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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0882.030 2006-2008 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: Ku Kahakalau [kukahakalau@kalo.org] 2006 AN 23 RM 9 18 Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 2:32 PM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us COUNTY F ^.1N,11! Subject: Strong Support of Resolution 462-08 Attachments: iini.doc; ku.doc; Nalei Pate.doc; polani.doc; iini.rtf; ku.rtf; Nalei Pate.rtf; polani.rtf The attached testimonies are in strong support of Resolution 462-08, which urges the Hawai'i State Legislature to pass S.B. 958 S.DAHAL, which imposes a ten year moratorium on developing, testing, propagating, cultivating, growing, and raising of genetically modified taro in the State of Hawai'i. Ku Kahakalau, Ph.D. President Kanu o ka Aina Learning 'Ohana (808) 887-1117 Comm. W 0 0 a • 30 Ref. Toa Fri eiefaM kn Ref. Doie JAN 24 ?nno e 1/23/2008 `I'inimaikalani Keali'ikua'aina Kahakalau P.O. Box 1764 Honoka'a, Hawai'I 968727 (808) 775-0867 iniluvzubu@yahoo.com Jan 18, 2008 Aloha Council Members My name is `I'ini Kahakalau and I am in 9th grade at Kanu o ka `Aina New Century Public School. I live in Kukuihaele above Waipi'o Valley and love to spend time in the valley helping my `ohana plant taro. I ask you to please support of Resolution 462-08, which urges the Hawai'i State Legislature to pass S.B. 958 S.D.1H.D.1., which imposes a ten year moratorium on developing, testing, propagating, cultivating, growing, and raising of genetically modified taro in the State of Hawai'i. I love to eat taro and poi and I am really worried that if we don't put a stop to taro testing and genetically engineering taro something horrible could go wrong and we will forever be unable to eat taro and poi as we know it. Please pass Resolution 462-08. We need to protect the taro so it can continue to take care of us light it has for countless generations. For me taro is `ohana and I would not want any one of may `ohana to be raped, which is what genetic engineering does, by forcing the cells to accept foreign materials. Genetic engineering is not natural and I like natural. Sincerely, `I' ini Kahakalau Ku Kahakalau, Ph.D. P.O. Box 1764 Honoka'a, Hawai'i 968727 (808) 775-0867 Kukahakalau@kalo.org Jan 18, 2008 Aloha Council Members My name is Dr. Ku Kahakalau and I strongly implore you to please support Resolution 462-08, which urges the Hawai'i State Legislature to pass S.B. 958 S.D.1H.D.1.. This bill imposes a moratorium on developing, testing, propagating, cultivating, growing, and raising of genetically modified taro in the State of Hawai'i. As Hawaiian practitioners, we practice a familial relationship between our `ohana and the taro. We take care of the taro, like our kupuna have done for countless generations, and in turn the taro takes care of us, like it has done from the beginning of time. This reciprocity is essential for both to survive. Since the taro can't speak, we his `ohana have a kuleana to speak up and protect our older sibling Haloanakalaukapalili from being altered in any way. Taro is sacred. It is the bodyform of one of our major gods, the god Kane, whose other bodyforms sunlight and freshwater are essential for growing taro. For us taro is much more than just a plant. It is our `ohana. This cannot be emphasized enough to an industry that is strictly out to make profits. This is not about producing a better taro. We don't need a better taro. Our taro is just fine. While there are diseases that are affecting our taro, these diseases can and have been controlled by conventional methods, not by blasting foreign materials into the nuclei of our beloved older sibling. Please pass Resolution 462-08 and help us protect taro for future generations. Me ke aloha pumehana, Ku Kahakalau, Ph.D. Nalei Pate-Kahakalau P.O. Box 1764 Honoka'a, Hawai'I 968727 (808) 775-0867 haloa@kalo.org Jan 18, 2008 Aloha mai esteemed Hawai'i Council Members My name is Nalei Pate-Kahakalau and I am an educator and a taro planter in Waipi'o Valley. This testimony is in strong support of Resolution 462-08, which urges the Hawai'i State