Hilo, HI -
A packed council chamber in
Hilo forces people to wait outside
as concerned citizens sound
off on the issue of strawberry
guava, and a possible council
resolution requesting that the
U.S. Department of Agriculture
and the Hawaii State Department
of Agriculture desist in the
plan to release a scale insect
to curtail the rapid spread
of the plant. Public testimony
was presented both for and against
the resolution, which was held
for public hearing in October.
