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<br /> <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> Murashige, Laura REC <br /> <br /> From: betsyduerr@aol.com 2008 AN 23 RM 9 17 <br /> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 8:41 PM <br /> <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us trQUC0 1~ <br /> NT~ <br /> <br /> <br /> Dear Hawaii County Council, <br /> <br /> <br /> I'm giving testimony in support of the following resolutions: <br /> <br /> <br /> Resolution 462-08 <br /> <br /> A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING S.B. 958 S.D.1 H.D.1 TO IMPOSE A TEN-YEAR MORATORIUM ON <br /> <br /> <br /> DEVELOPING, TESTING, PROPAGATING, CULTIVATING, GROWING, AND RAISING OF <br /> <br /> GENETICALLY MODIFIED TARO IN THE STATE OF HAWAII <br /> <br /> <br /> Resolution 463-08 <br /> <br /> A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING H.B. 1577 H.D.1 TO TEMPORARILY PROHIBIT THE GROWING OF <br /> <br /> GENETICALLY MODIFIED COFFEE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS AND, AT THE SAME TIME, <br /> <br /> PERMIT RESEARCH IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SECURE FACILITY <br /> <br /> <br /> I strongly caution against altering the genetic make up of native taro. <br /> <br /> Why gamble altering a nutritious and stable crop, especially one that is sacred <br /> <br /> to Hawaii? What is the sense of adding potentially allergenic proteins to one of <br /> <br /> <br /> the most non-allergenic foods there are? Comm 8 a .25_ <br /> Ref. Too @s a j <br /> Ref. Date tAN 2 M <br /> I also believe GMO coffee would contaminate one of Hawaii's most valuable <br /> <br /> <br /> and distinguished specialty crops. Why risk Kona coffee farmers loosing their premium <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 1/23/2008 <br />