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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0225.091 2008-2010 Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 N O O <O HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL t n -o HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK ZC N 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR): y71 . Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers iRlhe'. Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona}meetirRf C: rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing member gDf the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. From: The CasejorA GM-Free Sustainable World Institute for Science in Society (ISIS) Executive Summary 8. Broad-spectrum herbicides highly toxic to humans and other species Glufosinate ammonium and glyphosate are used with the herbicide-tolerant transgenic crops that currently account for 75% of all transgenic crops worldwide. Both are systemic metabolic poisons expected to have a wide range of harmful effects, and these have been confirmed. Glufosinate ammonium is linked to neurological, respiratory, gastrointestinal and haematological toxicities, and birth defects in humans and mammals. It is toxic to butterflies and a number of beneficial insects, also to the larvae of clams and oysters, Daphnia and some freshwater fish, especially the rainbow trout. It inhibits beneficial soil bacteria and fungi, especially those that fix nitrogen. Glyphosate is the most frequent cause of complaints and poisoning in the UK. Disturbances of many body functions have been reported after exposures at normal use levels. Glyphosate exposure nearly doubled the risk of late spontaneous abortion, and children born to users of glyphosate had elevated neurobehavioral defects. Glyphosate caused retarded development of the foetal skeleton in laboratory rats. Glyphosate inhibits the synthesis of steroids, and is genotoxic in mammals, fish and frogs. Field dose exposure of earthworms caused at least 50 percent mortality and significant intestinal damage among surviving worms. Roundup caused cell division dysfunction that may be linked to human cancers. The known effects of both glufosinate and glyphosate are sufficiently serious for all further uses of the herbicides to be halted. IIO 1 Name: k~' 0. 6t C V Date: Signature: MAWV/ Comm, 70101-5 Address: 52-1 ~\J 1, tA IN -I r. e~ IA _ Ref. To:iw E-mail' Q k Ref. Doto APR 2 2 911119 'optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. From: The Case for A GM-Free Sustainable World Institute for Science in Society (ISIS) Executive Summary 9. Genetic engineering creates super-viruses By far the most insidious dangers of genetic engineering are inherent to the process itself, which greatly enhances the scope and probability of horizontal gene transfer and recombination, the main route to creating viruses and bacteria that cause disease epidemics. This was highlighted, in 2001, by the 'accidental' creation of a killer mouse virus in the course of an apparently innocent genetic engineering experiment. Newer techniques, such as DNA shuffling are allowing geneticists to create in a matter of minutes in the laboratory millions of recombinant viruses that have never existed in billions of years of evolution. Disease- causing viruses and bacteria and their genetic material are the predominant materials and tools for genetic engineering, as much as for the intentional creation of bio-weapons. Name: J ,P t e i 5~o A AS% Date: Signature: rcg,~ Address: 13! Krkva1A Nato HZ %770 E-mail* *optional i Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. From: The Case forA GM-Free Sustainable World Institute for Science in Society (ISIS) Executive Summary 7. Terminator crops spread male sterility Crops engineered with 'suicide' genes for male sterility have been promoted as a means of 'containing', i.e., preventing, the spread of transgenes. In reality, the hybrid crops sold to farmers spread both male sterile suicide genes as well herbicide tolerance genes via pollen. Name I a Date: -21 - C)CI Signature:- t Address:- 2-71 S7 LOKE L l~Oa 1 9677$ E-mail* s n i Pr a , ccN *optional o ein Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. From: The Case for A GM-Free Sustainable World Institute for Science in Society (ISIS) Executive Summary 6. Dangerous gene products are incorporated into crops Bt proteins, incorporated into 25% of all transgenic crops worldwide, have been found harmful to a range of non- target insects. Some of them are also potent immunogens and allergens. A team of scientists have cautioned against releasing Bt crops for human use. Food crops are increasingly used to produce pharmaceuticals and drugs, including cytokines known to suppress the immune system, induce sickness and central nervous system toxicity; interferon alpha, reported to cause dementia, neurotoxicity and mood and cognitive side effects; vaccines; and viral sequences such as the 'spike' protein gene of the pig coronavirus, in the same family as the SARS virus linked to the current epidemic. The glycoprotein gene gp120 of the AIDS virus HIV-1, incorporated into GM maize as a 'cheap, edible oral vaccine', serves as yet another biological time-bomb, as it can interfere with the immune system and recombine with viruses and bacteria to generate new and unpredictable pathogens. Name: u lvl A ) ] Date: O Signature: Val Address: 6 Go,o E-mail* lA)R Cc,weoiart >ca M~• ~/~1 *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. From: The Case forA GM-Free Sustainable World Institute for Science in Society (ISIS) Executive Summary 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. Name: Date: t/ i Signature: _ l~L CG ' } Address: / I` Q Jcc~ - lq~-W6E E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. From: The Case for A GM-Free Sustainable World Institute for Science in Society (ISIS) Executive Summary 10. Transgenic DNA in food taken up by bacteria in human gut There is already experimental evidence that transgenic DNA from plants has been taken up by bacteria in the soil and in the gut of human volunteers. Antibiotic resistance marker genes can spread from transgenic food to pathogenic bacteria, making infections very difficult to treat. Name>' 4'ik rct l iul~ii Date: z-r 10 7 Signature: /1 vt Azt'~ Address: !L' o E-mail. e; 14 )elz .optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. From: The Case for A GM-Free Sustainable World Institute for Science in Society (ISIS) Executive Summary 4. GM crops not safe Contrary to the claims of proponents, GM crops have not been proven safe. The regulatory framework was fatally flawed from the start. It was based on an anti-precautionary approach designed to expedite product approval at the expense of safety considerations. The principle of 'substantial equivalence', on which risk assessment is based, is intended to be vague and ill-defined, thereby giving companies complete licence in claiming transgenic products 'substantially equivalent'' to non-transgenic products, and hence 'safe'. Name: Mct& 0 POCI2rtCk Date: 21 200 Signature: Address: -A -/o 7 37 i !a va E-mail* ;rn rrLk~GrYlr%/•con~ *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. From: The Case for A GM-Free Sustainahle World Institute for Science in Society (ISIS) Executive Summary 5. GM food raises serious safety concerns There have been very few credible studies on GM food safety. Nevertheless, the available findings already give cause for concern. In the still only systematic investigation on GM food ever carried out in the world, 'growth factor-like' effects were found in the stomach and small intestine of young rats that were not fully accounted for by the transgene product, and were hence attributable to the transgenic process or the transgenic construct, and may hence be general to all GM food. There have been at least two other, more limited, studies that also raised serious safety concerns. Name: IAoron Date: Signature: Address: ASf~S I'noo E-mail" $ Pia~ran na ii. ed a- 'optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. From: The Case for A GM-Free Sustainable World Institute for Science in Society (ISIS) Executive Summary 13. A history of misrepresentation and suppression of scientific evidence There has been a history of misrepresentation and suppression of scientific evidence, especially on horizontal gene transfer. Key experiments failed to be performed, or were performed badly and then misrepresented. Many experiments were not followed up, including investigations on,whether the CaMV 355 promoter is responsible for the 'growth-factor-like' effects observed in young rats fed GM potatoes. In conclusion, GM crops have failed to deliver the promised benefits and are posing escalating problems on the farm. Transgenic contamination is now widely acknowledged to be unavoidable, and