RENEWAL EXTENSION AND ENLARGEMENT PROMISSORY NOTE
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US $400,000.00                  Beaumont, Texas                   April 17, 1997


WHEREAS,  on  December  13,  1996,  EIF  Holding,  Inc.,  a  Hawaii  corporation
("Borrower"),  executed a certain  Promissory Note ( the "Note") in the original
principal  sum of  $300,000.00,  payable to the order of Truman  Harty,  Inc., a
Texas  corporation  (the  "Lender")  and on April 18, 1997  Borrower  and Lender
executed a certain Renewal,  Extension and  Modification  Agreement being herein
after collectively referred to as the "Original Note") and

WHEREAS,  at the request of  Borrower,  Lender has  arranged  for the advance to
Borrower of an  additional  $100.000.00,  which  shall be added to the  original
$300,000.00  principal  amount of the Original Note, and in consideration of the
agreement by Lender to advance such additional  funds to Borrower,  Borrower has
agreed to execute the  promissory  note (the "Note"),  which shall  evidence the
advancement  of said  additional  funds by Lender to Borrower and shall evidence
the renewal and extension of the unpaid  principal  balance of the Original Note
by Borrower to Lender,  together  with the renewal and extension of all security
interests and guarantees securing the repayment of the Original Note;

NOW,  THEREFORE,  for value received,  in consideration of the sum of $10.00 and
other good and valuable  consideration,  the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby  acknowledged  and  confessed.  Borrower,  Guarantor  and Lender agree as
follows:

1. Borrower  promises to pay to the order of Lender at its offices at 350 Dowlen
Road,  Suite 200.  Beaumont,  Texas 77706,  or such other place or places as the
holder  of the Note  shall  from time to time  designate  by  written  notice to
Borrower,  the sum of  $300,000.00,  being the unpaid  principal  balance of the
Note,  as of the date hereof,  in legal and lawful money of the United States of
America,  together with interest  thereon from date hereof until July 1, 1997 at
the rate of 12% per annum.  Interest shall be calculated on a per annum basis of
360 days.

3. This Note is due and payable as follows:

The principal amount hereof and all accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and
payable in full on July 1, 1997 ( the "Maturity Date"): and

4. All other terms and conditions of the Note are and shall remain in full force
and effect and fully binding upon the Borrower, except at herein modified.

5. This Note is given in renewal, extension, modification and enlargement of the
terms and provisions of the Original Note, all of which are carried  forward and
continued in full force and effect within this Note,  and none of the provisions
of the Original  Note or the  collateral  securing  payment of the Original Note
shall be deemed  extinguished  or mortified in any respect,  except as set forth
herein.

EXECUTED THIS the   4th   DAY OF      April    , 1997
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                                    BORROWER:

                                    EIF HOLDINGS, INC.

                                    /s/ David Norris
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                                    DAVE NORRIS, ITS PRESIDENT


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