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Murashige, Laura
QUNTY CLEF
From: tailake1@gmail.com on behalf of tai lake [tai @tailake.net]
COUNTY OF HAWAII
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 9:28 PM 213 NAY 13 AN • 1
To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: Atten: Margaret Wille RE: GMO BILL Tuesday May 14, 2013
Testimony regarding GMO Bill requested for Council meeting Tuesday May 14 2013
Tai Lake
PO Box 584
765823 Mamalahoa Hwy
Holualoa HI 96725 808 324 1598
Council district 7, Dru Kanuha
Aloha kakou!
For many years the state of Hawaii has demonstrated its concern for the delicate balance of life
here in the islands by requiring each and every passenger on every plane to declare any plant or
animal material they might be carrying. Large fines and prison time can be expected for
violations of these laws.
How is it then, that large corporations can bring in untested, experimental life forms that use
our Hawaii as a testing and development ground, when absolutely no assurances can be made
as to the safety of such work? It is understood that both pollen and pesticides from these
experiments is NOT contained and that the neighbors of any such projects will simply be
subjected to whatever effects that might occur including contamination of existing crops. This
is a huge concern when you learn that current research includes inedible and or drug/fuel
producing strains that are in no way compatible with crops produced for consumption.
There is no concern or responsibility for the short or long term effects of these experiments on
our lands or people and potential profit or benefit goes to an outside entity. We need to look
at the larger picture when making land use and agricultural policy decisions and if these
decisions do not benefit the land and people, we cannot allow them to move forward.
I urge the Council to educate themselves about the unknowns of this technology, and to
wonder why this would ever be allowed in Hawaii.
Mahalo for your consideration.
Aloha ,
Comm. N . __ • _17
Ref. To: Ni
Ref. Date
5/13/2013
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