hence there can be no co- existence of GM and non-GM agriculture. Most important of all, GM crops have not been proven safe. On the contrary, sufficient evidence has emerged to raise serious safety concerns, that if ignored could result in irreversible damage to health and the environment. GM crops should be firmly rejected now. ~i-) 0 1V / " ` 0 o )2 r Date: Name: ~b y Signature: S ~y1 r Address: / S - 2 7 5 P/d n/6 Z Pit /T 6 h !c E-mail* o yi yvt o o V e S v ^1 A/0o a VLt *optional 7T Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. From: The Case for A GM-Free Sustainable World Institute for Science in Society (ISIS) Executive Summary 1. GM crops failed to deliver promised benefits The consistent finding from independent research and on-farm surveys since 1999 is that GM crops have failed to deliver the promised benefits of significantly increasing yields or reducing herbicide and pesticide use. GM crops have cost the United States an estimated $12 billion in farm subsidies, lost sales and product recalls due to transgenic contamination. Massive failures in Bt cotton of up to 100% were reported in India. Name: ( ~lv )T r4L LA f.IJ Dater Signature: ` ' Address: / S 1 n E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to-attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 i There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 2. GM crops posing escalating problems on the farm The instability of transgenic lines has plagued the industry from the beginning, and this may be responsible for a string of major crop failures. A review in 1994 stated, "While there are some examples of plants which show stable expression of a transgene these may prove to be the exceptions to the rule. In an informal survey of over 30 companies involved in the commercialisation of transgenic crop plants.... almost all of the respondents indicated that they had observed some level of transgene inaction. Many respondents indicated that most cases of transgene inactivation never reach the literature." Triple herbicide-tolerant oilseed rape volunteers that have combined transgenic and non-transgenic traits are now widespread in Canada. Similar multiple herbicide-tolerant volunteers and weeds have emerged in the United States. In the United States, glyphosate-tolerant weeds are plaguing GM cotton and soya fields, and atrazine, one of the most toxic herbicides, has had to be used with glufosinate-.tolerant GM maize. Bt biopesticide traits are simultaneously threatening to create superweeds and Bt- resistant pests Name: %~L% ~•Y?~` Date: A ~ K0!>e-+ L- HinCt ly Signature: Address: E-mail" *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawaii County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 3. Extensive transgenic contamination unavoidable Extensive transgenic contamination has occurred in maize landraces growing in remote regions in Mexico despite an official moratorium that has been in place since 1998. High levels of contamination have since been found in Canada. In a test of 33 certified seed stocks, 32 were found contaminated. New research shows that transgenic pollen, wind-blown and deposited elsewhere, or fallen directly to the ground, is a major source of transgenic contamination. Contamination is generally acknowledged to be unavoidable, hence there can be no co-existence of transgenic and non-transgenic crops. Name-\C c' Date: 1$ Aq Signature: ZSk Address:Ff) e>bx i. E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawaii County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. NameN_P ' FP,C` i' 1 SIPze),Q Date:'//fig Signature: Address: t7 ,Q!C 10-i I 14as-4u-'ice H1 96~N3 E-mail' "optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 3. Extensive transgenic contamination unavoidable Extensive transgenic contamination has occurred in maize landraces growing in remote regions in Mexico despite an official moratorium that has been in place since 1998. High levels of contamination have since been found in Canada. In a test of 33 certified seed stocks, 32 were found contaminated. New research shows that transgenic pollen, wind-blown and deposited elsewhere, or fallen directly to the ground, is a major source of transgenic contamination. Contamination is generally acknowledged to be unavoidable, hence there can be no co-existence of transgenic and non-transgenic crops. Name: Z1&CVA~C LcU" Date: L%/% 5 ~ Zor-rA Signature: /fll/~ Address: (J.D.fbvx 7S5 1y aaI 4T A[g9qa, E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. Name: r.~IC15\ L-aLereS Date: 14, "01 Signature: ~ ~uGc% J Address: P 4~,11~- E-mail* 0V1eWJe_S~r-loa.L.-,n a) rti *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. Name: ` L ° ^ Date: a 9 i y Signature: Address: E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawaii County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. Name: TM HQ L/,`n I Pk- Date: r/ Signature: Address: 6eps_- 12- Z> 044 E-mail' "optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawaii County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. Name ` L ~i~ 5 Jo.~ l Date: ~D c Signature: Address: / v E-mail" Ta; wLo G+nw: / *optionaal Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. It. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. Name: &Z 4 • Date: lR %Z1i -ft. Oq Signature: P_ /424 ~E PfFU~ Address: E-mail" l F 1- 2 n 4dHti 'optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawaii County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for hum beings consuming the ani I products. /y 7 Name: Date: 4/0 Signature, Address: biA E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. Name: (SU44"A&,-- C~g~/ Date: I¢ ~y`6 y Signature: Address: E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the anima I but also for human beings consuming the animal products. 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All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawaii County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human be'ngs consuming the animal products. Name: , 4lSGf Dater Signature: h~ Address: )2 a 7 E-mail* *optional jeuoildo, ,liew-3 :ssalppy F:9jnjeu6iS Olv~b :alea :aweN ,spnpoid jewiue all 6uiwnsuoo sbuiaq uewng joj osle;nq slewiue agl Joj asn[;ou 'slsu sauaeo osle slewiue of aziew se Bons slonpoid WE) 6uipaa;1eg4 papnloxa aq 4ouu6 A4i1igissod aql •aaoueo 6uua66u; aol AIiIigissod agl 6uisiej 'spa:) ueifewwew to awoua6 agj olui dwn[ of pue 4n6 aqa ui UOIISD61p aAIAjns of unnou~ si VN4 oiua6sueJl aaaueo pue VNa oiua6sueu'TT 'Allunuiluoo uotloe OWO alelnow of suoseai Ausui aae alou 60-18 uoilnlosag 3o ioAe3 ur XUOUIIIS31 9ZZI9H guisoddo XuowtlsaZ -pool ino 6ugeln6ai10 JOAe1 w heads of 'w-e 00:6 le Aepsaup M ' 6Z IudV uo AlunoO i,ienneH jol Aogod opgnd pue uoilelsiBel jo uoilelnwjo; eql ui aledioiped pue pue4e of noA aliAw a/N •aogO IiounoO eawieM eql jo 'ao!.40 younoO euo>{ aql '01!H ui sjegwegO pounoO eql le pualle of oilgnd eql;o sjegwaw 6uimope Agajagl 'paouaja;uoo-oap!A aye s6ugaaw pelnpegos Alieln6ei pV 'swoa 6uileaw (euo)l) edg pue Vosab Ae8 nogneeN uoleJagg aql le Jo (01!H) 6uippng uij~uejg ua8 eql ui sjegwegO IiounoO eql le jagl!e gluow a aoiAq plaq eje s6uilaaw aal;iwwoO pue IiounoO (210014 (3 NZ `ONIallfl9 Nll)1NVH=l N38) 3nN3AV V3nVlim ca )121310 AINn0O aNV -11ONnOO uNn0O I.IVMVH rilaNif10a A.LNflOD I91vmvH Z168-196 (808) :zaquznN xe3 9ZZ8-196 (808) :zagmnN ouogdalay OZL96 !,FA1eH `oIIH `onuanV zanq!X :ssoippV loans OZL96 ~,ien~eH `oliH `loans tundnV SZ :ssa.'PPV 2uil1BW Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding ing M products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. Name4. Uk T)0- U- Q r' Date: Y(_7 -0~ Signature: 9~ I^ Address: d- (pZ E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 2. GM crops posing escalating problems on the farm The instability of transgenic lines has plagued the industry from the beginning, and this may be responsible for a string of major crop failures. A review in 1994 stated, "While there are some examples of plants which show stable expression of a transgene these may prove to be the exceptions to the rule. In an informal survey of over 30 companies involved in the commercialisation of transgenic crop plants.... almost all of the respondents indicated that they had observed some level of transgene inaction. Many respondents indicated that most cases of transgene inactivation never reach the literature." Triple herbicide-tolerant oilseed rape volunteers that have combined transgenic and non-transgenic traits are now widespread in Canada. Similar multiple herbicide-tolerant volunteers and weeds have emerged in the United States. In the United States, glyphosate-tolerant weeds are plaguing GM cotton and soya fields, and atrazine, one of the most toxic herbicides, has had to be used with glufosinate-tolerant GM maize. Bt biopetstiecide traits are simultaneously threatening to