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From: William Braham [brahmansky808 @gmail.com] 7013 Nov _L II: 58
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 9:48 AM
To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: RE: Bi11113
Aloha kakou respected county council members, representatives of Hawaii County,
I, William Braham of Puna Makai, write this to you all in order to encourage you, our representative
body, this vote a unanimous YES on Bill 113.
Simply, why should [organic/real] non GMO seed sources suffer as a result of[lab engineered] GMO
seed sources?
Why should farmers/arborists such as I who choose NOT to purchase GMO seed be ostensibly forced to
contend with it when GMO based pollens infect my crops - even with the potential of being fined or
sued by the GMO seed owner for theft of a seed I and millions around the world find worthy of outright
BAN?!
Why must a small minority of papaya farmers who rely on a GMO seed with increasingly diminishing
returns rule over all Hawaii Islander concerns about that seed's detrimental effects?
And NO loopholes, please.
Protect the integrity of real seed that evolves organically to protect its own viability and thrive [or not].
As with basic Capitalist economics, this is nature as a fair playing field where the best thrives.
The GMO method is a rigged game. Caught in its engineered trap, in the end, we all lose.
Vote YES on Bill 113.
Mahalo nui loa for your mana'o,
William Braham, Puna Makai resident farmer and arborist
Comm. No. 3 93. 18
Ref.To: pleounel/
Ref. Date NOV 5 9111'
11/4/2013