HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0021.036 2014-2016Murashige, Laura
From:
Randy Cabral <nccabral@rhomac.com>
Sent:
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 1:17 PM
To:
Council Testimony
Subject:
OPPOSE Resolution 22-14 and any Motion to Appeal the Legal Ruling which Invalidated
Ordinance 13-121
Dear Council member,
I urge you to OPPOSE Resolution 22-14 and any motion to APPEAL U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Kurren's decision to
invalidate Hawaii County Ordinance 13-121.
The day before Thanksgiving, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Kurren invalidated Ordinance 13-121 In reaching his decision,
Judge Kurren found that the County's Ordinance: "is preempted by Hawaii state law", "is, in part, expressly preempted
by the federal Plant Protection Act", and "therefore ... is invalid.
I ask you to please SUPPORT all Farmers and OPPOSE any motion to APPEAL the ruling to invalidate Ordinance 13-121.
By opposing the appeal, you will help to ensure that Hawaii County's agricultural lands will continue to be cuwvatdd�oI
local farmers growing food and flowers for local consumption, and preserving the integrity of Hawai'i's comquipities attd
resources for our future generations. 2-'0
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Mahalo,
Randy Cabral
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