date:Jan 13, 2014
their money and legal power to bully us in the courts, Hooser said. These companies do not want our county to set a precedent that other communities are going to follow.
A similar measure has been introduced on the island of Maui. And in December, Hawaii Island Mayor Billy Kenoi signed into law a measure that prohibits biotech companies from growing any new genetically modified crops on that island.
The Hawaiian islands are a popular testing ground for biotech crops for many companies due to