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Murashige, Laura
From: Este Feedora [feedora@hawaiiantel.net]
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 4:48 PM
To: County Council Testimony
Cc: Angel Pilago; Bob Jacobson- Council; Pete Hoffman; dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us;
enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga-County Council; Ikeda; Mayor Kim
Subject: testimony for consideration comm. 883:(res.463-08)- genetically modified coffee
Testimony for Consideration by the County Council on January 8, 2008
Dear Council Members,
I totally support any measure to prohibit the growing of genetically modified coffee on Hawaii
Island and therefore support Councilmember K. Angel Pilago's resolution H.B. 1577 H.D. 1 to prohibit
the growing of genetically modified coffee.
I grow organic Kona coffee on my small farm in South Kona.
Airborne genetically modified papaya pollen infected my organic papaya patch 3 years ago and I know
just how dangerous it is to have genetically modified papayas growing anywhere in this area! I (and
another neighboring farmer) were obliged to cut down ALL of our papaya trees since the fruit could no
longer be sold as organic papayas. A serious loss - financially and psychologically.
My small coffee crop would be worthless if infected with genetically modified coffee... I am sure that
you realize that I am not the only organic coffee grower horrified at the danger to our precious Kona
coffee crop as well as to our international REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENT PURE KONA COFFEE.
Meddling with Mother Nature at the expense of our local Kona farmers is not the way to go...we need
protection and this resolution is an excellent step in the right direction.
Many thanks for your attention to this matter.
Esta Marshall
P.O.Box 916 O
Honaunau, Hawaii 96726 C7 = t
(808) 328-2400 T
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