‘Hey, Ho, GMO, Say No!’

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It’s a surreal moment

Inside the Hawaii House of Representatives, the McKinley High School Chorus sings “Danny Boy” and “Stand By Me” to honor the late Sen. Dan Inouye. He was a McKinley alum.

Out in the Capitol rotunda, hundreds of angry protesters — many of them Native Hawaiians — march and chant anti-GMO slogans. Walter Ritte of Molokai is among them.

Up next: Willie K … inside the chamber, not outside!

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