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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 081 Draft 02 2008-2010MAY Oi M,~ 4~~L~ i. ~~~il~ COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII :~,~'` RESOLUTION NO. 8~ ®~ (Draft 2) A RESOLUTION URGING OPPOSITION TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1226, HDl, RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANT ORGANISMS. WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 08-154, 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 HD 1 preempts any other county regulatory action that bans or restricts all activities relating to genetically modified plant organisms, except that contained in Hawaii County Bill 361, Drafr 2; 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 in regard this highly controversial matter of genetically modified plant organisms, to include 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 principles without just cause; and WHEREAS, the County Council of Maui approved Resolution 09-29 on March 20, 2009 which urges opposition to House Bill No. 1226 HDl now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it hereby urges opposition to House Bill No. 1226, HD1, in unison with Bill 361, Drafr 2 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 hereby urges opposition to House Bill No. 1226, HD1, 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; Mufi Hannemann, Mayor, City and County of Honolulu; the Honorable Linda Lingle, Governer, State of Hawaii; 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 Kona , Hawaii, this 22nd day of April , 2009. COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii I hereby certily that the foregoing RESOLU'T'ION was by the votc indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL, of the Counry of liawai`i on _ April 22, 2009 ATTEST: LINTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER AYES NOES AI3S GX ENRIQUES X FORD g GREEN WELL g HOFFMANN IKEDA X NAEOLE X ONISHI g YAGONG X YOSFIIMO'I'O X 9 0 0 0 Reference: C-225..74/Waived-PWIRC RESOLUTION NO. 8~ ©9 (Draft 2) INTRODUCED BY: