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HERBERT M. "TIM" RICHARDS., III
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
District 9
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25 Aupuni Street, Ste. 1402, Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
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DATE: October 15, 2018 =? -�'-
TO: Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawai`i County Council —
FROM: 8rgerbert M. "Tim" Richards III, Council Member
Council District 9 -North and South Kohala
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Resolution No. 728-18; A Resolution urging the Hawai`i
Congressional Delegation and the United States Department of Agriculture Farm
Service Agency to work collectively to lift the cap on the Noninsured Crop
Disaster Assistance Program due to the catastrophic circumstances faced by the
Hawai`i Island Agriculture Industry.
Please see below proposed amendments to Resolution No. 728-18, relating to lifting the cap on
the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. The proposed amendments are shown in
Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Resolution No. 728-18; material to be deleted is
bracketed and stricken and material to be added is underscored.
1. The eight WHEREAS clause is amended to read as follows:
["WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council is encouraged by and appreciates the level of
as well as our State legislators and Congressional delegations, to work collaboratively to
assist Hawai`i Island, and stands ready as a partner to work collectively to lift the cap on
the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program to rebuild our island's agricultural
industry; now, therefore,"]
"WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County Council is appreciative of our Hawai`i federal
delegation, including Senators Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz, and Representatives Tulsi
Gabbard, and Colleen Hanabusa, who have worked diligently to support our local farmers
and ranchers, and who have had previous discussions in lifting the cap on the Noninsured
Disaster Assistance Program through Senator Mazie Hirono's lead. We are encouraged
that they will again stand ready to partner to work collectively to lift the cap on the
Noninsured Disaster Assistance Program to rebuild our island's agriculture industry; now
therefore," Comm. No. j 24,
Ref. To: pt C-1
Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref. Date OCT 11 2018
Due to the limited scope of the proposed amendments, a copy of the Resolution that will result if
the amendments are adopted has been intentionally omitted.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
HTR/dbk
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