Proposed Changes to Hawaii County GMO Bill Nixed

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From the Hawaii Herald-Tribune:

Hawaii County Council Chair J Yoshimoto is dropping his proposed amendments to Bill 113 after receiving negative feedback from the public.

The amendments would have exempted the horticulture industry from the bill’s ban on open-air use of transgenic crops, removed a registry for modified plants, and allowed the planning commissions to hear proposals for emergency exemptions. Read more.

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