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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0271.616 2012-2014 Page 1 of 2 COUNTY CLERK Murashige, Laura COUNTY OF HAWAII From: Kauai Rising 2013 NAY 15 P1112: Q6 Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:32 PM To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us; cohmayor @co.hawaii.hi.us; councilreferrals Subject: Fwd: More GMO info Aloha Hawaii County Council Members, Mahalo for receiving this testimony. As you know you have a very significant decision to make regarding Bill 79 and the issue of prohibiting GMOs on Hawaii Island. Here on Kauai we have a massive presence of the Chemical Companies testing their GMO crops. We have had children getting sick in the schools. We have the highest incidence of Cancer in the country. We have the reefs and the sea urchins dying off. We have atrazine in the water. There is more, and these companies plan to expand. While the above information is merely anecdotal us to you, for us it is real. I urge you to give serious consideration at least to the following statement released this week from the United States Department of Agriculture in refusing to grant approvals for the use of new seed products to Dow and Monsanto. The link below is to an article published in the Dow Jones Newsletter on May 10, 2013. It reveals that the USDA has "put the brakes on controversial new genetically modified corn, soybean and cotton seeds from Monsanto Co. and Dow Chemical Co. saying Friday it would conduct a more thorough environmental review of the crops." The first link below contains the entire article. But we would like to highlight the quote below from that article. "The USDA said it needed to conduct more detailed studies before approving the seeds because they "may significantly affect the quality of the human environment." Here on Kauai we understand the full implications of their ruling. The USDA is concerned about the affects on the "quality of the human environment" and therefore has not allowed these products to be released for public usage. However, here on Kauai, Ground Zero for the testing of these kinds of products, we are exposed to them on a regular basis. Please consider if you want to expose the people of your island of Hawaii to the detrimental health risks of these unapproved toxins, that are considered too dangerous to be used in other places but will be continued to be used in their "test fields"? In addition there are links to four other recent articles for your consideration. There is an overwhelming amount of research now emerging regarding the dangers to the health and well being of the people and the land from these GMO activities. We are experiencing them first hand here on Kauai. We most urgently SUPPORT the passage of Bill 79 in order to keep GMOs off of your home island and avoid their devastating effects. Comm. N ' 71• b 1 Mahalo nui loa, r MTL Ref.To: Ref. Date J L 0 2 2013 5/15/2013 Page 2 of 2 Michael Shooltz on behalf of Kauai Rising 1. USDA Denies Approvals for Monsanto and Dow http: //www.foxbusiness . com/news/2013/05/10/monsanto-dow-chemical-crops- face-further-delay/ 2. Glyphosate Wrecks Health http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/05/14/glyphosate.aspx? e cid=20130514ML DNL art 1&utm source=dnl&utm medium=email&utm content=artl&utm campaign=20130514ML 3. The Alarming Truth of GMOs (video, six minutes) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS 8OJa0vUM&feature=em-uploademail 4. Bee Crisis - Highly Toxic Pesticides http://www.commondreams.orq/headline/2013/05/09-3 5. Lawsuit Maintains the Link Between Neonicotinoids and Bee Die Off Is `Crystal Clear' 5/15/2013 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura COUNTY CLERK. COUNTY OF HAWAII From: Kauai Rising [kauairising @gmail.com] 2013 $AY 15 PH It 06 Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 11:53 PM To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us; cohmayor @co.hawaii.hi.us; councilreferrals Cc: councilmembers @kauai.gov; Mayor©kauai.gov Subject: SUPPORT BIII 79 Aloha Hawaii Mayor and County Council Members, I am again writing to urge you to SUPPORT Bill 79. The following piece of information just came across my desk. It dramatically highlights just how serious this issue of GMOs has become with Russian president Putin warning President Obama that the issues around GMOs, specifically bees, could lead to a world war. This article is packed with very significant informationn. http://\N ww.eutimes.net/2013/05/russia- arns-obama-ulobal-vy ar-over-bee-apocaly pse-coming- soon/ We can no longer continue to turn a blind eye to the seriousness of these issues. Please pass Bill 79. Mahalo nui loa, Michael Shooltz on behalf of Kauai Rising 5/15/2013