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Maui Taro Bill Passes First Reading!
September 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment
From friends on Maui:

Today (September 18) was an exciting day at the County Council hearing. The GMO taro ban bill passed First Reading 9-0!!!!

Big mahalo to Council members Bill Medeiros who introduced the bill and Jo Anne Johnson and Sol Kaho’ohalahala who also championed the bill, along with Wayne Nishiki. We also got a full yes from Mike Victorino, and Danny Mateo. Gladys Baisa voted yes, with reservations. Mike Molina voted yes without reservations, but suggested the bill have an effective date of 2011 “to give the state time to decide” (we know where that is headed). Pontanilla followed Molina with a yes vote and voiced concerns with costs to the county.

The best quote of the day: “We have a duty to protect Hawaiians and that starts right here, right now“ – Chair Danny Matteo, right before the vote call.

Mahalo to everyone for the powerful and articulate testimony (extra mahalos to those who came from far!), to those who came to show force and for the voices of the kupuna that reverberated in the chamber today. It was chicken skin! The message is sent.

To those who were with us in spirit from every island and the mainland, mahalo for your support. All of your positive intentions for protecting Hāloa from so many avenues have been realized.

From us at KAHEA, here’s what’s next up:

Final Reading! We expect Molina will lead the way in trying to modify the bill since he has come out on the side of the biotech industry and its staunch supporter the Hawaii Farm Bureau in committee hearings. Yet, he stated in the full council hearing that he respects Hawaiians, as did Council member Baisa. As one testifier said, “Half a cup of respect, is half a cup of disrespect.” You either respect Hawaiians or you don’t. Negotiating anything less than a 100% ban on all kalo varieties is disrespectful.
As soon as we know the schedule for Second Hearing we’ll send the kāhea.]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:26:08 -0700 http://organicconsumers.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=3289 http://organicconsumers.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=3047 http://www.infowars.com/swine-flu-martial-...husetts-senate/

Any person who knowingly violates an order of the commissioner or his or her designee, or of a local public health authority or its designee, given to effectuate the purposes of this subsection shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or by a fine of note more than one thousand dollars, or both.
IS YOUR STATE NEXT?? While they are shoving GM foods at us, tomatoes with frog DNA and soybeans that kill, milk with RBGH and pus, flouridated water with over 500 different chemicals and pharmaceuticals in it, while Monsanto is crushing the small farmer here and everywhere else it can, while big Pharma puts everyone on psychotropic drugs, they also demanding us to take this deadly vaccine filled with the same adjuvant squalene that was in the vaccines given to our troops that led to the Gulf War Syndrome, the one that has killed over ten thousand of our troops to date...Will you take it? Call or email your state Senators, your Representatives, let your local sheriff know the real facts, because he's the one who will be knocking on your door when Martial Law comes to your town.]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:56:42 -0700 http://organicconsumers.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=3047 http://organicconsumers.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=2469 Genetically Engineered Foods
an informative state-wide tour with author
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Hanalei Tuesday Feb.10 @ Hanalei School Cafeteria, 6:30* tentative
Lihue Wednesday Feb. 11 @ War Memorial Convention Center, 6:30pm
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Molokai Sunday Feb. 15 @ Mitchell Pauoli Center, 6:30pm
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Hilo Tuesday Feb. 17 @ YBA Hall, Honpa Hongwanji Betsuin, 398 Kilauea Ave, 6pm
Kona Saturday Feb. 21 @ Dragonfly Ranch, 5pm potluck, 7pm
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Haleiwa Sunday Feb. 22 @ Waialua Community Association, 6-7:30pm
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]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:41:14 -0800 http://organicconsumers.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=2469 http://organicconsumers.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=2468 if you have gotten this far in the depths of the OCA and haven't heard of Hawaii SEED, we do exist! we are a loose group statewide working on sustainable agriculture and educating about the risks of genetic engineering. hawaiiseed.org

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