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<br /> <br /> <br /> • <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> GREEN POINT <br /> NURSERIES Testimony for County of Hawaii <br /> <br /> <br /> For The County Council Hearing <br /> <br /> on <br /> Thursday, January 24, 2008 <br /> <br /> <br /> We oppose the moratorium on GMO Taro and Coffee. <br /> <br /> Aloha, my name is Eric Tanouye and I am the Vice President of <br /> <br /> Green Point Nurseries, Inc. on the Big Island of Hawaii. My family is in our <br /> <br /> second generation of agribusiness, a business that produces Hawaii <br /> anthurium and other tropical cut flowers and foliage and tropical blooming <br /> <br /> plants. Our products are distributed and exported locally, nationally, and <br /> <br /> internationally. <br /> Please do not allow this proposed moratorium on Taro (Kato) and <br /> <br /> Coffee to negatively impact GMO research for the floricultural industry in <br /> <br /> Hawaii. This research is necessary for our industry to stay competitive in <br /> the global market place. Technology can give us a competitive edge and it <br /> <br /> needs to be supported and not suppressed. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Supporting Hawaii Agriculture <br /> it <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Eric S. Tanouye, Vice President <br /> Green Point Nurseries, Inc <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> PO Box 4400* 1 lilo. HI 96720*Ph:808-959-3535*Fax:808-959-7780*['s-mail:gpnvilgiccnimnmw'seN'.com <br />