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Murashige, Laura
From: Lorie Farrell [lorie.farrell @gmail.com] 2013 NOV 1 3 PM 13: 0
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 12:28 PM
To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: I Oppose Bill 113
Hawaii Farmers and Ranchers deserve the Right to Farm without being registered or made into
criminals.
I'm asking the Hawaii County Council to Vote No on Bill 113 ...
Answer the questions first, Understand agriculture, Farmers and then craft laws; Do what is Right for all
Farmers, not a vocal minority that lacks respect and aloha for our community...
Insist that a taskforce of stakeholders and experts be convened to research & study how we can achieve
food self-sufficiency and food security that benefits us all and not just the vocal minority.
We are the Community, We feed the Community; No one asked Us...Why must we defend what we do?
Freedom of Choice, farmers should be able to grow all legal crops, we support all agriculture, GMO,
conventional, and organic. We can co-exist and work together.
We're Farmers not Criminals; we shouldn't register like one. Support Hawaii Farmers, don't make them
criminals, Registration is wrong.
This Bill will discourage research to help local agriculture. We may need help with Citrus Greening,
Banana Bunchie Top Virus and other agricultural challenges.
What's the costs of this unfunded Bill? There are policies, administration, implementation and
enforcement (The Kauai Bill cost is estimated at $1.25 million? Which line item in the current budget
should taxpayers forfeit for Bill 113?
May the force be with you,
Lorie Farrell
Community Management
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