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Murashige, Laura
From: Howard Conant [konavu@hawaii.rr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 10:03 PM
To: info@kona-coffee-council.com; counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: Re: Kona Coffee Council GMO information
Please note additions below in red. The resolution is good except that it does not go far enough to
express the consequences of accidental cross pollination.
info kona-coffee-council.com wrote:
The resolution below is presented for your information. If you have comments p
council.testimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Res. 463-08
A Resolution Urging the Legislature to pass H.B.1577 HD1 Relating to Geneticall
The GMO Resolutions will be heard in Environmental Mgt. Committee on Tuesday, J
(videoconferencing is available from the Kona and Waimea offices)
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING H.B.1577 H.D.1 TO TEMPORARILY PROHIBIT THE GROWING OF G
WHEREAS, coffee is of vital importance to the agricultural economy and cultural
WHEREAS, coffees grown in Hawaii are considered specialty coffees by the Speci
WHEREAS, there is a desire to maintain the unique status and market prices for
WHEREAS, cross pollination with genetically modified coffee would contaminate a
WI IEREAS, Hawaiian coffee accidentally contaminated through cross pollination would be
considered GMO coffee; and
WHEREAS. customers within the major markets for Kona coffee in Japan and Europe have
specifically expressed that they will not accept GMO products
WHEREAS, the purpose of H.B.1577 H.D.1 is to prohibit the introduction of genet
WHEREAS, the major Hawaii coffee organizations, including the Hawaii Coffee A
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the Hawaii State L
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Hawaii County Council does not support the to
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