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Kona petition

Postby Steve » Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:05 pm

Ok people. My friend at Smith’s farms in Hawaii has emailed me and asked me to pass this onto as many people as I can, treat as junk if you want ignore, but if you do have the time I’m sure they would love your support. I 100% agree with the cause.

Aloha all,

Thank you for being a friend of smithfarms :-) . I am leaning on your kindness to ask you for this favor below and I would not do it if our chances weren't so good and also, the fact that numbers of names DO matter to our Legislature.

We are asking you for your help in helping all the Kona Coffee farmers in Kona. We have a big chance to succeed and Bob and I are begging for your help and here's why......

As I wrote in to our newsgroup:

"Two great Legislators in our Hawaii State Legislature did indeed
introduce 2 Bills asking that the amount of Kona in a Kona blend, be
raised to 75% Kona coffee at least, to use the Kona name. We Kona
Coffee farmers have fought for this such an introduction for 14 (!)
years. A Bill in our House of Representatives and one in our Senate!

Now is the time to mobilize. You all care about coffee and we really
need your help.

We Farmers have an electronic petition on line and I am blatantly
begging that you take a second and go here
<http://www.petitiononline.com/75Kona/petition.html> and sign our
petition.

Time Is Of The Essence as they may hear the bills this
week! Yikes!!!

Numbers of names do(!) matter and every one of you who signs it, will
be directly helping a farmer of Kona Coffee!

We have a huge nasty opposition of blenders who want to keep their
investment low and keep the Blend at only 10% real Kona. (The other 90% is probably
super junk.) Our opposition has paid lobbyists and many schmoozers who
are doing their work.

We looked into a Lobbyist but he asked for $24,000 and we don't have
it. The Kona Coffee Farmers is totally volunteer and certainly, non-profit!
So we are grassroots, actually coffee shrubs :-) and ever so hopeful but time is of the essence!

Thanking each of you in advance, for taking the time to sign
the Petition and for helping the Farmers.

If you would like further information about these bills, you are
welcome to visit http://KonaCoffeeFarmers.org and click on the link
"KCFA Legislative Programs/Blend Law Reform."

Thank you for your help. It is the power of the mighty (computer) pen at work. It really matters so much to all Kona Coffee Farmers!

Mahalo nui from very far away,
Cea & Bob
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Postby Gouezeri » Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:30 pm

Ok, I'm making this a sticky for the time being. I wholly believe in coffee being traceable and local products being protected. At the very least we are talking trade descriptions here.
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Postby CakeBoy » Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:47 pm

Very different to the Ethiopian scenario it seems. These guys need our supprt.

Here is a working link to the petition:

http://www.petitiononline.com/75Kona/petition.html
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Postby lastcoyote » Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:27 pm

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Postby Beanie » Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:30 pm

lastcoyote wrote:.."signed, sealed, delivered, i'm yours"..

Good thing you're a Wily coyote and your avatar doesn't look like a muffin :shock: :lol:
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Postby lastcoyote » Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:36 pm

cheeky beany! :D
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Postby Mitch » Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:37 pm

Done, nice one Mr Steve.
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Postby Bertie_Doe » Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:58 pm

gouezeri wrote
Ok, I'm making this a sticky for the time being.

Steve is 75% stocky but I've signed - he's my UK Food Hero.

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Postby Gadders » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:16 am

Cmon lets make a big effort folks - having experienced it myself when i went to Hawaii last summer - they sell rubbish fake 10%-50% real kona blends everywhere, and its really unacceptable...

Get your names down there!

Alohhhhhaaa

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Postby Gouezeri » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:33 am

# 600
Come on guys, wouldn't you want to know precisely what it is you are buying for your money, therefore maintaining standards and reputations!
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Postby moisty » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:49 am

Voteded! :D
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Postby Slimboyfat » Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:23 am

Voteded!

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Postby Seb85 » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:54 am

done :)
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Postby Lambo » Tue May 29, 2007 5:23 pm

Done!
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Postby Lambo » Tue May 29, 2007 5:26 pm

One day I'll learn to read :oops:
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