Hawai’i SEED Raise Awareness Inspire Change Speaker Series presents: DR. TYRONE HAYES – SILENCING THE INDEPENDENT SCIENTIST Honolulu, HI-May 2, 2014 Hawai’i SEED today announced the state-wide speaking tour of world-renowned University of California Berkeley Professor of Integrative Biology Dr. Tyrone Hayes. Dr. Hayes will be joined by local food advocates from each island community. […]
Comments Off on Hawai`i SEED/MOM Hui Tour with Tyrone Hayes Continue Reading...From Shaka Movement on Maui… http://www.shakamovement.org/ Five Maui County citizens are going toe-to-toe with Hawaii’s mammoth agricultural biotech industry with the submission of a new ordinance, written by the people, for the people and voted on by the people, as a ballot initiative in the 2014 November general elections. This first-of-its-kind on Maui […]
Comments Off on Maui Marching 3/30 in support of GMO moratorium Continue Reading...EMAIL & VERBAL TESTIMONY NEEDED★COUNTY COUNCIL HEARING TUES. JAN 28 https://www.facebook.com/events/586972531389171/ EMAIL testimony by Jan 27, OFFER Verbal testimony Jan 28. Check back for TESTIMONY TALKING POINTS, UPDATES and SAMPLE TESTIMONY. ★VERY IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATION “I support the intent of this important legislation for the following reasons….. However, I do not support the bill that you […]
Comments Off on ACTION ALERT ★ MAUI COUNTY BILL RELATED TO PESTICIDES & GMOs Continue Reading...Action requests below : Email Maui Council member Hokama in support of their pesticide disclosure bill, 2 online petitions. Information below : 3 Pesticide & GMO stories, 2 related to Kaua’i specifically. Hope everyone is doing well , we certainly have exciting times in the movement for a cleaner Kaua’i and state of Hawai’i. Maui has begun […]
Comments Off on Action Alert! & Infos Continue Reading...Honolulu Weekly, May 29, 2013 Along with unlabeled GMOs, we’re ingesting toxic pesticides. BY TIFFANY HERVEY Genetically engineered (GE) crops are Hawaii’s new plantation agriculture, and Hawaii is the world’s leading producer of GE seed corn. According to a 2013 study commissioned by the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, with funding from the biotech-supported Hawaii Crop […]
Comments Off on Big Pharm Fallout Continue Reading...ALL of our efforts our WORKING! GET YOUR TESTIMONY READY! “GOOD BIG NEWS TODAY…THERE WILL BE A SENATE HEARING ON HB 174 THIS THURS MORN. 3/21/13 !!! NOT MUCH TIME TO SPREAD THE NEWS TO GET THE TROOPS OUT. THIS IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR VOICES TO BE HEARD, WE NEED A LOUD CLEAR […]
Comments Off on BREAKING NEWS from Walter Ritte~ HAWAII! Continue Reading...This bill imposes labeling requirements and import restrictions on imported genetically engineered produce. Authorizes labeling of non-genetically engineered food and creates a private right of action to enjoin violations. (HB174 HD2) It is currently the bill that most GMO labeling advocates are supporting and hoping to get passed in the 2013 Legislative Session. Please call […]
Comments Off on HB174 A Bill for Labeling GMOs Continue Reading...Opposition crops up to GMO foods in Hawaii Jon Letman for Al Jazeera: 16 Feb 2013 08:46 Dr Vandana Shiva travelled from India to the US state of Hawaii to speak about GMO crops [Kai Markell/Al Jazeera] Lihue, Hawaii – Famous the world over as a tropical vacation spot, the Hawaiian Islands are less well-known as ground zero […]
Comments Off on Al Jazeera story on GMOs in Hawaii Continue Reading...View more videos from the Vandana Shiva “Raise Awareness, Inspire Change” tour on the Hawai‘i SEED YouTube Channel
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