorraine Kawano
Marvin Kawano
Wendell Kawano
Doug Macilroy
Donna Mah
Joey Mah
Jan Marrack
Karen McCullough
Tim McCullough
Flavio Michie
Alan Nakagawa
Charlene Nakagawa
Bobby Nakamoto
Larry Nakamoto
Richard Nakano
David Oshiro
Alex Penovaroff
Karoll Penovaroff
Louis Rincon
Sharon Rincon
Chris Robb
Earl T. Yamamoto
Sharon Yamamoto