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OrriCC OF THE MAVOR — coaaty •! hawill, hlls. bairalt StTtt<br />

September 16, 1971<br />

Mr, George Shiroma<br />

District Director<br />

Small Huslness Aclninistration<br />

1149 Jiothal Street, Room 402<br />

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813<br />

Dear Sir:<br />

As you are aware, the Wsst Coast shipping strike is adversely<br />

affecting our total eccnony. In an insular situation such as<br />

ours, all businesses sufrcr with the stopping of the flow of<br />

goods.<br />

In a survey taken the week of August 29 of businesses in the<br />

County of Hawaii, projected layoffs by the end cf September<br />

shows 7.2 percent; at the end of Cctober, 7.5 percent; and by<br />

the end o' Koveraber, 15.3 percent. These figures do not<br />

include the Big Island's major industry, sugar, •..•hich is<br />

currently in operation but is faced with storage saturation.<br />

If th

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