create superweeds and Bt- resistant pests Name: ti r rt~c4mil' ~c *e*f?cX/ Date: 0 ( 0c( Signature: Address: 1Z 16- 4 3 q~ o~ r~cc/ f /fz 9.G~</~r E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN.FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. From: The Case for A GM-Free Sustainable World Institute for Science in Society (ISIS) Executive Summary 6. Dangerous gene products are incorporated into crops Bt proteins, incorporated into 25% of all transgenic crops worldwide, have been found harmful to a range of non- target insects. Some of them are also potent immunogens and allergens. A team of scientists have cautioned against releasing Bt crops for human use. Food crops are increasingly used to produce pharmaceuticals and drugs, including cytokines known to suppress the immune system, induce sickness and central nervous system toxicity; interferon alpha, reported to cause dementia, neurotoxicity and mood and cognitive side effects; vaccines; and viral sequences such as the 'spike' protein gene of the pig coronavirus, in the same family as the SARS virus linked to the current epidemic. The glycoprotein gene gp120 of the AIDS virus HIV-1, incorporated into GM maize as a 'cheap, edible oral vaccine', serves as yet another biological time-bomb, as it can interfere with the immune system and recombine with viruses and bacteria to generate new and unpredictable pathogens. Name: '1 ~~h'Q Date: I afI Signa Address: CvwN E-mail' 'optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. From: The Case for A GM-Free Sustainable World Institute for Science in Society (ISIS) Executive Summary 3. Extensive transgenic contamination unavoidable Extensive transgenic contamination has occurred in maize landraces growing in remote regions in Mexico despite an official moratorium that has been in place since 1998. High levels of contamination have since been found in Canada. In a test of 33 certified seed stocks, 32 were found contaminated. New research shows that transgenic pollen, wind-blown and deposited elsewhere, or fallen directly to the ground, is a major source of transgenic contamination. Contamination is generally acknowledged to be unavoidable, hence there can be no co--existence o~fjtransgenic and non-transgenic crops. Name: alIa 0. Co1^{~i{f Date: 1 -o Signature: 01 L, Address: N;loi . T Y T E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawaii County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. ii. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. Name: _ 2L L.u 0- Date: T~ 7-01 Signature: r Address: O e3 d E-mail* C bZrn lc f *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 6. Dangerous gene products are incorporated into crops Bt proteins, incorporated into 25% of all transgenic crops worldwide, have been found harmful to a range of non- target insects. Some of them are also potent immunogens and allergens. A team of scientists have cautioned against releasing Bt crops for human use. Food crops are increasingly used to produce pharmaceuticals and drugs, including cytokines known to suppress the immune system, induce sickness and central nervous system toxicity; interferon alpha, reported to cause dementia, neurotoxicity and mood and cognitive side effects; vaccines; and viral sequences such as the 'spike' protein gene of the pig coronavirus, in the same family as the SARS virus linked to the current epidemic. The glycoprotein gene gp120 of the AIDS virus HIV-1, incorporated into GM maize as a 'cheap, edible oral vaccine', serves as yet another biological time-bomb, as it can interfere with the immune system and recombine with viruses and bacteria to generate new and unpredictable pathogens. Nam pla UP _ Date:4 /9-P 9 Signature P Addres' E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-confereneed, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. 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All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 7. Terminator crops spread male sterility Crops engineered with 'suicide' genes for male sterility have been promoted as a means of 'containing', i.e., preventing, the spread of transgenes. In reality, the hybrid crops sold to farmers spread both male sterile suicide genes as well herbicide tolerance genes via pollen. Name: +IPAA A~. Date: Signaturee.. ~^t 110~ IX~ Address: IS- :3_4&a- c,~ E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAH COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawaii County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 6. Dangerous gene products are incorporated into crops Bt proteins, incorporated into 25% of all transgenic crops worldwide, have been found harmful to a range of non- target insects. Some of them are also potent immunogens and allergens. A team of scientists have cautioned against releasing Bt crops for human use. Food crops are increasingly used to produce pharmaceuticals and drugs, including cytokines known to suppress the immune system, induce sickness and central nervous system toxicity; interferon alpha, reported to cause dementia, neurotoxicity and mood and cognitive side effects; vaccines; and viral sequences such as the 'spike' protein gene of the pig coronavirus, in the same family as the SARS virus linked to the current epidemic. The glycoprotein gene gp120 of the AIDS virus HIV-1, incorporated into GM maize as a 'cheap, edible oral vaccine', serves as yet another biological time-bomb, as it can interfere with the immune system and recombine with viruses and bacteria to generate new an unpredictable path Dg ns. Name: 31 Date:l g vo Signature: Address: 8 •,?f '7 E-mail' 'optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 5. GM food raises serious safety concerns There have been very few credible studies on GM food safety. Nevertheless, the available findings already give cause for concern. In the still only systematic investigation on GM food ever carried out in the world, 'growth factor-like' effects were found in the stomach and small intestine of young rats that were not fully accounted for by the transgene product, and were hence attributable to the transgenic process or the transgenic construct, and may hence be general to all GM food. There have been at least two other, more limited, studies that also raised serious safety concerns. Name: `7''0 U/zt C. Lo> r Date: • ) - O 9 Signature: !2~L Address:GenirgI Delit/ti1 PAh.6a E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawaii County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but a`ls~o, for, human beings consuming the animal products. Name:~s~V Ut`~ Date: 4~ Signature i Address: ) E-mail' "optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. Name: ylc~C V?~sClhDate: Signature:` Address: tZ # Z c o E-mail* , r l m u Ccn, *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAI'I COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. ii. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the ani but also l hu n beings consuming the a imal Products. Name: Date: / Signature: Address: E-mail* 0' Y \TC' Q `VI *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 9. Genetic engineering creates super-viruses By far the most insidious dangers of genetic engineering are inherent to the process itself, which greatly enhances the scope and probability of horizontal gene transfer and recombination, the main route to creating viruses and bacteria that cause disease epidemics. This was highlighted, in 2001, by the 'accidental' creation of a killer mouse virus in the course of an apparently innocent genetic engineering experiment. Newer techniques, such as DNA shuffling are allowing geneticists to create in a matter of minutes in the laboratory millions of recombinant viruses that have never existed in billions of years of evolution. Disease- causing viruses and bacteria and their genetic material are the predominant materials and tools for genetic engineering, as much as for the intentional creation of bio-weapons. Name: U VCS Us Date: ADAkt c, Ou Signature: Address: E-mail` `optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. S. Broad-spectrum herbicides highly toxic to humans and other species Glufosinate ammonium and glyphosate are used with the herbicide-tolerant transgenic crops that currently account for 75% of all transgenic crops worldwide. Both are systemic metabolic poisons expected to have a wide range of harmful effects, and these have been confirmed. Glufosinate ammonium is linked to neurological, respiratory, gastrointestinal and haematological toxicities, and birth defects in humans and mammals. It is toxic to butterflies and a number of beneficial insects, also to the larvae of clams and oysters, Daphnia and some freshwater fish, especially the rainbow trout. It inhibits beneficial soil bacteria and fungi, especially those that fix nitrogen. Glyphosate is the most frequent