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2007-02-15 | permalink
Hawai’i House bill aims to ban taro testing for 5 years
A bill that would ban the testing and growing of genetically modified taro in Hawai’i for five years advanced out of the House Agriculture Committee yesterday. A similar measure calling for a 10-year moratorium is moving through the Senate. Supporters of a moratorium consist primarily of Native Hawaiian taro farmers who say the development of genetically modified taro, or kalo in Hawaiian, is unnecessary and an affront to Hawaiian culture and tradition.
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2007-02-15 | permalink
Hawai’i House bill aims to ban taro testing for 5 years
A bill that would ban the testing and growing of genetically modified taro in Hawai’i for five years advanced out of the House Agriculture Committee yesterday. A similar measure calling for a 10-year moratorium is moving through the Senate. Supporters of a moratorium consist primarily of Native Hawaiian taro farmers who say the development of genetically modified taro, or kalo in Hawaiian, is unnecessary and an affront to Hawaiian culture and tradition.
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