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Posted: March 4th, 2013 | Filed under: Press, Video | Tags: Alicia Maluafiti, anti-GMO movement, Demonstration, Economy, Evict Monsanto, GMO Food, GMO Labeling, Hale'iwa, Hawaii, Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, Island, Joel Veach, Kamehameha Highway, March, March in March to Evict Monsanto, Oahu, pesticides, Poison, Protest, Walter Ritte |
HALEIWA, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) -Hawaii’s anti-GMO movement made its latest stop in Haleiwa.
Hundreds poured onto Kamehameha Highway to protest one of the state’s largest producers of genetically modified crops: Monsanto Corp.
Organizers, who plan similar rallies around the state this month, said chemicals used on genetically modified crops are harming residents. They are calling for better labeling of GMO food products — if not an outright bans.
“We are worried about our health, we are worried about the health of our land and our island,” said Molokai activist Walter Ritte.
Added Wahiawa resident Joel Veach:
“We’re looking at a lot of problems with the seeds, we’re looking at a lot of problems with the poison sprays that are on them,” he said.
Many of Hawaii’s largest agribusinesses grow GMO crops. They say a ban or labeling will hurt the economy.
“The seed industry is a $250 million a year industry that supports 2,000 local jobs. and these people are rallying to put 2,000 people on the state’s unemployment roll,” said Alicia Maluafiti, executive director of the Hawaii Crop Improvement Association.
Maluafiti says the health risks associated with GMOs are way overblown.
“We’ve had almost 20 years of genetically engineered food. We’ve had 3 trillion servings — and not one single case of health or safety risk,” she said.
The state Legislature is considering several bills to regulate GMOs. In the meantime, protesters say they will continue to take their anti-GMO message to Hawaii’s streets.
Source: Hawaii News Now
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Posted: March 4th, 2013 | Filed under: Press, Video | Tags: agriculture, Alicia Maluafiti, Big Island, Da Hui, Demonstration, Dustin Barca, Evan Shafram, gmo, GMO canola, GMO Corn, GMO Labeling, Hale'iwa, Hawaii, Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, Hector Valenzuela, Island, Kauai, Makua Rothman, March in March to Evict Monsanto, Maui, Molokai, Oahu, Protest, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Walter Ritte |
Reported by: Marisa Yamane
Haleiwa is usually crowded on weekends with folks stopping by to get shave ice, eat lunch or go shopping.
And on Saturday, it was especially packed, but not because of the typical reasons.
People came out and held a protest.
They came from different parts of the state, different walks of life, all with the same message.
“No GMO’s, we want Hawaii to be a free zone for GMO foods.”
They’re against GMOs which stands for genetically modified organisms.
A guy even wrote a rap about it.
“We all have a right to know whats in our food and what we are eating. And the truth is that we don’t,” said Evan Shafram with Good Vibe Los Angeles.
An estimated 300 people marched through part of Haleiwa even taking up a lane of traffic.
They say in Haleiwa and Waialua there are thousands of acres of GMO corn and canola being grown.
“The main concerns about GMO’s is that it is untested and an unknown technology,” sated Hector Valenzuela, UH Manoa professor and crop specialist.
The Hawaii Crop Improvement Association responded to the protest and allegations.
“We support genetically engineered crops. They’ve been around for 20 years, we’ve had 3 trillion servings consumed without any health or safety incident,” stated Alicia Maluafiti, Executive Director Hawaii Crop Improvement Association.
“There is concerns about GMO’s and also about the use of chemicals needed to grow those crops,” said Valenzuela.
“Farmers are able to use fewer pesticides by growing biotech crops. So it is completely misleading,” said Maluafiti.
Folks will be taking their anti-GMO protest to the neighbor islands this month.
Next week Saturday they’ll march on Kauai. The following Saturday in Hilo on the Big Island.
March 23rd on Maui and the final Saturday of the month on Molokai.
“Basically the march today is about the future of agriculture here in Hawaii.”
The protest was organized by a number of groups and people including the Hawaii GMO Justice Coalition, Da Hui, Dustin Barca, Walter Ritte and Makua Rothman.
Source: KHON
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Posted: February 7th, 2013 | Filed under: Events | Tags: Babes Against Biotech, Big Island, Chemicals, Dee Jay Mailer, Demonstration, Dow, Dupont, DuPont Pioneer, Hale'iwa, Hawaii, Hawaii GMO Justice Coalition, herbicides, Kamehameha Schools, Kauai, land, lease, March, Maui, Molokai, Monsanto, Oahu, Occupy Monsanto, pesticides, Pollution, Protest, Syngenta |
On every Saturday during the month of March safe food activists throughout the state of Hawaii will be marching on 5 of the major islands to evict Monsanto.
- March 2 – Hale’iwa, Oahu
- March 9 – Kaua’i
- March 16 – Big Island
- March 23 – Maui
- March 30 – Moloka’i
STOP the Chemical Poisoning of Hawai’i!
“We personally invite Dee Jay Mailer the CEO of Kamehameha Schools to discuss why they are leasing 1,033 acres of land to Monsanto in Hale’iwa.”
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Source: Babes Against Biotech & Hawaii GMO Justice Coalition
Posted: September 20th, 2012 | Filed under: Press | Tags: Demonstration, gmo, GMO Labeling, Hawaii, Hawaii Public Radio, HI, Kauai, listen, Maui, Molokai, MP3, Nikki Motson, Oahu, Protest, Radio, The Big Island |
The Occupy movement is holding coordinated events targeting the world’s largest producer of genetically modified crops. Around the world groups are organizing “Occupy Monsanto” week, including Maui, Moloka`i, Kaua`i, O`ahu and Hawai`i Island.
Source: Hawaii Public Radio, Nikki Motson
