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From: Julia Nemoto [julianemoto@googlemail.com]
2013 JUL 26 Ati 11: 18
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 9:15 AM
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: Strong support for Bill 79
Dear Council Members,
I just learned that Kaua'i has 196,000 pounds of toxic chemicals sprayed on it year after year.
36,000 pounds are restricted use pesticides. Many of these chemicals are banned throughout
the world. I am very concerned about the negative impacts the Big Island would suffer if we
do not regulate the Biotechnology Industries in Hawaii.
Most of the local food is produced on the Big Island, what makes it the bread basket of
Hawaii. Please help us to keep our land, water and people healthy and regulate the pesticide
use and the cultivation of GMO crops. Ban GMO crops!
Experience shows us the these big agricultural GMO growing companies bring a wide range of
problems with them. The overuse of poisonous pesticides and other chemicals will harm our
water, soil, air and health. It is also a proven fact that coexistence between conventional or
organic agriculture with GMO cultivation is not possible. The GMO crops are going to
contaminate our food crops what will bring our farmers in great difficulties...
If we want to keep our resources clean for the generations to come we have to
take action now.
Please support Bill 79 and show that you put the people of Hawaii over cooperate interests.
Mahalo
Julia Nemoto
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