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HEHO TO: Administrator, HCDA
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HAWAII COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY
34'A Rainbow Drive
HLO. HAWAI 96720
August 23, 1971
SDBJECT: Check with !&nagers of Six Large Supermrkets in Hilo as to Sales,
Supplies Hemining, Expected Shipnents, and Outlook in General on
Part of the Businessoen
Of the seven supenrarkets, only Sztextay and lill Foods reported a run
on rice. Supplies are noving in a norcal pattern at all othor stores and
no itens are reported critical nor expected as such for at least another
30 days. Scall shipments, 15,000-pound lots, are arriving weekly for scr.e
wholesalers and sor» suceraaricets; that is, 15,000-pound lots are currently
allocated to those outlets vremting to rake use of the.~. These ships are
sailing fron the Sast Coast. Costs arc higher than those of Canadian ports
on the West Coast. Space en ships leaving the '..'est Coast ports in Canada
is tight and hard to get. Tor this reason, it is felt thjit by some that the
Governor should set up an allocation of only food stuff fro3 the ships leaving
the Vfest Coast ports. Forget about construction supplies and sinilar iteir.s
until the strike is over.
Businessmen are not worried too much about having sufficient supplies
to ride out the strike. There is a feeling that before another 10 days the
strike will be over.
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Resources & Logistics Officer
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