cause of complaints and poisoning in the UK. Disturbances of many body functions have been reported after exposures at normal use levels. Glyphosate exposure nearly doubled the risk of late spontaneous abortion, and children born to users, of glyphosate had elevated neurobehavioral defects. Glyphosate caused retarded development of the foetal skeleton in laboratory rats. Glyphosate iihibits the synthesis of steroids, and is genotoxic in mammals, fish and frogs. Field dose exposure of earthworms caused at least 50 percent mortality and significant intestinal damage among surviving worms. Roundup caused cell division dysfunction that may be linked to human cancers. The known effects of both glufosinate and glyphosate are sufficiently serious for all further uses of the herbicides to be halt ed. 41 Name: {gas in C~ U 7 Date: Signature: C V - Address: E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 5. GM food raises serious safety concerns There have been very few credible studies on GM food safety. Nevertheless, the available findings already give cause for concern. In the still only systematic investigation on GM food ever carried out in the world, 'growth factor-like' effects were found in the stomach and small intestine of young rats that were not fully accounted for by the transgene product, and were hence attributable to the transgenic process or the transgenic construct, and may hence be general to all GM food. There have been at least two other, more limited, studies that also raised serious safety concerns. Name: I.at'cr -11 S~Ut't-P~ ~Qd Date: eS 0 Signature: Addres . 'v Q I 11210 (Q ? E-mail' loskm_A -too'! "optional t 1 l.~ Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 13. A history of misrepresentation and suppression of scientific evidence There has been a history of misrepresentation and suppression of scientific evidence, especially on horizontal gene transfer. Key experiments failed to be performed, or were performed badly and then misrepresented. Many experiments were not followed up, including investigations on whether the CaMV 35S promoter is responsible for the 'growth-factor-like' effects observed in young rats fed GM potatoes. In conclusion, GM crops have failed to deliver the promised benefits and are posing escalating problems on the farm. Transgenic contamination is now widely acknowledged to be unavoidable, and hence there can be no co- existence of GM and non-GM agriculture. Most important of all, GM crops have not been proven safe. On the contrary, sufficie t eidence has emerged to raise serious safety concerns, that if ignored could result in eversible da age tovhealth and t We environment. GM crops should be firmly rejected now. irr. Name: ate: Z)- Signature: 1 / Address: 4 "1 E-mail* 'optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County. Written Testimony opposing HB1226, toy CPSOIu ~I - 00) There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 5. GM food raises serious safety concerns There have been very few credible studies on GM food safety. Nevertheless, the available findings already give cause for concern. In the still only systematic investigation on GM food ever carried out in the world, 'growth factor-like' effects were found in the stomach and small intestine of young rats that were not fully accounted for by the transgene product, and were hence attributable to the transgenic process or the transgenic construct, and may hence be general to all GM food. There have been at least two other, more limited, studies that also raised serious safety concerns. Name:- ~d ~ ,r Date: 1-1--(4-,r)q Signature: Address:2 t f tl Mo hi l r r~ i ryf,c ~AQX^It~p "~O E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County. Written Testimony opposing 1113 1226 roe YQSO\vAs W` I - O 01 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 4. GM crops not safe Contrary to the claims of proponents, GM crops have not been proven safe. The regulatory framework was fatally flawed from the start. It was based on an anti-precautionary approach designed to expedite product approval at the expense of safety considerations. The principle of 'substantial equivalence', on which risk assessment is based, is intended to be vague and ill-defined, thereby giving companies complete licence in claiming transgenic products 'substantially equivalent' to non-transgenic products, and hence 'safe'. Name:' urallia Dater r.(-1 Signatur . Addmss:P~. X Z i '7 5 E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County. Written Testimony opposing H131226, `ro< rQSp~U '7k-61 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 3. Extensive transgenic contamination unavoidable Extensive transgenic contamination has occurred in maize landraces growing in remote regions in Mexico despite an official moratorium that has been in place since 1998. High levels of contamination have since been found in Canada. In a test of 33 certified seed stocks, 32 were found contaminated. New research shows that transgenic pollen, wind-blown and deposited elsewhere, or fallen directly to the ground, is a major source of transgenic contamination. Contamination is generally acknowledged to be unavoidable, hence there can be no co-existence of traln~sgelnlic and non-transgenic crops. Name: d~U' h ~C I G ('LC Date: bthL" Cr ~J r Signature:, h V Address: V0_ E-mail* rCO I t7 at clo -41/16(, • *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County. Written Testimony opposing HB1226 tQlM $1-O~ There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 6. Dangerous gene products are incorporated into crops Bt proteins, incorporated into 25% of all transgenic crops worldwide, have been found harmful to a range of non-target insects. Some of them are also potent immunogens and allergens. A team of scientists have cautioned against releasing Bt crops for human use. Food crops are increasingly used to produce pharmaceuticals and drugs, including cytokines known to suppress the immune system, induce sickness and central nervous system toxicity; interferon alpha, reported to cause dementia, neurotoxicity and mood and cognitive side effects; vaccines; and viral sequences such as the 'spike' protein gene of the pig coronavirus, in the same family as the SARS virus linked to the current epidemic. The glycoprotein gene gp120 of the AIDS virus HIV-1, incorporated into GM maize as a 'cheap, edible oral vaccine', serves as yet another biological time-bomb, as it can interfere with the immune system and recombine with viruses and bacteria to generate new and unpredictable pathogens. V Vo Name. ~ L- / lJl ~ Date: IF Signature: Address: 1311k %hdt dr,V E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County. Written Testimony opposing HB1226 , YPSO~~i!/w ~1-coo) There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. Name: ~VJn t i?) h Date: I~ I I Signature: / Address: E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County. Written Testimony opposing HB1226, 9C r2S4U`'" 7I-60-) There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 9. Genetic engineering creates super-viruses By far the most insidious dangers of genetic engineering are inherent to the process itself, which greatly enhances the scope and probability of horizontal gene transfer and recombination, the main route to creating viruses and bacteria that cause disease epidemics. This was highlighted, in 2001, by the 'accidental' creation of a killer mouse virus in the course of an apparently innocent genetic engineering experiment. Newer techniques, such as DNA shuffling are allowing geneticists to create in a matter of minutes in the laboratory millions of recombinant viruses that have never existed in billions of years of evolution. Disease- causing viruses and bacteria and their genetic material are the predominant materials and tools for genetic engineering, as much as for the intentional creation of bio-weapons. Name: " ~b Date: Da) Signature Wl- Address: ?O- 1 4 211 \'y\) E-mail*- *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County. Written Testimony opposing HB1226, C¢so~ ~1- 0°~ There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 10. Transgenic DNA in food taken up by bacteria in human gut There is already experimental evidence that transgenic DNA from plants has been taken up by bacteria in the soil and in the gut of human volunteers. Antibiotic resistance marker genes can spread from transgenic food to pathogen' bacteria, making irkfections very difficult to treat. Name: Date: Signature: Address: i c 10f ;z- L,1,s I Lsjlc_ ~ PIrl- E-mail* CFµm t"ge;t C+"N - *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawaii County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 2. GM crops posing escalating problems on the farm The instability of transgenic lines has plagued the industry from the beginning, and this may be responsible