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Murashige, Laura
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Aloha,
Please see attached for a copy of Eric Tanouye of Green Point Nurseries, Inc.
Testimony for the Moratorium on GMO. If you have any questions please contact us at
808-959-3535, gpn@greenpointnursery.com and 808-959-7780 Fax.
Our mailing address is Green Point Nurseries P.O. Box 4400 Hilo, HI 96720.
Thank you for considering our testimony.
Mahalo,
Sundance Vargas
Green Point Nurseries, Inc.
Green Point Nurseries, Inc.
P.O. Box 4400
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
808-959-3535 telephone
808-959-7780 fax
gpn@greenpointnursery.com
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GREEN POINT
NURSERIES Testimony for County of Hawaii
For The County Council Hearing
on
Thursday, January 24, 2008
We oppose the moratorium on GMO Taro and Coffee.
Aloha, my name is Eric Tanouye and I am the Vice President of
Green Point Nurseries, Inc. on the Big Island of Hawaii. My family is in our
second generation of agribusiness, a business that produces Hawaii
anthurium and other tropical cut flowers and foliage and tropical blooming
plants. Our products are distributed and exported locally, nationally, and
internationally.
Please do not allow this proposed moratorium on Taro (Kato) and
Coffee to negatively impact GMO research for the floricultural industry in
Hawaii. This research is necessary for our industry to stay competitive in
the global market place. Technology can give us a competitive edge and it
needs to be supported and not suppressed.
Supporting Hawaii Agriculture
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Eric S. Tanouye, Vice President
Green Point Nurseries, Inc
PO Box 4400* 1 lilo. HI 96720*Ph:808-959-3535*Fax:808-959-7780*['s-mail:gpnvilgiccnimnmw'seN'.com