Category Archives: Hawaii Island News
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Big Island GMO bill needs testimony
Posted on May 9, 2013 by Astrid in Action Alert!, Hawaii Island News, Legislation, NewsThere will be a hearing of Bill 79, An ordinance amending Chapter 14 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as Amended), by adding a new article relating to prohibition of genetically modified organisms written by Councilperson Margaret Wille. 9:00 a.m., May 14 in Public Safety & Mass Transit Committee. Testifiers in support of [...]
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Interview about GMOs in Hawai’i with Dustin Barca – Video
Posted on May 3, 2013 by Astrid in Education, GMO Free Kaua'i, Hawaii Island News, International News, News, VideosHere is the link to the video of the half hour interview about GMOs in Hawai’i with Dustin Barca, Food Democracy Now and the biotech rep. Amazing to hear other countries speaking about Hawai’i being ground zero for genetic experimentation and chemical cocktails. Please share this with your ohana. Mahalo and deep respect for Ohana O [...]
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Kauai – Newsletter Labeling Bill, GM Corn vs nonGM Corn, Vandana on PBS, GMO a Go Go
Posted on April 26, 2013 by Astrid in Action Alert!, Education, GMO Free Kaua'i, Hawaii Island News, Kaua‘i News, News, VideosAloha GMO-Free Kaua’i Supporters, There will be a fun CD release and benefit show this Saturday by Preeta at KCC. This is a show that will help GMO Free Kauai , we will be there and hope to see you there. Here’s the complete Info: Preeta’s new CD, ‘WE ARE CHANGED’ Release and Benefit Show [...]
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BREAKING NEWS from Walter Ritte~ HAWAII!
Posted on March 19, 2013 by Astrid in Action Alert!, Hawaii Island News, Kaua‘i News, Legislation, Maui News, Moloka‘i News, News, O‘ahu NewsALL of our efforts our WORKING! GET YOUR TESTIMONY READY! “GOOD BIG NEWS TODAY…THERE WILL BE A SENATE HEARING ON HB 174 THIS THURS MORN. 3/21/13 !!! NOT MUCH TIME TO SPREAD THE NEWS TO GET THE TROOPS OUT. THIS IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR VOICES TO BE HEARD, WE NEED A LOUD CLEAR [...]
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HB174 A Bill for Labeling GMOs
Posted on February 17, 2013 by Hawaii SEED in Hawaii Island News, Kaua‘i News, Legislation, Maui News, Moloka‘i News, News, O‘ahu NewsThis bill imposes labeling requirements and import restrictions on imported genetically engineered produce. Authorizes labeling of non-genetically engineered food and creates a private right of action to enjoin violations. (HB174 HD2) It is currently the bill that most GMO labeling advocates are supporting and hoping to get passed in the 2013 Legislative Session. Please call [...]
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Vandana Shiva on GMOs in Hawai‘i
Posted on January 30, 2013 by Hawaii SEED in Hawaii Island News, International News, Kaua‘i News, Maui News, Moloka‘i News, National News, News, O‘ahu News, VideosView more videos from the Vandana Shiva “Raise Awareness, Inspire Change” tour on the Hawai‘i SEED YouTube Channel
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Dr. Vandana Shiva speaks at UH Manoa
Posted on January 22, 2013 by Hawaii SEED in Events, Hawaii Island News, International News, News, O‘ahu News, VideosOlelo Community Media broadcast this live feed of Dr. Shiva’s presentation–along with Andrew Kimbrell and Walter Ritte–at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa on January 15, 2013.
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Hawaii consumers have right to know if their food is GE
Posted on February 28, 2008 by Hawaii SEED in Hawaii Island News, Kaua‘i News, Maui News, Moloka‘i News, News, O‘ahu NewsEditorial by Mike Gabbard Honolulu Star Bulletin February 27, 2008 Eighty-five percent of Hawaii residents think it’s important that genetically engineered fruit be labeled. That was the shocking statistic that I read in a study by Sabry Shehata, an agricultural economics professor at the University of Hawaii-Hilo.If you’re not familiar, genetic engineering, producing what are [...]
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