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Mr* Fred Erskine, >rfio is the head of the DOA, also heads the Food
Section of the Qaercency :?esource Ijanagenent Coiimittoe for the State and
for the Island of Oahu. Oahu CD does not coce into this but each of the
othar three counties have their own E-IM set-up. However, we are all working
toward the sane thing—anjrthing that would affect the people who live here.
Mr. Isherwood spoke with Mr. Srskine last Saturday and was told that as a
result of their meeting, Oahu suppliers, particularly of flours and grains,
had dispatched a tug and barge to Vancouver to be loaded and returned with
flour and other food products to be nade of flour. It is not yet known vfhat
effect this would have on the other islands. If and when the barge returns,
it was not kncwn at this tiae whether these products would be allocated to
aJJL counties or if they would just be for Cahu. From the news articles,
it appears that lots of boats are being loaded there, but the rrand trip
wiXl probably take between 15 and 20 days.
Also at the July 8 meeting, it was agreed that if the strike continued
after August 1, we would have another meeting to get an up-dating on what
the food supplies aur«. State CD and the DOA requested that we use the State
form on additional revievrs of the inventories. The State Food Inventory
Fonu were distributed to those present and HCDA will also nail copies to
the rest of those who participated.in the survey. It was requested that
these forms be returned to HCDA by Friday, August 13, and the supplies
are to be estijcated as of that date. After they are returned, we will said
them to Honolulu. This form was prepared by the Department of Agriculture
and is aLaost the sane as ours. Mr. Isherwood noted that the "Hawaii"
colusn should be filled in. The supplies are to be estiirated in thousands
of pounds without reference to size. This fora does not have a colurai
to indicate the esticate on how long the supplies would last under normal
conditions; therefore, it was requested that a star be placed by the supplies
which are getting short. In designating the nunijer of pounds, use ••2"'
instead of "2,000^' for exznple, when referring to -2,000 pounds."
Mr. Boyd Shaffer, Resources & Logistics Officer of HCDA, will be handling
this survey from here on. )lr. Shaffer was asked to make a survey on the
Inventory of products other than food and he thus checked with about a half-
dos^en larger suppliers. At our July 8 meeting, >!r. Isherrfood mentioned
that he contacted the petroleua organizations and they had estinated about
three months' supply; however, they will not anticipate any trouble because
their bulk supplies are brought in by their own tankers. They also estinated
roughly three months' supply of packaged goods which are nonsally brought in
by Katscn or Seatrain. If necessary, these could be brought in by their
own tankers but they prefer not to. Mr. Shaffer also checked with the oil
ecofianies and their figures show that they have no problems. They anticipate
that their pacltag&d goods would last another two months.
Hardware such as door finishings (includes handles, hinges, knobs and
pre-cnade doors), Douglas Fir, P.edwood and paint, are beginning to get in
short supply. Some contractors are flying these materials in; some of them
are absorbing the entire cost v»hile others are paying half of the additional
cost. Most of them anticipate that those supplies which have not already
been used up will be used up within two to three weeks.