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HAWAII COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY
34-A RainbCM Ornrt.
Hia HAWM 96720
September 9, 1971
HEMD TO: Adnlnistrator, Hawaii Civil Defense Agency
SUBJECT: Food Supplies, Replenisteent, Allocation of Space, Shipping Charges,
Price Ceiling, Containers for Supplies Stuffed in Honolulu, Related
Effects
1. Food Supplies. All superraarkets report table salt on their shelves
but have noticed a run on this iten since the Advertiser reported a shortage
In Honolulu stores. Rice is out at one store but brown rice recain on the
shelves. Sone wholesalers are bringing in a new rice v.-hich can be carked
up. Canned vegetables, fruits, milk, neat products and packaged foods are
reported to be sufficient for 30 days.
2. fiepleni£h~ent. VJiolesalers and some superaarkets report regular
two-week replenishr^nt from 3ast Coast ship-sents. ror the nost part, ranu-
facttirers and suppliers have been absorbing additional costs to established
custocers where cargo have been moved to East Coast and Canadian ports on
the Uest Coast.
3. Allocation of Sraee. Hilo wholesalers were not too interested in
containers as current,lj' zev up on the Califomian. They felt thai their
Honolulu associates would take care of their needs. However, when they
were advised that the State would pick up the cost of transportation frca
Honolulu to Hilo, four of the wholesalers put in applications for containers,
•oving containers from the San Francisco area to Vancouver.
/». Shipoini- Charter.. Scne of the rsnufacturers, such as Carnation
Coapany, have been very generous in helping out vmolesalers oy absorbing
additional freight costs. For instance, 31,100.00 for a container of foods
froQ Los Angeles to Vancouver becones prohibitive, if the nargin is narrow,
such as in the sale of rice. It cannot be passed on to the consur.er becauss
of the price ceiling. In the case of the chartered ship Califomian, an
additional 35 percent increase is charged to the wholesaler. In the case
of Campbell Soup Coapany, nost of the increased freight costs will bo picked
up by the company.
5. Price Ceilini'.s. ,\n adverse effect of the price ceiling is that
items needed for food processing, such as salt for processing of moats.
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