Category Archives: Maui News
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GMO Prohibition Bill 79 – May 29, 2013
Posted on June 1, 2013 by Hawaii SEED in Hawaii Island News, Kaua‘i News, Maui News, Moloka‘i News, News, O‘ahu News, Videos Comments Off Continue Reading... -
Big Pharm Fallout
Posted on June 1, 2013 by Hawaii SEED in Hawaii Island News, Kaua‘i News, Maui News, Moloka‘i News, News, O‘ahu NewsHonolulu Weekly, May 29, 2013 Along with unlabeled GMOs, we’re ingesting toxic pesticides. BY TIFFANY HERVEY Genetically engineered (GE) crops are Hawaii’s new plantation agriculture, and Hawaii is the world’s leading producer of GE seed corn. According to a 2013 study commissioned by the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, with funding from the biotech-supported Hawaii Crop [...]
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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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Al Jazeera story on GMOs in Hawaii
Posted on February 17, 2013 by Hawaii SEED in Kaua‘i News, Maui News, National News, News, O‘ahu NewsOpposition crops up to GMO foods in Hawaii Jon Letman for Al Jazeera: 16 Feb 2013 08:46 Dr Vandana Shiva travelled from India to the US state of Hawaii to speak about GMO crops [Kai Markell/Al Jazeera] Lihue, Hawaii - Famous the world over as a tropical vacation spot, the Hawaiian Islands are less well-known as ground zero [...]
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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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Maui County council unanimous against HB1226
Posted on March 20, 2009 by Hawaii SEED in Maui News, NewsMaui County Council Pushes Back Against GMOs in the Name of Home Rule! On Friday, March 20, 2009 at their regular meeting, Maui’s County Council unanimously voted to support a resolution to oppose House Bill 1226, a preemption bill targeting local regulation of GMOs. This bill, which has now crossed to the Senate, would prevent all of Hawaii’s [...]
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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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