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Resolution No. 4
WHEREAS, taro is a tuberous root stock plant and is
a staple in the diet of many people in the State of Hawaii
and the world, especially in the Pacific Basin Area; and
WHEREAS, it has been recognized that steps should be
taken to insure a viable taro crop for the present and
future generation of Hawaii and the world; and
WHEREAS, an excess of $100,000 was appropriated to
the United States Department of Agriculture for taro research
but has not yet been released to the agency designated to
expend the funds--the Cooperative State Research Service of
the United States Department of Agriculture; and
WHEREAS, the Cooperative State Research Service is
authorized to release funds allocated for taro research to
the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Stations of the College
of Tropical Agriculture, University of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, the inability to obtain funds appropriated by
Federal agencies for taro research in Hawaii has severely
inhibited the State of Hawaii ' s efforts to proceed with
taro research,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
COUNTY OF HAWAII that it respectfully requests that the
funds appropriated to the United States Department of
Agriculture for taro research be released to the Cooperative
State Research Service of the United States Department of
Agriculture in order that it may, in turn, release such
funds to the College of Tropical Agriculture' s Experiment
Stations for use in the taro program on the Island of
Hawaii.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk be and
is hereby instructed to transmit copies of this resolution
to the Honorable U. S . Senator Hiram L. Fong; Honorable
Herbert T. Matayoshi, Mayor of the County of Hawaii; the
Administrator of the Cooperative State Research Service
of the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington,
D. C. 20250; and Dr. Leslie Swindale, Associate Director of
Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Stations , College of Tropical
Agriculture, University of Hawaii.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 7th day of May, 1975.
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HAIRMAN, CO/ Y COUNCIL
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County of Hawaii Carpenter X
Hilo, Hawaii
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hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to X
the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on. Hisaoka
Kawahara X
May 7, 1975 _ Lai• �-
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ATTEST: Yadao X
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Reference: C-126 5/PRDLC-5 0
Ted T. Suzu i Robert M. Yama a
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER M.B. No.
400
RESOLUTION NO.
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