for a string of major crop failures. A review in 1994 stated, "While there are some examples of plants which show stable expression of a transgene these may prove to be the exceptions to the rule. In an informal survey of over 30 companies involved in the commercialisation of transgenic crop plants....almost all of the respondents indicated that they had observed some level of transgene inaction. Many respondents indicated that most cases of transgene inactivation never reach the literature." Triple herbicide-tolerant oilseed rape volunteers that have combined transgenic and.non-transgenic traits are now widespread in Canada. Similar multiple herbicide-tolerant volunteers and weeds have emerged in the United States. In the United States, glyphosate-tolerant weeds are plaguing GM cotton and soya fields, and atrazine, one of the most toxic herbicides, has had to be used with glufosinate-tolerant GM maize. Bt biopestic /e traits are simultaneously threatening to create superweeds and Bt- resistant pests Name: ( JT 04- Date: 15. g Signature: c Address: 35 oat PTTw= rdo f f( .7(072-0 E-mail* PV) rhS V'C' Vaw *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 10. Transgenic DNA in food taken up by bacteria in human gut There is already experimental evidence that transgenic DNA from plants has been taken up by bacteria in the soil and in the gut of human volunteers. Antibiotic resistance marker genes can spread from transgenic food to pathogenic bacteria, making infections very difficult to treat. Name: AJ6k)' R. fcSlNnli~ G Date: 15 Signature: JAL 9J 6) Address: E-mail" 'optional Kevy .~-grc ir~o..YC 4 ~ IS ~ oG Ja4AnPt?/LeML wwvvy(/ Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County. Written Testimony opposing HB1226 ~ t»r rewwk ovv -gl - oq There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 2. GM crops posing escalating problems on the farm The instability of transgenic lines has plagued the industry from the beginning, and this may be responsible for a string of major crop failures. A review in 1994 stated, "While there are some examples of plants which show stable expression of a transgene these may prove to be the exceptions to the rule. In an informal survey of over 30 companies involved in the commercialisation of transgenic crop plants.... almost all of the respondents indicated that they had observed some level of transgene inaction. Many respondents indicated that most cases of transgene inactivation never reach the literature." Triple herbicide-tolerant oilseed rape volunteers that have combined transgenic and non-transgenic traits are now widespread in Canada. Similar multiple herbicide-tolerant volunteers and weeds have emerged in the United States. In the United States, glyphosate-tolerant weeds are plaguing GM cotton and soya fields, and atrazine, one of the most toxic herbicides, has had to be used with glufosinate-tolerant GM maize. Bt biop/~e~slIticide traits are simultaneously threatening to create superweeds and Bt- resistant pests Name:li 00 Date:4 IQ" Signature: Address: 0 0 E-mail* Me• vh *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawaii County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 6. Dangerous gene products are incorporated into crops Bt proteins, incorporated into 25% of all transgenic crops worldwide, have been found harmful to a range of non- target insects. Some of them are also potent immunogens and allergens. A team of scientists have cautioned against releasing Bt crops for human use. Food crops are increasingly used to produce pharmaceuticals and drugs, including cytokines known to suppress the immune system, induce sickness and central nervous system toxicity; interferon alpha, reported to cause dementia, neurotoxicity and mood and cognitive side effects; vaccines; and viral sequences such as the 'spike' protein gene of the pig coronavirus, in the same family as the SARS virus linked to the current epidemic. The glycoprotem gene gp120 of the AIDS virus HIV-1, incorporated into GM maize as a 'cheap, edible oral vaccine', serves as yet another biological time-bomb, as it can interfere with the immune system and recombine with viruses a//nVVd. bacteria to generate new and unpredictable pathogens. T~q Name: lit I t4f, a, bQ EV1fU2 Date: Signature: CLP.d Address:] u fs an 1 Pt 14do, 141gU E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. Name: Date: Signature: Address: rQ 16 J -7 ~ /7 E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. Name: - Date: Signatur Address: I ae E-mail' "optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers iF Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animal ut also fo human beings consuming the animal products. Name: ~Z Date: Signature: Address: E-mail' "optional 1 Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawaii County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to'survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. Name: no Nt7l S Da e:• - O J Signature: Address: - -0 !e E-mail* *optional . i, 1 Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. ~ Name:r. ate: r D Signature: Address: E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County. Written Testimony opposing HB 1226 , FP( wSWO" z ( '00) There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 8. Broad-spectrum herbicides highly toxic to humans and other species Glufosinate ammonium and glyphosate are used with the herbicide-tolerant transgenic crops that currently account for 75% of all transgenic crops worldwide. Both are systemic metabolic poisons expected to have a wide range of harmful effects, and these have been confirmed. Glufosinate ammonium is linked to neurological, respiratory, gastrointestinal and haematological toxicities, and birth defects in humans and mammals. It is toxic to butterflies and a number of beneficial insects, also to the larvae of clams and oysters, Daphnia and some freshwater fish, especially the rainbow trout. It inhibits beneficial soil bacteria and fungi, especially those that fix nitrogen. Glyphosate is the most frequent cause of complaints and poisoning in the UK. Disturbances of many body functions have been reported after exposures at normal use levels. Glyphosate exposure nearly doubled the risk of late spontaneous abortion, and children born to users of glyphosate had elevated neurobehavioral defects. Glyphosate caused retarded development of the foetal skeleton in laboratory rats. Glyphosate inhibits the synthesis of steroids, and is genotoxic in mammals, fish and frogs. Field dose exposure of earthworms caused at least 50 percent mortality and significant intestinal damage among surviving worms. Roundup caused cell division dysfunction that may be linked to human cancers. The known effects of both glufosinate and glyphosate are sufficiently serious for all further uses of the herbicides to be halted. Name: Alma (W'i'14fo Date: (1U/ 15/OCI Signature: i.\Iaw ral0A.-)Q.Address: PO Box loc)17 Will 9_1 Cka ZI E-mail* *optional CO r1~`'I ~/on2MOn' ~a va l cl~ u--) 1 01 u crre Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 4. GM crops not safe Contrary to the claims of proponents, GM crops have not been proven safe. The regulatory framework was fatally flawed from the start. It was based on an anti-precautionary approach designed to expedite product approval at the expense of safety considerations. The principle of 'substantial equivalence', on which risk assessment is based, is intended to be vague and ill-defined, thereby giving companies complete licence in claiming transgenic products 'substantially equivalent' to non-transgenic products, and hence 'safe'. Name:.Ak,r;¢aI,,2 (lc~tcs Date: 09 Signature: Address: 0. ce 7 E-mail* r if'Q *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 7. Terminator crops spread male sterility Crops engineered with 'suicide' genes for male sterility have been promoted as a means of 'containing', i.e., preventing, the spread of transgenes. In reality, the hybrid crops sold to farmers spread both male sterile suicide genes as well herbicide tolerance genes via pollen. Name:~I F_, 4X- V *G Date: -16 Signature: U-°QM Address: 01,12A ki!2&1f Si. E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 6. Dangerous gene products are incorporated into crops Bt proteins, incorporated into 25% of all transgenic crops worldwide, have been found harmful to a range of non- target insects. Some of them are also potent immunogens and allergens. A team of scientists have cautioned against releasing Bt crops for human use. Food crops are increasingly used to produce pharmaceuticals and drugs, including cytokines known to suppress the immune system, induce sickness and central nervous system toxicity; interferon alpha, reported to cause dementia, neurotoxicity and mood and cognitive side effects; vaccines; and viral sequences such as the 'spike' protein gene of the pig coronavirus, in the same family as the SARS virus linked to the current epidemic. The glycopro*.ein gene gp120 of the AIDS virus HIV-1, incorporated into GM maize as a 'cheap, edible oral vaccine', serves as yet another biological time-bomb, as it can interfere with the immune system and recombine with viruses and bacteria to generate new and unpredictable pathogens. Name: fjtcuhk, .,,kj. x Date: 4/16/d9 Signature: _09~eva Address: i-t-w6a S+ 9'67(19 W-_WA~ Nz E-mail* u.,.i.a,. 'optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 5. GM food raises serious safety concerns There have been very few credible studies on GM food safety. Nevertheless, the available findings already give cause for concern. In the still only systematic investigation on GM food ever carried out in the world, 'growth factor-like' effects were found in the stomach and small intestine of young rats that were not fully accounted for by the transgene product, and were hence attributable to the transgenic process or the transgenic construct, and may hence be general to all GM food. There have been at least two other, more limited, studies that also raised serious safety concerns. Name: ~~1 h~Vt~lnt Date: v Signature Address:l 1 ~D G~tiA~ 5*- ~ i lA N T ~ !0'120 E-mail' ag t(a NTT W RPW (Ill , C-V J "optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 7. Terminator crops spread male sterility Crops engineered with 'suicide' genes for male sterility have been promoted as a means of 'containing', i.e., preventing, the spread of transgenes. In reality, the hybrid crops sold to farmers spread both male sterile suicide genes as well herbicide tolerance genes via pollen. Name: Dater Signature: Address: E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 2. GM crops posing escalating problems on the farm The instability of transgenic lines has plagued the industry from the beginning, and this may be responsible for a string of major crop failures. A review in 1994 stated, "While there are some examples of plants which show stable expression of a transgene these may prove to be the exceptions to the rule. In an informal survey of over 30 companies involved in the commercialisation of transgenic crop plants.... almost all of the respondents indicated that they had observed some level of transgene inaction. Many respondents indicated that most cases of transgene inactivation never reach the literature." Triple herbicide-tolerant oilseed rape volunteers that have combined transgenic and non-transgenic traits are now widespread in Canada. Similar multiple herbicide-tolerant volunteers and weeds have emerged in the United States. In the United States, glyphosate-tolerant weeds are plaguing GM cotton and soya fields, and atrazine, one of the most toxic herbicides, has had to be used with glufosinate-tolerant GM maize. Bt biopesticide traits are simultaneously threatening to create superweeds and Bt- resistant pests Name: (6\ltnU Jack Date: 01aLILA 110 0 9 Signature: A164; Address: 14hFWAU Arp. line ttT i20 E-mail' "optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 13. A history of misrepresentation and suppression of scientific evidence There has been a history of misrepresentation and suppression of scientific evidence, especially on horizontal gene transfer. Key experiments failed to be performed, or were performed badly and then misrepresented. Many experiments were not followed up, including investigations on whether the CaMV 35S promoter is responsible for the 'growth-factor-like' effects observed in young rats fed GM potatoes. In conclusion, GM crops have failed to deliver the promised benefits and are posing escalating problems on the farm. Transgenic contamination is now widely acknowledged to be unavoidable, and hence there can be no co- existence of GM and non-GM agriculture. Most important of all, GM crops have not been proven safe. On the contrary, sufficient evidence has emerged to raise serious safety concerns, that if ignored could result in irreversible damage to health and the environment. GM crops should be firmly rejected now. Name: ZaN M I FG~Eh Gyyv Date: Signature: kA ~'UyW~XlYl4/ Address: l ,C r I a y q(.36 t V, 7 E-mail*- Is a, S8 Yr1 ~ rd k v,t v e (Q2 g Nhq i l, GOF) *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 12. CaMV 35S promoter increases horizontal gene transfer Evidence suggests that transgenic constructs with the CaMV 35S promoter might be especially unstable and prone to horizontal gene transfer and recombination, with all the attendant hazards: gene mutations due to random insertion, cancer, reactivation of dormant viruses and generation of new viruses. This promoter is present in most GM crops being grown commercially today. Name: 3430in to ri Date: 4 c1 Signature: Or) Address: 175 Flan an VKUf- rft 3t ;w1c) E-mail* 1tt,utl~ c0 4 ant. cr owe *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 9. Genetic engineering creates super-viruses By far the most insidious dangers of genetic engineering are inherent to the process itself, which greatly enhances the scope and probability of horizontal gene transfer and recombination, the main route to creating viruses and bacteria that cause disease epidemics. This was highlighted, in 2001, by the 'accidental' creation of a killer mouse virus in the course of an apparently innocent genetic engineering experiment. Newer techniques, such as DNA shuffling are allowing geneticists to create in a matter of minutes in the laboratory millions of recombinant viruses that have never existed in billions of years of evolution. Disease- causing viruses and bacteria and their genetic material are the predominant materials and tools for genetic engineering, as much as for the intentional creation of bio-weapons. Name: my~ MAa On Date: hum Signature: Address: -p E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 1. GM crops failed to deliver promised benefits The consistent finding from independent research and on-farm surveys since 1999 is that GM crops have failed to deliver the promised benefits of significantly increasing yields or reducing herbicide and pesticide use. GM crops have cost the United States an estimated $12 billion in farm subsidies, lost sales and product recalls due to transgenic,' rcontamination. Massive failures in Bt cotton off up to 100% were reported in India. Name: N N Date: l -)C' Signature z Address: (~03 W • LRNt~RIaLk ST_ KILO E-mail* roan Cy 1---4 rr abee cea n ma ll. *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 10. Transgenic DNA in food taken up by bacteria in human gut There is already experimental evidence that transgenic DNA from plants has been taken up by bacteria in the soil and in the gut of human volunteers. Antibiotic resistance marker genes can spread from transgenic food to pathogenic bacteria, making infections very difficult to treat. Name I V ( 4" 'C qSC Date: 4-)i6-0q Signature: 1 Z-4 AAddress:. k P_ 3 l,~f g 3 V P~1~ i I I+ G 7~h - E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing 1413 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 9. Genetic engineering creates super-viruses By far the most insidious dangers of genetic engineering are inherent to the process itself, which greatly enhances the scope and probability of horizontal gene transfer and recombination, the main route to creating viruses and bacteria that cause disease epidemics. This was highlighted, in 2001, by the 'accidental' creation of a killer mouse virus in the course of an apparently innocent genetic engineering experiment. Newer techniques, such as DNA shuffling are allowing geneticists to create in a matter of minutes in the laboratory millions of recombinant viruses that have never existed in billions of years of evolution. Disease- causing viruses and bacteria and their genetic material are the predominant materials and tools for genetic engineering, as much as for the intentional creation of bio-weapons. `\u ( pie Date: ~ lqa Name: Signature: lr~,fw/ (,oNCCrv Address: /{,'/o /7a a?G,', E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 5. GM food raises serious safety concerns There have been very few credible studies on GM food safety. Nevertheless, the available findings already give cause for concern. In the still only systematic investigation on GM food ever carried out in the world, 'growth factor-like' effects were found in the stomach and small intestine of young rats that were not fully accounted for by the transgene product, and were hence attributable to the transgenic process or the transgenic construct, and may hence be general to all GM food. There have been at least two other, more limited, studies that also raised serious safety concerns. Name: Date: f~~~o I Signature: Address: ~ Ct )HI. ~ E-mail* X *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 1. GM crops failed to deliver promised benefits