From left: Nancy Pisicchio, Kona Farm Bureau president; Sandra Kunimoto, Board of Agriculture chairwoman; and Margaret Masunaga, Deputy Director, county Planning Department. (Photo special to Hawaii247)
Special to Hawaii247
Guest speaker at the Kona Farm Bureau’s annual membership meeting Sept. 19 in Kealakekua was Sandra Lee Kunimoto, chairwoman of the state Board of Agriculture. She reported on the deep budget cuts that are unprecedented in the Department of Agriculture. Â Kunimoto anticipated three furlough days would be required. If layoffs happen, then the union rules allow employees with seniority to “bump” workers.
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