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STATE CAPITOL
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96913
January 31, 2014
J Yoshimoto, Chairperson
Valerie Poindexter, Finance Committee Chair
Members of the Hawaii County Council
Re: Bill No. 185, Scheduled for Hearing (Finance Committee) on February 4, 2014
Aloha,
As members of the Big Island delegation to the Hawaii State Legislature, we would like to
express our support of Bill 185, which is scheduled for hearing on Monday, February 4, 2014.
The measure defines and inserts "Certified organic operations"into Chapter 19, article 1, section
19-2 of the Hawaii County Code as one of the activities under commercial agriculture use
dedication.
This measure would provide certified organic operations a lower property tax designation as is
now given to intensive agriculture, orchards, feed crops and fast rotation forestry, and pasture
and slow rotation forestry. We believe this would be an important step in supporting local
agriculture by helping organic farmers and food producers in the county sustain the economic
viability of their operations.
Please vote yes on Bill 185.
Thank you for this opportunity to testify.
Sincerely,
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enator Russell ,. Rudennan Senator Josh Green, MD
Hawaii State Senate, District 2 Hawaii. State Senate, District 3
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Senator Malama Solo en or G le,
Hawaii State Senate, District 4 I-Tawaii State Senate, District 1
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Ref. Date FEB 9 4 2014