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2007-02-06 | permalink
Hawaii bill to ban GMO taro gains
State lawmakers this week advanced a bill that would ban testing and growing of genetically modified taro for a period of 10 years. Senate Bill 958 was passed Monday by the Water, Land, Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs Committee by a 3-1 vote. State lawmakers debated similar legislation last year but failed to pass any law banning such research.
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2007-02-06 | permalink
Hawaii bill to ban GMO taro gains
State lawmakers this week advanced a bill that would ban testing and growing of genetically modified taro for a period of 10 years. Senate Bill 958 was passed Monday by the Water, Land, Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs Committee by a 3-1 vote. State lawmakers debated similar legislation last year but failed to pass any law banning such research.
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