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<br /> <br /> <br /> J YOSHIMOTO Phone: (808) 961-8272 <br /> Chair & Presiding Officer Fax: (808) 961-8912 <br /> b61~ <br /> Council District 3 Email: iY oshimotoicco.liawaii.ili.us <br /> Mailing Address: • ' Business Address: <br /> (Former County Building) • oi333 Kilauea Ave., 2"' Flr. <br /> 25 Aupuni Street Ben Franklin Building <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> n' <br /> s <br /> MEMORANDUM ~;r b <br /> <br /> TO: Members of the Hawaii County Council <br /> <br /> FROM: J Yoshimoto, Council Chair <br /> <br /> DATE: September 3, 2009 <br /> <br /> SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Resolution No. 220-09, Draft 2, Relating to the <br /> Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods <br /> <br /> Council Vice Chair Pete Hoffmann introduced an amendment to Resolution No. 220-09, which <br /> inserted a new "Whereas" clause after the eighth "Whereas" clause. This amendment was <br /> approved by the Environmental Management Committee on September 1, 2009, thus amending <br /> Resolution No. 220-09 to Draft 2. <br /> <br /> I would like to relocate and further amend Vice Chair Hoffmann's amendment to delete <br /> reference to Chapter 26 SLA 05, which is legislation that was enacted in Alaska. As currently <br /> written, any future legislation may be restricted to being "similar" to Alaska's law, which was <br /> not my intent when introducing Resolution No. 220-09. <br /> The proposed amendment is illustrated via Ramseyer format to read as follows: <br /> <br /> I. Delete the ninth "Whereas" clause. <br /> <br /> <br /> expressly does not waive its home tule autherity in the faltife to enaet,~ <br /> 14aw i`i County OMn ( llJ xrt a•r a Organism) labeling <br /> similaf to these eontained in Chapter 26 SLA 05; lei <br /> <br /> 2. Insert the deleted ninth "Whereas" clause as a "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED" <br /> clause, excluding reference to Chapter 26 SLA 05. <br /> <br /> "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that by adoptinlz this resolution the <br /> Hawaii County Council expressly does not waive its home-rule authority in the <br /> future to enact, for Hawaii County GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> JY/dwe labeling requirements." Comm Na ~,~y? <br /> Attachment • ~o <br /> Attachment Ref. To, CO <br /> ---~s~" <br /> Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref. Date y~r 3 2Q(IQ <br />