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Murashige, Laura , C0 '#'Y CLERK
From: Peter Pan [atnompeterpan @gmail.com]
PM Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013. 7:38 PM 20 NOV [ 3 q:
To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: I Oppose the EXEMPTION OF BIG ISLAND DAIRY ON Bill 113
GMO HAWAII
1. Idaho Dairyman Buys Island Dairy for+1- $13 million and becomes Big Island Dairy.
2. Big Island Dairy dairy owners will expand dairy operation to 2500 cows, additional cost of+1-
$10 million.
3. Big Island Dairy owners hire mainland construction company for expansion.
4. Big Island Dairy workforce +/-90% from mainland or Peru.
5. Big Island Dairy owners "Persuades" County Council.
6. County Council gives EXEMPTION to Big Island Dairy They get to use GMO but
US locals can't. PURE discrimination.
7. Big Island Dairy gets discount on Monsanto products.
8. Big Island Dairy owners and Monsanto executives live on the Mainland.
9. Big Island Dairy owners hide behind general manager who has no dairy or farming
background.
We growers, farmers, ranchers and dairyman HAVE free choice of what to produce and grow.
People of Hawaii must have free choice of what to purchase WITH the right to know;
JUST LABEL IT
JUST LABEL IT!
JUST LABEL IT!
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Herbicides and Pesticides...we all know are BAD!!
If you spray READ instructions! Use a Buffer Zone AND Common Sense!
A task force needs to be formed: Get real data about GMO's
But for now
just LABEL IT!
People deserve a choice.
11/13/2013