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RESOLUTION NO.
STATE OF HAWAII
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A RESOLUTION URGING OPPOSITION TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1226, HDl,
RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANT ORGANISMS.
WHEREAS, Bill 361, Draft 2, prohibiting tests, propagation, cultivation, planting,
growing or introduction of genetically engineered (transgenic) taro (kalo) and coffee, was passed
by the County Council of Hawaii on November 13, 2008; and
WHEREAS, House Bill No. 1226 HD1 preempts any other county regulatory action that
bans or restricts all activities relating to genetically modified plant organisms, including the
provisions contained in Hawaii County Code, Chapter 14, Article 15; and
WHEREAS, House Bill No. 1226 HD1 if passed by the State Legislature would restrict
the County of Hawaii from exercising any further regulatory activity regarding the highly
controversial matter of genetically modified plant organisms, including the control of field
testing regardless of future scientific findings; and
WHEREAS, House Bill No. 1226 HD1 would usurp county authority to set future
agricultural policy regarding genetically modified organisms and thereby repudiate home rule
principals without just cause; and
WHEREAS, the County Council of Maui approved Resolution 09-29 on March 20, 2008
which urges opposition to House Bill No. 1226 HD1; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it
hereby opposes to House Bill No. 1226, HD1, and support Hawaii County Code, Chapter 14,
Article 5 passed in November 2008 prohibiting the research on, and planting of genetically
engineered taro and genetically engineered coffee; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII that it herby urges opposition to House Bill No. 1226, HD l , in order to protect and
preserve the County's home rule and authority; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable Charmaine Tavares, Mayor, County of Maui; the Honorable Bernard
P. Carvalho, Jr., Mayor, County of Kauai; the Honorable Mufi Hannemann, Mayor, City and
County of Honolulu; the Honorable Linda Lingle, Governer, State of Hawai `i; the State Speaker
of the House and the members of the House of Representatives; the State Senate President and
members of the Senate.
Dated at
2009.
INT`RODU~C~ED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, CO OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on
ATTEST:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
Hawaii, this day of
AYES NOES ABS EX
ENRIQUES
FORD
GREENWELL
HOFFMANN
IKEDA
NAEOLE
ONISHI
YAGONG
YOSHIMOTO
Reference: C-225/Waived PW&IRC
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