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MEMO TOs Adninistrator, HCl'A
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HAWAII COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY
34-A Rainbow Dnve
HIO, HAWAB 96720
Decembsr 1, 1971
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SUajECT: Heport on Food Supplies and Pet and Aninal Foods as of Kovenber 30, 197
1. Sales outlets and wholesalers average out at four weeks' supply of
food stocks \rith the exception of fre^h and frozen fr^oits and V3getables and,
also, fi-esh and frozen r.eats. The latter foods are in supply op.lj' for two
to throe weeks and are brous^ht in r^stly by air freight. Pet and aninal
foods inventories are adequate for 30 days.
2' Supplies under order as baric foods and hoped to arrive prior to
January 1, 1972, if received, are planned as norr:al rsquirer.onts for a period
of three to four nonths. Tnis incoaing inventory includes pet and anir^l
foods.
3. ITiere is sorie concern about the possibility of the local IL'./U roing
on strike around Cecenber 5, 1971. 3uch a strike vrauld close dcr..T. all dock
operations and would be dicast.-ous for ;i?.v;aii unle!:s riassi\'e air lifts of
food supplies could be rade to the islands of Kavaii. However, it does not
seen likely that the local ILX' '..-ill strike before January 1, 1972, becau::?
their jsst inage is such as to be abo\-e such senseless tactics of destruction.
A.. The big problen of the v;holesalers for the storage of supplies durin.;
the intcrini, fron noir until the oontinv^tion of the strike in January, 1972,
is being defused by the County prov-icing storage space at Theo. H. r:avios L
CoQpany and County-controlled buildings.
5. Other probleno that sor.a of the wholesalers are concerned with
include the folloidng:
a. Financing - Meed noney at y/, to increase inventories.
b. SlininaLion of Jcr:urr£-2 - Hunching of containers by Thtson £-.".d
Seatraln Shipping Cor.tiinies is not the fault of the wholesalers
but that of tho shipping conipr.nies in reicheculin.rr shipreni of
containers, .lurinq this strika emergency period, vholocalers
feel t,iiat they si'.ould not be charged tho 05.00 per dzy for
retention over 48 hours.