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New Hawaii County Food Legislation is available for review.

Testimony will be heard on the Nov. 3rd PWIRC Council meeting at 1pm.

Can’t attend?
Email Testimony, before Noon on April 21st, to the Council at large: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us

Call or E-mail Your Council Member: 961-8225

Hawaii County Local-Food-Resolution-265-Draft-01-2008-2010.pdf

Related:

State Food Legislation

• HB 1226 – GMO preemption bill resources.
• A Bill for an Act – H.B. 1271 – did not pass
• Conference Committee Report regarding H.B. 1271, H.D. 3, S.D. 2 (Development of local food and energy businesses – Barrel Tax.)

County Funded Agricultural Plan

• Kohala Ag Plan Draft (Important – Nov. 4th in Pahoa is the last day on the schedule to give input on the draft)

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Big Mahalos to Vicki Dunaway for the information.
http://www.smalldairy.com — for small dairies

Included in Vicki’s email is a note from Nancy Redfeather

Aloha mai kakou,
Here is a notice from Kareen about the first reading of the “Home Rule” Legislation.  It is called Resolution #265-09 and will come before the Council (Food and Energy Sustainability Committee – Chair Brenda Ford, Vice-Chair Pete Hoffmann) this coming Tuesday November 3 at 1pm in Hilo with tele-conferencing in Waimea and Kona.  If you cannot attend please send in testimony to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us and refer to Resolution #265-09.

I am on Oahu that day for the Children’s Nutrition Summit but will surely send in testimony.  It should be interesting.

Aloha and Mahalo,
Nancy Redfeather
322-2801

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