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Exhibit A <br />THE SENATE <br />TWENTY -SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />JAN 21 2011 <br />S.B. NO.1743 <br />A BILL FOR AN ACT <br />RELATING TO THE LABELING OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS. <br />BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: <br />1 SECTION 1. The legislature finds that polls consistently <br />2 demonstrate that seventy -two to ninety -four per cent of United <br />3 States citizens support labeling of genetically engineered <br />4 foods, and a poll conducted by the University of Hawaii's <br />5 college of tropical agriculture and human resources shows that <br />6 seventy -two per cent of Hawaii's residents feel that it is very <br />7 important that genetically modified fruit be labeled. Numerous <br />nations, including countries of the European Union, Japan, and. <br />9 China, require labeling of genetically engineered foods. <br />10 The legislature further finds that the Hawaiian Islands <br />11 represent a unique and fragile ecosystem, with over three <br />12, hundred threatened or endangered species. The State of Hawaii <br />13 has a national reputation for producing high - quality foods and <br />14 maintaining a pure and preserved natural environment; the <br />15 State's unique agricultural heritage and vitality in its tourism <br />16 industry rely upon this reputation. <br />17 Genetically engineered crops in the United States' have <br />18 contaminated conventional and organic crops of the same species <br />2011 -0122 SB SMA doc <br />III�IIIIIIIIIIIIIflllf IHIIIIIO PHIN IIII�I I8G <br />