The consistent finding from independent research and on-farm surveys since 1999 is that GM crops have failed to deliver the promised benefits of significantly increasing yields or reducing herbicide and pesticide use. GM crops have cost the United States an estimated $12 billion in farm subsidies, lost sales and product recalls due to transgenic contamination. Massive {{failures in Bt cotton of up to 100% were reported in India. Name: kha MU !iaPL Date: ~V d / Signature: Address: • t tit Up 6 %A% W? 20 E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAN COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 3. Extensive transgenic contamination unavoidable Extensive transgenic contamination has occurred in maize landraces growing in remote regions in Mexico despite an official moratorium that has been in place since 1998. High levels of contamination have since been found in Canada. In a test of 33 certified seed stocks, 32 were found contaminated. New research shows that transgenic pollen, wind-blown and deposited elsewhere, or fallen directly to the ground, is a major source of transgenic contamination. Contamination is generally acknowledged to be unavoidable, hence there can be no co-existence of transgenic and non-transgenic crops. Name: IJII-fi' li 71 ~ Date: Signature: Address: VU G~i-hD i ~P~ E-mail* $'optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 1. GM crops failed to deliver promised benefits The consistent finding from independent research and on-farm surveys since 1999 is that GM crops have failed to deliver the promised benefits of significantly increasing yields or reducing herbicide and pesticide use. GM crops have cost the United States an estimated $12 billion in farm subsidies, lost sales and product recalls due to transgenic contamination. Massive failures in Bt cotton of up to 1 0% were reported in India. Nam` n (~"e- f"k Date: o l Signature: Address: 31H ~~n Kkou S{ - U ~;1o h r ~63-~0 E-mail` k aw . IoM 'optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 2. GM crops posing escalating problems on the farm The instability of transgenic lines has plagued the industry from the beginning, and this may be responsible for a string of major crop failures. A review in 1994 stated, "While there are some examples of plants which show stable expression of a transgene these may prove to be the exceptions to the rule. In an informal survey of over 30 companies involved in the commercialisation of transgenic crop plants.... almost all of the respondents indicated that they had observed some level of transgene inaction. Many respondents indicated that most cases of transgene inactivation never reach the literature." Triple herbicide-tolerant oilseed rape volunteers that have combined transgenic and non-transgenic traits are now widespread in Canada. Similar multiple herbicide-tolerant volunteers and weeds have emerged in the United States. In the United States, glyphosate-tolerant weeds are plaguing GM cotton and soya fields, and atrazine, one of the most toxic herbicides, has had to be used with glufosinate-tolerant GM maize. Bt biopesticide traits are simultaneously threatening to create superweeds and Bt- resistant pests Name jVVA etl Date: 41 171(A Signature: c~-!/llz~trd~.w~Gx Address: E-mail` 'optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 4. GM crops not safe Contrary to the claims of proponents, GM crops have not been proven safe. The regulatory framework was fatally flawed from the start. It was based on an anti-precautionary approach designed to expedite product approval at the expense of safety considerations. The principle of 'substantial equivalence', on which risk assessment is based, is intended to be vague and ill-defined, thereby giving companies complete licence in claiming transgenic products 'substantially equivalent' to non-transgenic products, and hence 'safe'. Name:NlGho')Ie Ni* P r01 Date: 15 O Signature Address: IS 4 n E-mail' 'optional ~l ~Ko 0 2 )~~{off ~1u~,ti bI . ~6 0 Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 8. Broad-spectrum herbicides highly toxic to humans and other species Glufosinate ammonium and glyphosate are used with the herbicide-tolerant transgenic crops that currently account for 75% of all transgenic crops worldwide. Both are systemic metabolic poisons expected to have a wide range of harmful effects, and these have been confirmed. Glufosinate ammonium is linked to neurological, respiratory, gastrointestinal and haematological toxicities, and birth defects in humans and mammals. It is toxic to butterflies and a number of beneficial insects, also to the larvae of clams and oysters, Daphnia and some freshwater fish, especially the rainbow trout. It inhibits beneficial soil bacteria and fungi, especially those that fix nitrogen. Glyphosate is the most frequent cause of complaints and poisoning in the UK. Disturbances of many body functions have been reported after exposures at normal use levels. Glyphosate exposure nearly doubled the risk of late spontaneous abortion, and children born to users of glyphosate had elevated neurobehavioral defects. Glyphosate caused retarded development of the foetal skeleton in laboratory rats. Glyphosate inhibits the synthesis of steroids, and is genotoxic in mammals, fish and frogs. Field dose exposure of earthworms caused at least 50 percent mortality and significant intestinal damage among surviving worms. Roundup caused cell division dysfunction that may be linked to human cancers. The known effects of both glufosinate and glyphosate are sufficiently serious for all further uses of the herbicides to be halted. Name: 15AP e- Date: ON I R o4 Signature: Address: M-1 V I C_ t..' , 14- 1 E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 9. Genetic engineering creates super-viruses By far the most insidious dangers of genetic engineering are inherent to the process itself, which greatly enhances the scope and probability of horizontal gene transfer and recombination, the main route to creating viruses and bacteria that cause disease epidemics. This was highlighted, in 2001, by the 'accidental' creation of a killer mouse virus in the course of an apparently innocent genetic engineering experiment. Newer techniques, such as DNA shuffling are allowing geneticists to create in a matter of minutes in the laboratory millions of recombinant viruses that have never existed in billions of years of evolution. Disease- causing viruses and bacteria and their genetic material are the predominant materials and tools for genetic engineering, as much as for the intentional creation of bio-weapons. Name: L-,%~' ~pek4OY05 Date: (l ~0 l Signature: awo, l w~ Address: coG < E-mail' `optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 7. Terminator crops spread male sterility Crops engineered with 'suicide' genes for male sterility have been promoted as a means of 'containing', i.e., preventing, the spread of transgenes. In reality, the hybrid crops sold to farmers spread both male sterile suicide genes as well herbicide tolerance genes via pollen. Name: 5rQ4 t IL OWK Date: Signature: Address:; 8 r xGC 7446n9 E-mail' Ilrs~~{! 7 ice. nn rrou~ 'optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 8. Broad-spectrum herbicides highly toxic to humans and other species Glufosinate ammonium and glyphosate are used with the herbicide-tolerant transgenic crops that currently account for 75% of all transgenic crops worldwide. Both are systemic metabolic poisons expected to have a wide range of harmful effects, and these have been confirmed. Glufosinate ammonium is linked to neurological, respiratory, gastrointestinal and haematological toxicities, and birth defects in humans and mammals. It is toxic to butterflies and a number of beneficial insects, also to the larvae of clams and oysters, Daphnia and some freshwater fish, especially the rainbow trout. It inhibits beneficial soil bacteria and fungi, especially those that fix nitrogen. Glyphosate is the most frequent cause of complaints and poisoning in the UK. Disturbances of many body functions have been reported after exposures at normal use levels. Glyphosate exposure nearly doubled the risk of late spontaneous abortion, and children born to users of glyphosate had elevated neurobehavioral defects. Glyphosate caused retarded development of the foetal skeleton in laboratory rats. Glyphosate inhibits the synthesis of steroids, and is genotoxic in mammals, fish and frogs. Field dose exposure of earthworms caused at least 50 percent mortality and significant intestinal damage among surviving worms. Roundup caused cell division dysfunction that may be linked to human cancers. The known effects of both glufosinate and glyphosate are sufficiently serious for all further uses of the herbicides to be halted. / Name: QnV I` t k Date: 17- 0q Signature: Address: I )4 00NIJ"zt sk N i I o, N i 96-72-6 E-mail* fit' nv~u CZl a c(t Z~ 7 ua~Vlaa c a_~ *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for human beings consuming the animal products. Name:-M/er Jer Date: `1" p-07 Signature: lw- Address: ~/y void H ,'I,> I W36 E-mail* *optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 3. Extensive transgenic contamination unavoidable Extensive transgenic contamination has occurred in maize landraces growing in remote regions in Mexico despite an official moratorium that has been in place since 1998. High levels of contamination have since been found in Canada. In a test of 33 certified seed stocks, 32 were found contaminated. New research shows that transgenic pollen, wind-blown and deposited elsewhere, or fallen directly to the ground, is a major source of transgenic contamination. Contamination is generally acknowledged to be unavoidable, hence there can be no co-existence of transgenic and non-transgenic crops. Name: Sc C) tt aerv-y Date: lr/laooi Signature: Address: lb-iAb SoL_?