Proposed anti-GMO bill in Kauai, Hawaii targets agricultural innovation and research

Garden Island | 
Large agriculture companies and landowners are opposing a bill that would establish “agronomics” as a new and separate real property ...

Maui citizens group pushes for GMO moratorium

Garden Island | 
Come November, the citizens of Maui County could be voting on a temporary suspension of all genetically modified crop production ...
Kauai anti GMO march

Kaua’i County appeals to activist lawyers to cover costs of agri-busness challenge of anti-GMO law

Garden Island | 
After the County of Kauai was officially served last Thursday afternoon with a federal lawsuit by three of the island’s ...

Kaua’i mayor reports on efforts to begin implementation of anti-GMO bill

Garden Island | 
For the first time since signing a controversial anti-GMO bill into law last month, Kaua'i County Mayor Bernard Carvalho reported ...

Agricultural companies on Kaua’i begin voluntary pesticide-use disclosure program

Garden Island | 
For the last two weeks, agricultural companies on Kauai have been rolling out the new Good Neighbor Program, a voluntary ...

With Mayor’s veto of anti-GMO bill on verge of being upheld, bill supporters force Kauai Council to postpone vote

Garden Island | 
(Summary) Faced with the the prospect that there were not enough votes on the Kauai County Council to overturn Mayor ...

Environmental groups frustrated by Kauai mayor’s recommendation to defer Bill 2491

Garden Island | 
Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr.’s recommendation that the Kauai County Council defer Bill 2491 for two months stirred up a wide ...

Kauai’s Bill 2491 watered down, but moves forward

Garden Island | 
After a marathon 13-hour meeting Friday night, a watered-down version of Bill 2491 passed out of committee. It will now ...

Flood gates open to amendments to Hawaii’s GMO bill

Garden Island | 
Bill 2491 went through the first round of amendments at the Kauai County Council Wednesday. The bill passed first reading ...

Kauai GE debate evokes emotion from both sides

Garden Island | 
Although relatively peaceful — other than the occasional snicker, laugh or boo from the audience — testimony during Wednesday’s public ...

Science ‘swat team’ informs Hawaiians about ag biotech

Garden Island | 
Seek understanding of differing viewpoints. You can agree to disagree. That was one of several house rules Monday evening inside ...
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