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<br /> <br /> <br /> Mtv os.cP,f'•~~~ y Phone: (808) 327-3642 <br /> K. ANGEL PILAGO Fax :(808) 329-4786 <br /> Council Member Email: kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> District 8 North Kona <br /> pf•M~,i~ <br /> <br /> HA WAI `I COUNTY COUNCIL <br /> <br /> County of Hawai `i <br /> Kailua Trade Center <br /> 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109 Cf) <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawai `i 96740 <br /> <br /> September 12, 2008 <br /> <br /> <br /> To: Pete Hoffmann, Chair <br /> and Members of the Hawaii County Council <br /> <br /> From:. Angel Pilago, Council Member <br /> <br /> Re: Proposed Amendments to Bill 361 (An Ordinance Amending Chapter 14, General <br /> Welfare, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as Amended), Relating to <br /> the Restriction of Genetically Engineered Taro (Kalo) and Coffee) <br /> <br /> <br /> Attached are proposed amendments to Bill 361 to delete in its entirety the section relating to <br /> Genetic Engineering Facilities for taro (kalo) and coffee, prohibited, and the section relating to <br /> Applicability, and amend the Penalty section by deleting references to a violation constituting a <br /> misdemeanor and requiring imprisonment. These proposed amendments discussed at the <br /> Committee on Planning meeting on September 9, 2008, in West Hawaii, are illustrated via <br /> Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill 361, and read as follows: <br /> <br /> 1. The section relating to facilities to be used for the genetic engineering of taro (kalo) and <br /> coffee, is deleted in its entirety: <br /> <br /> "[Seetion 14 Genetie faeffities for- taro (halo) and <br /> - f <br /> ~ted-. <br /> testing, it shall be tmlawful for- ai+y per-son to leeate or- build a f4eilivy for- the <br /> pwTese of propagating, eulfivating, raising, plant' <br /> k4fedueing or- releasing genefieally engineered or- r-eeemb.i.--an.l. -M. ;..4-4-are (kale) <br /> and eeffee..-]» <br /> <br /> <br /> Comm. N.. ' I <br /> Ref. TO: 1 <br /> ?YN i~ <br /> Rf'#. UOt@ SEP 12 2008 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii County Is An Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer <br />