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<br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Murashige, Laura <br /> - - S'1 lei v~------ <br /> From: ann kobsa [autofreeann@hotmail.com] <br /> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 10:45 PM 2008 AN 23 AM 9 17 <br /> <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> CC is <br /> Subject: Protect our Coffee, Jan. 24 COUNTI . P H;.~VA,11 <br /> <br /> Aloha Chair Hoffmann and Council Members, <br /> I am a former research biologist and subsistence farmer in Puna. In my former life as a biomedical researcher, I <br /> did quite a bit of genetic engineering as a tool for discovery. I am absolutely opposed to the use of genetic <br /> engineering of our food plants. It is not that I think it is evil, though I think it can be dangerous if used for the <br /> wrong reasons (which tend to be the reasons that it is used for, eg, profit) or in the absence of adequate <br /> information (which also tends to be the case). I feel that resource-intensive genetic engineering is wasteful, and <br /> we'd be much better off if we put our limited resources into promoting sustainable, low-input farming using <br /> traditional methods and varieties. In the few cases where technology can offer improvements in our ability to <br /> feed ourselves in the long-term, then we should adopt those technologies. Genetic engineering is, in my opinion, <br /> not one of those technologies. Especially not for a gourmet crop like Kona coffee, which will lose its niche if it <br /> loses it's reputation for high quality. Please support the moratorium on testing and growing of GMO coffee. <br /> Please pass Resolution 463-08. <br /> Sincerely Yours, <br /> Ann Kobsa, PhD <br /> Koa'e, Puna, Hawai'i <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Put your friends on the big screen with Windows Vista® + Windows Live TM. Start now! <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Comm. No. 895. Z7 <br /> Ref. To: y4a Kka <br /> 110f Dote JANE 2 4 2`a_ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 1/23/2008 <br />