GMO Labeling at County Council

Posted on October 5, 2011 Categories: Agriculture, Events, GMO

Friday October 7, 2011 – MAUI GMO LABELING HEARING at Maui County Council
Sign up for testimony begins about 8:30am on the 8th floor of the County Building on High Street in Wailuku.

★ RESOLUTION ★

SECTION 1. Chapter 328, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated

and to read as follows: “§328- Genetically engineered material; labeling requirement.

"The Bill, regarding GMO labeling, is a proposed Bill from the Maui County Council to the Hawaii State Association of Counties, for inclusion in their State Package. If this Bill makes it through review by each respective County (Maui, Oahu, Kauai and Hawaii), it will then be supported by all 4 Counties throughout the State, and adopted as part of the HSAC STATE PACKAGE, for the upcoming Legislative Session. This action now puts the list of Bills before the State Legislature for consideration and possible adoption."

★TIPS FOR PRESENTING TESTIMONY★

ORAL (limited to 3 minutes) or WRITTEN TESTIMONY on any agenda item will be accepted.

PLEASE NOTE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IS DUE 24 HOURS BEFORE County Council hearing. If written testimony is submitted at the meeting, 16 copies are requested. If written testimony is e-mailed or faxed (808-270-7171), please submit at least 24 hours before the meeting so that copies can be provided to Council Members in a timely manner.

E-mail written testimony by Oct. 6, 9am county.clerk@mauicounty.us or faxed to 808-270-7171

Council Member Elle Cochran presented this Resolution. Mahalo, Elle. Please remember to keep testimony to council members respectful.

Irene Bowie
Executive Director
Maui Tomorrow Foundation, Inc.
55 N. Church Street, Suite A4
Wailuku, Hawaii 96793
808.244.7570

Comments(3)

Karen Chun says
October 5, 2011 at 4:44 pm
My main point is that councilmembers might not care if a food does or does not contain GMOs but a huge number of Maui residents do. And just like we label foods as containing peanuts or not, we should provide the same type of info re GMO or not.
Karen Chun says
October 5, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Be aware of who you are talking to. When you testify, you are trying to bring up points that the members can relate to.
Edward Smith says
October 5, 2011 at 12:47 pm
I believe that consumers have the right to know if foods that they ingest have been genetically modified. Furthermore I am extremely concerned in regards to the ramifications of the introduction of gmo s into our very fragile ecosystem. Some of my concerns could be addressed by supporting legislation that requires gmos to be labeled for consumer sale. Thank you for your time, consideration, and service.

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