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Mr. JARMAN. Are there any questions ? Mr. Harvey ?
Mr. HARVEY. NO questions. I appreciate your coming, Mayor
Kimura.
Mr. JARMAN. Mr. Kuykendall ?
Mr. KUYKENDALL. NO questions. We welcome you to the committee,
Mayor.
Mr. JARMAN. Thank you for your very effective testimony.
Mayor KIMURA. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
STATEMENT OF HON. JOSEPH E. BULCM), COUNCILMAN, COUNTY OF
MATH, HAWAH; ACCOMPANIED BY HON. PATSY T. MINK, A REP-
RESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF HAWAII
Mrs. MINK. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The next representative is
from the county of Maui, which includes the three islands of Maul,
Molokai and Lanai. He is the Honorable Councilman Joseph E. Bulgo,
who is here representing the mayor of the County of Maui, the Honor-
able Elmer Cravalho.
It is a pleasure to introduce my distinguished colleague. Councilman
Bulgo of Maui.
Mr. JARMAN. This committee is very pleased to have Councilman
Bulgo here today.
Mr. BuLoo. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the subcom-
mittee. My name is Joseph E. Bulgo, and E stands for Engelbert. I
believe I am the only living Spaniard with that name today. I am a
member of the council of the county of Maui and chairman of its
Committee on Economic Development. On behalf of Mayor Elmer
Cravalho and the administration, the county council, and all who make
up our community, we would like to express our appreciation for this
opportunity to appear before you today.
The importance of this legislation can be underscored by the fact
that it is jointly sponsored by all members of the Hawaii congressional
delegation, in both Houses of Congress, and irrespective of partisan
political affiliation. This is a problem which has touched us all in re-
cent months and years, and for which we share a mutual concern. The
appearance here of leaders of other governmental jurisdictions within
the State, as well as the private sector, also testifies eloquently to this
concern.
We believe that it is vital to recognize, as the proposed legislation
does, the very unique geographical situation of the State of Hawaii,
as well as the territories of Guam and American Samoa, and the Trust
Territories. We are almost totally dependent upon ocean shipping as
our lifeline to the rest of the United States. Rail and truck traffic is im-
?ossible between the mainland United States and our islands. Air
reight has not yet progressed to the point where it can be handled eco-
nomically in large quantities.
The State of Hawaii is not in a position of being economically self-
sufficient. Even a relatively simple island society, such as exists on the
little island of Niihau, is not completely independent. To expect the
more complex societies which exist on the other islands within the
State to achieve a self-sufficient status, is impossible.