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Mayor FAST. NO; it wouldn't. I have discussed this with our Con-
gressman and he indicates to me that the Governor of the State of
Hawaii has the necessary legislation to act for the State of Hawaii
should there be a strike in Hawaii, a local strike, that is, that would
sever our connections to the rest of the world.
Mr. JAKUAN. Would there be a State legislative action ?
Mayor FASI. We have State legislation on the books, now, sir.
Mr. JARMAN. I understand. Mr. Harvey?
Mr. HABVET. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Mayor, what happens
if 160 days expires, the parties still have not reached an agreement and
a strike resumes ?
Mayor FASI. I think we ought to go to Congress. I don't want to
evade the question. I think, first I believe you invoke the Taft-Hartley
Act. If it is not invoked, the Grovemor of the State of Hawaii has the
option to petition a Federal court for the 160-day cooling-off period.
I believe that within that period of time, 99.99 percent of all dis-
putes will be settled. I think you will find that in the cooling-off period
that this has been a fact, that it takes about that long sometimes, but in
very few instances would it go beyond 160 days and that is why I be-
lieve the congressional delegation picked 160 days as a target.
Mr. HARVET. Thank you. I have no further questions, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. JARMAN. Thank you, Mayor, for a very effective testimony.
Mayor FASI. Thank you. sir.
Mr. MATSUNAOA. Mr. Chairman, the next two witnesses will be in-
troduced by Congresswoman Mink.
STATEMENT OF HON. SHTJNICHI KIMTTRA, MAYOR, COUNTY OF
HAWAH. HAWAH: ACCOMPANIED BY HON. PATSY T. MINK, A
EEPEESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF HAWAH
Mrs MINK. Mr. Chairman, it is my privilege this morning to in-
troduce the very distinguished mayor of the county of Hawaii, my
most populous county in the Second Congressional District which I
represent. The mayor, Hon. Shunichi Kimura of the Island of Ha-
waii represents roughly 70,000 constituents in my district, which is
the largest island in the State of Hawaii. He comes to this commit-
tee with I believe, the united plea of all of the people of that county.
It is my privilege to introduce the Honorable Shunichi Kimura,
mavor of the county of Hawaii.
Mr. JARMAN. We nre very plpnserl to welcome Mnyor Kimura.
Mayor KiMtntA. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and distinguished mem-
bers of the subcommittee.
The county of Hawaii that Mrs. Mink spoke about is a political sub-
division of the State of Hawaii located in the midddle of the Pacific
Ocean, some 2.000 miles from the west coast of the continental United
States. The current estimate of population for our island-county is
68.000.
My urgent task today is to convey to you the great importance sur-
face transportation plays in the lives of everyone of the 68,000 county
of Hawaii residents and to ask your support for legislation to insure
the continuation of our lifeline which provides over 80 percent of our
physical commodities processed or consumed in the State of Hawaii.
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