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OUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY
34-A Rainbow Driv^
MUX HAWAII 96720
aecember 23, 1971
MEMO TO: Administrator, Hawaii Civil Defense Agency
SUBJSCT: iteport on Food Supplies as of This Date
1. Ships' schedules are off and running from two to four days behind
e:qpected arrivals. This is caused by the rush to load ships as quickly as
possible and the lack of cargo zang,s on the '.test and Sast Coasts.
2' '.fest Coast labor and canagenent relations look hopeful; talks are
now in progress and a break is expected.
3. Sast Coast labor and nanagenent teans are reported to bs close to
a sett lenient.
If However, rica stocks rerain in short supply at all supernarkets;
SafeMay is out of rice.
5. Cargo arriving on riecerber 23, 1971, includes twelve containers
of rice; on jecenber 30, 1971, the Hav.ailan Princess will arrive with cargo
and, hopefully, ten containers of rice.
6. Leading wholesalers report sufficient inventories to handle their
accounts for thirty days. For food itens other than rice, inventories are
now adequate for sixty days.
7. het and aniral feeds are in adequate supply for ninety days at the
leading wholesalers.
8. Storage space authorized by the County is being utilized by %niguchi,
libldron and Frank's Foods.
9. Statistically, 2-j/U nillion pounds of rice have passed to consccers
during a 2-l/2-.'.ionth period v.-hich at 1963 consvLT.ption rates of 3.2 pounds per
person per month would nean that each person has a four nonths' supply. Cf
course, this is not ti-ue I'or ill people. Hotels and restaurants are the big
tMTchasers of rice.
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Respectfully subaittod,
•xn.f/w. a\'.:.:?Z'./71 /
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