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Kisa V.
01-23-07
What do I think about GMO testing on taro? 1 Y1 ~ ("a & uc Y'& Y-~' V
Aloha my name is Temukisa Von der Heyden..i'am attending a New Century Hawaiian
Public Charter School named Kann o ka `Aina. I am in the seventh gradefxt*what I °
Think about the genetically modified Kalo is it is wrong to mess with our cultural and
useful plants that have lasted for many years. I think that our plants don't need to be
modified because they have lasted this long and will do fine without any experiments
done to them. These experiments are like an abuse and a threat to the Hawaiian culture.
The modifications may also cause problems for our children, grandchildren and many
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other relatives ~This also-seurse and it-is alsadisresspectful-to 1®ave
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wQdd Zht now, as much ajitsaillin4w4uPme, If this GMO
testing goes on more varieties of our food will be more dangerous and risky to eat.
Modifications have already affected papayas, wheat, corn, and animals. GMO foods have
been fed to animals, which could change the animal food chain and ruin the meat that my
ancestors and your ancestors have been eating for many, many centuries before us.
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