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GMO coffee, GMO taro opposed on Hawaii Island (Sept. 2008)

VIDEO: GMO Coffee, GMO Taro faces ban on Big Island
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by Big Island Video News
on Sep 9, 2008 at 3:38 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

HAWAIʻI ISLAND - GMO, or genetically engineered, coffee and taro could be banned on Hawaiʻi Island by a vote of the county council.

(BIVN) – Bill 361, a ban on GMO coffee and taro (genetically engineered) on the Big Island of Hawaii, is unanimously given a positive recommendation at the county Environmental Management Committee. Supporters, and opponents, of the bill give public testimony before the vote, and share insight into the GMO controversy in this video.


Filed Under: Kailua-Kona Tagged With: Adolf Helm, Angel Pilago, coffee, GMO, Hawaii County Council, Jim Albertini, Jim Cain, Kurtistown, Pete Hoffmann, taro, Una Greenway, Waipio Valley

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