10-year moratorium on GMO taro


HB 704 which would impose a ten-year moratorium on testing, propagating, cultivating, raising, and growing of genetically modified taro in the islands is being heard Tuesday at 10am by the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns.

Here's the text of HB704, and here's the committee report from the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection (note that the bill initially covered coffee as well, but that was placed in a separate bill).

Fax or email testimony at least 24 hours before - by 10:00 am Monday, February 12, 2007.

Fax testimony (if less than 5 pages) to HOUSE SGT AT ARMS 586-6501 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (neighbor islands).
Email testimony to: testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov

Please ask them to deliver 35 copies to the Committee on Agriculture & the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns, Hearing on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 325

Here is a form that you can follow:

To: Representative Clift Tsuji, Chair
Representative Tom Brower, Vice Chair
Committee on Agriculture

Representative Kyle T. Yamashita, Chair
Representative Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair
Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: Conference Room 325
Copies: 35

From:

Subject: Support of HB 704, which Provides a 10 year moratorium on testing, propagating, cultivating, growing, and raising genetically engineered taro.

*state your reasons for support.
*sign (if faxing) and put contact # or address.


Posted: Mon - February 12, 2007 at 07:54 AM    
   
 
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