%, ,o,„h: i®o J AAA {!y 7 E-mail' Scam 8J1~ 6 _Z2~ 'optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. From: The Case for A GM-Free Sustainable World Institute for Science in Society (ISIS) Executive Summary 9. Genetic engineering creates super-viruses By far the most insidious dangers of genetic engineering are inherent to the process itself, which greatly enhances the scope and probability of horizontal gene transfer and recombination, the main route to creating viruses and bacteria that cause disease epidemics. This was highlighted, in 2001, by the 'accidental' creation of a killer mouse virus in the course of an apparently innocent genetic engineering experiment. Newer techniques, such as DNA shuffling are allowing geneticists to create in a matter of minutes in the laboratory millions of recombinant viruses that have never existed in billions of years of evolution. Disease- causing viruses and bacteria and their genetic material are the predominant materials and tools for genetic engineering, as much as for the intentional creation of bio-weapons. Name: f ,G1 SQL Date: UQ Oq Signature: Address: l 1 cW~ E-mail* ri k uvOff 'options li Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAH COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing 1113 1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 10. Transgenic DNA in food taken up by bacteria in human gut There is already experimental evidence that transgenic DNA from plants has been taken up by bacteria in the soil ' and in the gut of human volunteers. Antibiotic resistance marker genes can spread from transgenic food to pathogenic bacteria, making infections very difficult to treat. Name: I~ 11411 Date: 0 9 Signature: Address: Ra uze ,(~urifiCtowh Ffr 96~° E-mail' 1~-OYI'fn! haww'-ed•+ . `optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawaii County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 13. A history of misrepresentation and suppression of scientific evidence There has been a history of misrepresentation and suppression of scientific evidence, especially on horizontal gene transfer. Key experiments failed to be performed, or were performed badly and then misrepresented. Many experiments were not followed up, including investigations on whether the CaMV 35S promoter is responsible for the 'growth-factor-like' effects observed in young rats fed GM potatoes. In conclusion, GM crops have failed to deliver the promised benefits and are posing escalating problems on the farm. Transgenic contamination is now widely acknowledged to be unavoidable, and hence there can be no co- existence of GM and non-GM agriculture. Most important of all, GM crops have not been proven safe. On the contrary, sufficient evidence has emerged to raise serious safety concerns, that if ignored could result in irreversible damage tonhealth and the environment. GM crops should be firmly rejected now. Name: r-l k /'6 &q Date: -l -09 - J Signature: ` Address: I -?_46Z 7 Or S E-mail' 'optional Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawaii County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 11. Transgenic DNA and cancer Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and to jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer. The possibility cannot be excluded that feeding GM products such as maize to animals also carries risks, not just for the animals but also for h man beings consuming the animal products. Zo p Name: Uv Date: 1 11 Navtiti-: I ~ Signature: Address: ('vr erg nPl r J` ~dr~s f E-mail* ~gukG +6 .2)S7r7(0 4r k CM C&vv\ I *optional - J J~ Mailing Address: 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Street Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone Number: (808) 961-8225 Fax Number: (808) 961-8912 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY CLERK 333 KILAUEA AVENUE (BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR) Council and Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers in the Ben Franklin Building (Hilo) or at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa (Kona) meeting rooms. All regularly scheduled meetings are video-conferenced, thereby allowing members of the public to attend at the Council Chambers in Hilo, the Kona Council Office, or the Waimea Council Office. We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai'i County on April 21, Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to speak in favor of regulating our food. Testimony opposing HB1226 Testimony in favor of Resolution 81-09 There are many reasons to regulate GMO action continually. 1. GM crops failed to deliver promised benefits The consistent finding from independent research and on-farm surveys since 1999 is that GM crops have failed to deliver the promised benefits of significantly increasing yields or reducing herbicide and pesticide use. GM crops have cost the United States an estimated $12 billion in farm subsidies, lost sales and product recalls due to transgenic contamination. Massive failures in Bt cotton of up to 110000% were reported in India. Name: k Date :_-'I/' Signature: Address: E-mail" Ic "optional OPPOSE HB 1226 Support Resolution 98-09 SAY NO TO UNREGULATED GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) You might remember the controversy over Monsanto potentially patenting taro and coffee, now people on the main-land talk about our small islands resisting the chemical king. Come join the fight and protect our native foods! HB1226 will relinquish all government regulations against corporate giant Monsanto and its GMO products. Some Monsanto products include DDT, Agent Orange, Round-up, and Bovine Growth Hormone rBGH. HB 1226 will make it so even if our representatives want to speak up, they can't. That means Monsanto will be telling the government (and the people) to eat it, literally! GMO are organisms altered at a genetic level. This usually means to cut a gene and add a chemical, a different plant or animal gene to modify it supposedly for the better. This isn't a naturally occurring thing, so they have to use invasive measures to get the job done; usually it takes the virus a-coli. This HB means the government will not be able to stop Monsanto from producing fields and flooding the market with GMO food. Modified corn syrup is a product of GMO and is linked to prostate, ovarian, and breast cancer. The reason it's on the market without comprehensive testing is because Monsanto members are also FDA members. We're talking about plants here and because it's alive it spreads. Monsanto said their GMO corn wouldn't spread, now Canadian farmers are being sued because Monsanto's corn got in the farmers fields. We know this because Monsanto products are patented, round-up ready. This means if your spray round-up on your farm or garden and it dies, it's yours, but if the plant lives it belongs to Monsanto's. Furthermore they have the right to sue you for infringing on their paten! So what does it mean to be roundup ready? It means that the poisonous pesticide round up is actually in the plants' genetics. Every cell has the toxin in it. The testes GMO corn actually looked chemically the same as round-up. That means you're eating poison when you eat some GMO's. When GMO pollen was testes, 40% of the butterflies randomly dropped dead. Again, Monsanto never tested their products before feeding them to the whole world, often strategically flooding markets until small farmers had no jobs. Remember the corn crisis in Mexico? it wasn't an accident! Please don't let our island's food source and natural habitat become dominated by chemical king Monsanto! Speak up! Write and call your council members! They meet in at 10 am on the 22ond of April in the Ben Franklin BLDG. NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION! 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