Still No Resolution in Hawaii Council’s GMO debate

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From West Hawaii Today:

A day of fact-finding by the Hawaii County Council on genetically altered crops ended without a resolution Monday, ensuring that the marathon debate would continue at least another week.

The council adjourned until Oct. 1, following nearly eight hours of discussion regarding Bill 113, during which council members pored over questions while addressing experts on topics ranging from the plight of bees to the use of pesticides and herbicides. Read more.

And here’s the latest in other neighbor isle gov’t and politics:

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Photo: Honokaa farm. (S Carpenter)

—Chad Blair

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