Legislature to pass S.B. 958 S.D.1H.D.1., which imposes a ten year moratorium on developing, testing, propagating, cultivating, growing, and raising of genetically modified taro in the State of Hawai'i. As a native Hawaiian practitioner, who views taro as a kinolau of the god Kane, the creator, god of freshwater, sunlight and new beginnings, I feel it is imperative that absolutely no experiments occur in the State of Hawai'i, which may cause harm to our most important plant, the taro. According to one of our cosmogonic genealogies, taro is also our older sibling Haloanakalaukapalili. As our older sibling kalo is responsible for taking care of us kanaka, while at the same time, we younger siblings are responsible for taking care of the taro. This reciprocal relationship has existed since the beginning of time. Please pass Resolution 462-08, so that taro can be protected until we find out more about genetic engineering and the potential hazards it may have not just for taro, but for the soil, the freshwater that runs through our valleys, and all who consume taro and poi as part of our everyday diet. Me ke aloha pumehana, Nalei Pate-Kahakalau Polani Ka'oakaokalani Kahakalau P.O. Box 1764 Honoka'a, Hawai'I 968727 (808) 775-0867 polanishake@yahoo.com Jan 18, 2008 Aloha Council Members My name is Polani Kahakalau. I go to Kanu o ka `Aina New Century Public School and I am in 7th grade. I live in Kukuihaele. Every other week my project goes to Waipi'o Valley where we take care of taro patches so we can eat taro and poi. Please support Resolution 462-08, which urges the Hawai'i State Legislature to pass S.B. 958 S.D.1H.D.1.. We need a moratorium on developing, testing, propagating, cultivating, growing, and raising of genetically modified taro in the State of Hawai'i until we know for sure that it is safe. Personally, I don't think that will ever happen. GMO is very risky and so much stuff could go wrong. I have eaten taro and poi since I was a baby and I hope I can enjoy taro and poi until I am a kupuna and that my children and grandchildren will also be able to eat taro and poi like me. If we experiment with taro and something goes wrong that may never happen. So I say NO to GMO. Please pass Resolution 462-08 and protect taro so that future generations can enjoy this very `ono food without having to worry about their health. Right now taro is very good for us, for example if babies are allergic they can only eat poi and when kupuna can't eat meat anymore because of their teeth they can still eat poi. Mahalo nui, Polani Kahakalau `I'inimaikalani Keali'ikua'aina Kahakalau P.O. Box 1764 Honoka'a, Hawai'I 968727 (808) 775-0867 iniluvzubu@yahoo.com Jan 18, 2008 Aloha Council Members My name is `I'ini Kahakalau and I am in 9th grade at Kanu o ka `Aina New Century Public School. I live in Kukuihaele above Waipi'o Valley and love to spend time in the valley helping my `ohana plant taro. I ask you to please support of Resolution 462-08, which urges the Hawai'i State Legislature to pass S.B. 958 S.D.1H.D.1., which imposes a ten year moratorium on developing, testing, propagating, cultivating, growing, and raising of genetically modified taro in the State of Hawai'i. I love to eat taro and poi and I am really worried that if we don't put a stop to taro testing and genetically engineering taro something horrible could go wrong and we will forever be unable to eat taro and poi as we know it. Please pass Resolution 462-08. We need to protect the taro so it can continue to take care of us light it has for countless generations. For me taro is `ohana and I would not want any one of may `ohana to be raped, which is what genetic engineering does, by forcing the cells to accept foreign materials. Genetic engineering is not natural and I like natural. Sincerely, `I' ini Kahakalau Ku Kahakalau, Ph.D. P.O. Box 1764 Honoka'a, Hawai'i 968727 (808) 775-0867 Kukahakalau@kalo.org Jan 18, 2008 Aloha Council Members my name is Dr. Ku Kahakalau and I strongly implore you to please support Resolution 462-08, which urges the Hawai'i State Legislature to pass S.B. 958 S.D.1H.D.1.. This bill imposes a moratorium on