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From: Ogawa, Ken [ken.ogawa @cpsagu.com] _3 12: 3
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:55 AM 2013 SF?To: 'counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us'
Cc: Hasegawa, Reggie; Nakashima, George
Subject: COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR SEPT 4 -TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION OF
BILL 109 AND 113
Importance: High
ALOHA,
I FEEL THESE TWO BILLS ARE SO RIDICULOUS AND SHOULD NOT HAVE EVEN BEEN SUBMITTED!!!
ALL THE EVIDENCE SUBMITTED SCIENTIFICALLY STATES THAT GMO FOODS AND THE TECHNOLOGY IS DEEMED
TO BE AS SAFE AS CONVENTIONAL FOODS,AND IN SOME CASES ARE SAFER THAN CONVENTIONAL OR
ORGANIC FOODS!!
TO EVEN THINK OF TAKING AWAY PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOODS AND DENY FARMERS THEIR CHOICE OF TOOLS,
WHETHER CURRENT OR IN THE FUTURE,
IS EXTREMELY IRRESPONSIBLE AND SINGLEMINDED!!
AS WAS BROUGHT UP AT THE GMO SUMMIT AT THE FAIRMONT ORCHID,THE "PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE"
WAS LEGALLY DEFINED AND DID NOT PERTAIN TO THE PRIOR JUSTIFICATION UTILIZING THIS SAME PRINCIPLE;
RATHER A FEW WORDS WERE LEFT OUT FROM THE ORIGINAL LAW AND A FEW WERE SO CONVENIENTLY
ADDED ON TO BENEFIT THE "ANTI" POSITION.
AS IN MOST OF THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST GMO TECHNOLOGY,THESE BILLS ARE A WELL ORCHESTRATED
FORM OF "ANTI"TECHNOLOGY AND WILL BRING THE BIG ISLAND BACK TO THE STONE AGE,AND UNFAIRLY
INCREASE COSTS OF FOODS TO EVERYONE AND ALSO PUT A LOT OF HONEST, HARDWORKING PEOPLE OUT
WORK,AS WELL AS PUT OUR FARMERS(IF THEY CAN STILL AFFORD TO FARM)AT A COMPLETE
DISADVANTAGE BY NOT BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY TO GROW/RAISE SAFE CROPS AT A
COMPETITIVE COST.
ONE COUNCIL MEMBER WAS ASKED IF GMO FOODS WOULD STILL BE ALLOWED IN TO THE BIG ISLAND-THE
REPLY THAT WAS GIVEN WAS THAT SHE/HE WAS NOT STUPID AND WOULD NOT WANT TO HAVE PEOPLE
STARVE-GO FIGURE THE THINKING???? YET,THEY WANT TO TAKE AWAY PEOPLES' LIVELIHOODS????
ANOTHER THING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AT THE SUMMIT WAS THE "ANTI'S" DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL
HAPPEN DOWN THE ROAD?
WE ALL KNOW FOR A FACT THAT CELL PHONES CAN CAUSE BRAIN TUMORS AND CANCERS IF EXPOSED FOR
TOO LONG-YET WE ALL HAVE THEM??
SCIENCE HAS DEEMED GMO FOODS AND TECHNOLOGY TO BE SAFE-TO ME, IT'S A HELL OF A LOT SAFER THAN
CELL PHONES!!
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE SCIENCE OF GMO TECHNOLOGY AND VOTE NO TO THESE TWO RIDICULOUS BILLS!!!
WE CANNOT AFFORD TO TIE THE HANDS OF OUR HARDWORKING FARMERS (ALL OF THEM)WHO FEED US
AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DENY THEM 3$S, � �
Comm. No. .
Ref. To: P/1'6N re-
Ref. Date SEP 0 4 2013
9/3/2013
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ANY FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES THAT MAY BE USED TO FIGHT OFF THE NEXT DISEASE OR PEST THAT COMES IN
TO HAWAII!!
THANK YOU,VERY MUCH...
KEN OGAWA
1865 A-1 KINOOLE STREET
HILO, HI 96720
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