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GMO-Free Hawaii –Sign Petition

Published by jalbertini on December 9th, 2014 in Farm, GMO, Public Events, Social Justice, Take Action!.

I signed the petition below and I urge you to sign as well and pass it along to others.
Mahalo & solidarity for a GMO free Hawaii,
Jim Albertini

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Subject: [KYFA-Hawaii] Fw: Stand up for Hawaii County
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:03:53 +0000 (UTC)
From: lyn howe via KYFA-Hawaii <kyfa-hawaii@lists.ibiblio.org>
Reply-To: lyn howe <lynhowe1946@yahoo.com>
To: Know Your Farmer Listserve <kyfa-hawaii@lists.ibiblio.org>
Please take a moment to sign this Center for Food Safety petition below asking the county council to vote for an appeal to the court ruling to overturn bill 113 and allow for a higher court ruling. We all worked hard to get this bill pass and we cannot let it slip by without any comment and an attempt to have it heard in a higher court.
Better yet…. sign the petition AND then let your voice be heard next Wednesday at 9 in Kona when the council will hear PUBLIC testimony and discuss the motion to appeal. The satellite council stations will be open if you are not in the Kona area.
Thank you everyone for your continued support!
Lyn 
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I signed the petition below and I urge you to sign as well and pass it along to others.
Mahalo & solidarity for a GMO free Hawaii,
Jim Albertini

——– Original Message ——–

Subject: [KYFA-Hawaii] Fw: Stand up for Hawaii County
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:03:53 +0000 (UTC)
From: lyn howe via KYFA-Hawaii <kyfa-hawaii@lists.ibiblio.org>
Reply-To: lyn howe <lynhowe1946@yahoo.com>
To: Know Your Farmer Listserve <kyfa-hawaii@lists.ibiblio.org>

 

 

Please take a moment to sign this Center for Food Safety petition below asking the county council to vote for an appeal to the court ruling to overturn bill 113 and allow for a higher court ruling. We all worked hard to get this bill pass and we cannot let it slip by without any comment and an attempt to have it heard in a higher court.
Better yet…. sign the petition AND then let your voice be heard next Wednesday at 9 in Kona when the council will hear PUBLIC testimony and discuss the motion to appeal. The satellite council stations will be open if you are not in the Kona area.
Thank you everyone for your continued support!
Lyn 
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Dear Lyn,Because of its year-long growing season, Hawaii has become the epicenter of genetically engineered (GE) organism experimentation and the production of commercial GE seed stock.

In response to this threat, last year Hawaii County put in place an ordinance (Ordinance 13-121) that would have banned most genetically engineered (GE) crops from being grown on the Big Island, with the exception of GE papaya.

After the ordinance was passed, the Biotechnology Industry Organization–the association for biotech companies like Monsanto and Syngenta–filed a federal lawsuit protesting the Ordinance. Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice helped the County defend the law in court.

But the day before Thanksgiving, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Kurren invalidated Ordinance 13-121, saying that such matters should be regulated by the state, not the county. The reality is that no such state laws exist to protect Hawaii Island’s biodiversity and environment from the pesticide drift, genetic contamination and degradation of soil, air and water quality associated with GE crop operations.

Tell the Hawaii County Council to SUPPORT a motion to APPEAL this misguided ruling.

The vast majority of both experimental and approved genetically engineered crops are engineered in order to be resistant to and withstand great applications of pesticides. These operations have dramatically increased pesticide usage across the State of Hawaii and the United States. This intense form of agriculture can harm the environment, agriculture and human health.

Hawaii County residents and their elected officials know what’s best for protecting the future of Hawaii’s agriculture, natural resources and wildlife. The principle of preemption is to prevent conflict between laws, such that the laws of the higher level of government prevail. In this case, there are no Hawaii State laws or regulations relating to the cultivation of genetically engineered seeds and crops, so the County’s ban on the cultivation of GE seeds should be the prevailing law on the matter.

The outcome of this case could affect all U.S. counties, because it is the first legal challenge to a county law of this kind. It is vital that the Hawaii County Council appeal the ruling and stand up for the rights of County to enact legislation to protect itself from the negative impact GE seed operations can have on agriculture and the environment.

Tell the Hawaii County Council to stand up for Hawaii County and SUPPORT a motion to APPEAL this misguided ruling!

Thank you for all that you do,

Ashley Lukens, PhD
Hawaii Program Director
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Honolulu, HI 96813
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