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Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2013 11:12 PM
To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: Written testimony for Bill 113 County meeting 11/5/13.
Testimony in support for Bill 113 draft 3/Comm 393.70
My name is Malia DeVincent, I am a registered voter in Kea'au and have a small
farm. I support Bill 113 and ask the County Council Committee members here to
also support it and take the courageous step to abide by the Hawaii
Constitution's Precautionary Rule and ban GMOs from the Island of Hawaii. The
time for action is today.
We should join the 60 Countries that currently ban GMOs and take advantage of
a non-GMO niche market that will continue to see growth, as the truth about the
problems caused by GMOs continue to come to light. One problem is GM crops
are contaminating non-GM crops with the potential for wiping out non-GMO
species, leading to contamination that cannot ever be taken back!
Agri-monoculture and the implementation of GMOs is going against nature,
which shows we need to have different plants and different animals around for
healthy farming and soil.
Monsanto doesn't want the truth known about GMOs and pays heavily with ads
trying to convince us to use more Roundup each day. The food industry spends
millions to hide the fact that GMOs are in their products by fighting labeling laws.
Why?
The Hawaii Papaya Industry Association, Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery
Association, Big Island Banana Growers Association, Hawaii Dairy, and Hawaii
Cattlemen's Council which are against these bills all use GMOs and are Mono-
Agribusinesses that will need to add more chemicals pesticides to kill the super
weeds and resistant bugs, more chemical fertilizers to feed the depleted soil and
spend more money to buy seeds each year from these same companies like
Monsanto that are profiting at every level and laughing at us all on the way to the
bank. These Associations have exemptions to allow them to continue to do
business as they are today so they should not be a reason to not support this bill.
Don't be fooled, Monsanto is just like the big tobacco companies claiming their
product was safe when they knew it was poisoning and slowly killing the people
that used their products. Please support Bill 113 and the people of Hawaii. Let's
take back our land and freedom to farm the way our ancestors have for
generations collecting our own seeds without fear of prosecution. Let's use the
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Precautionary Principle and limit additional GMOs until long term studies have
been conducted of the safety of GMOs. Just like with tobacco where the effects
and damage didn't show up for many years when the cancers took hold; I believe
that the truth about GMOs are beginning to come to the surface. I know 2 more
people that just were diagnosed with cancer. I think the chemicals used in food
are the reason and GMOs cause more chemicals to be used so I am asking you
to ban CMOs until the long term studies have been completed. Thank you.
Mary DeVincent
11/4/2013