developing, testing, propagating, cultivating, growing, and raising of genetically modified taro in the State of Hawai'i. As Hawaiian practitioners, we practice a familial relationship between our `ohana and the taro. We take care of the taro, like our kupuna have done for countless generations, and in turn the taro takes care of us, like it has done from the beginning of time. This reciprocity is essential for both to survive. Since the taro can't speak, we his `ohana have a kuleana to speak up and protect our older sibling Haloanakalaukapalili from being altered in any way. Taro is sacred. It is the bodyform of one of our major gods, the god Kane, whose other bodyforms sunlight and freshwater are essential for growing taro. For us taro is much more than just a plant. It is our `ohana. This cannot be emphasized enough to an industry that is strictly out to make profits. This is not about producing a better taro. We don't need a better taro. Our taro is just fine. While there are diseases that are affecting our taro, these diseases can and have been controlled by conventional methods, not by blasting foreign materials into the nuclei of our beloved older sibling. Please pass Resolution 462-08 and help us protect taro for future generations. Me ke aloha pumehana, J/-- J~/~ Ku Kahakalau, Ph.D. Nalei Pate-Kahakalau P.O. Box 1764 Honoka'a, Hawai'I 968727 (808) 775-0867 haloa@kalo.org Jan 18, 2008 Aloha mai esteemed Hawai'i Council Members My name is Nalei Pate-Kahakalau and I am an educator and a taro planter in Waipi'o Valley. This testimony is in strong support of Resolution 462-08, which urges the Hawai'i State Legislature to pass S.B. 958 S.D.1H.D.1., which imposes a ten year moratorium on developing, testing, propagating, cultivating, growing, and raising of genetically modified taro in the State of Hawai'i. As a native Hawaiian practitioner, who views taro as a kinolau of the god Kane, the creator, god of freshwater, sunlight and new beginnings, I feel it is imperative that absolutely no experiments occur in the State of Hawai'i, which may cause harm to our most important plant, the taro. According to one of our cosmogonic genealogies, taro is also our older sibling Haloanakalaukapalili. As our older sibling kalo is responsible for taking care of us kanaka, while at the same time, we younger siblings are responsible for taking care of the taro. This reciprocal relationship has existed since the beginning of time. Please pass Resolution 462-08, so that taro can be protected until we find out more about genetic engineering and the potential hazards it may have not just for taro, but for the soil, the freshwater that runs through our valleys, and all who consume taro and poi as part of our everyday diet. Me ke aloha pumehana, Nalei Pate-Kahakalau Polani Ka'oakaokalani Kahakalau P.O. Box 1764 Honoka'a, Hawai'I 968727 (808) 775-0867 polanishake@yahoo.com Jan 18, 2008 Aloha Council Members My name is Polani Kahakalau. I go to Kanu o ka `Aina New Century Public School and I am in 7th grade. I live in Kukuihaele. Every other week my project goes to Waipi'o Valley where we take care of taro patches so we can eat taro and poi. Please support Resolution 462-08, which urges the Hawai'i State Legislature to pass S.B. 958 S.D.1H.D.1.. We need a moratorium on developing, testing, propagating, cultivating, growing, and raising of genetically modified taro in the State of Hawai'i until we know for sure that it is safe. Personally, I don't think that will ever happen. GMO is very risky and so much stuff could go wrong. I have eaten taro and poi since I was a baby and I hope I can enjoy taro and poi until I am a kupuna and that my children and grandchildren will also be able to eat taro and poi like me. If we experiment with taro and something goes wrong that may never happen. So I say NO to GMO. Please pass Resolution 462-08 and protect taro so that future generations can enjoy this very `ono food without having to worry about their health. Right now taro is very good for us, for example if babies are allergic they can only eat poi and when kupuna can't eat meat anymore because of their teeth they can still eat poi. Mahalo nui, Polani Kahakalau