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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. - 361 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, GENERAL WELFARE, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE RESTRICTION OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED TARO (I{ALO) AND COFFEE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter 14, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new article to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "Article .Genetically Engineered (Transgenic) Taro (kalo) and Coffee. Section 14- .Purpose. The purpose of this article is to protect the taro (kalo) and coffee industry from genetic engineering and preserve agriculturally-based practices and cultural traditions associated with tazo (kalo) and coffee within the County of Hawaii. Section 14- .Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: "Genetic en ing eerin¢" means a process or technology employed whereby hereditary apparatus of a living cell is altered, modified, or changed so that the cell can produce more or different chemicals or perform completely new functions. "Person" includes natural persons, partnerships, joint ventures, societies, associations, clubs, trustees, trusts, or comorations or any officer, agent, employee, "Recombinant DNA" means the transfer of genes, re ulatorv sequences, or nucleic acid between hosts by the use of vectors or laboratory manipulations and includes the insertion, excision, duplication, inactivation, or relocation of specific eenes, regulatory sequences, or sections of nucleic acid. This term does not apply to a material or an organism developed exclusively through traditional methods of breeding. hybridization, or nondirected muta eg nesis. "Release" means a discharge, emission or liberation of any genetically engineered organisms, or the product of a genetically engineered organism, into the open environment. Section 14- .Genetically engineered (transeenic) taro (kalo), unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to test, propagate, cultivate, raise, plant, rg ow, introduce or release geneticallyengineered (transeenic) or recombinant DNA taro (kalo).