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Malama Haloa! Submit Testimony for 1st Hearing!

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  • Feb 10, 2009 from 5:30am to 7:00am
  • Location: Hawaii State Capitol, Honolulu
  • Latest Activity: Jul 30, 2021
We are very happy to report that the community's inspiring efforts to Malama Haloa and stop GMO-taro continue to thrive in 2009! Many, many people are now ma'a to the importance of protecting our precious island foods, and more and more community leaders are listening to the people and educating themselves about the many important health, 'aina and cultural reasons to protect taro.This year, taro farmers across Hawaii have introduced a new bill to the State to establish legal protections for the safety of the taro plant. This bill would establish a full ban on GMO-taro based on the importance of the taro plant as the foundation of Hawaii's heritage, as well as unique allergy-free health food, and special local agricultural industry that could be irreversibly damaged by introducing GMO-taro.FIND OUT MORE & EASILY SUBMIT YOUR TESTIMONY HERE!!!!http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2699/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26585About This 1st Hearing on Tuesday:It will be before the ENE committee. While we do believe to get support from most of the committee members, we can never be sure because of all the behind-the-scenes decision making and last minute no-shows that are inherent to politics. However, the more that these committee members hear from us to know they have the backing of the community, the more likely they will show up and back this bill. If this bill passes through this committee it will then go to the senate WTL committee, then cross over to the House....but this hearing on Tuesday is the 1st step, and very important to start the session strong! Please submit your testimony now!
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  • Pono Kealoha February 10, 2009 at 7:47am
    De-mystifying what science is.
    - "I support protecting all natural taro and banning GMO-taro."
    - "I support the amendments that the taro farmers are proposing to SB709 to protect all varieties of taro and to protect the health of consumers & our local taro industry from GMO-taro, by changing the bill language to reflect that of HB1663." - "Please support taro farming in Hawaii by showing up to vote in support at the committee hearing on Tuesday at 3:30 and pass this bill with those appropriate amendments."


    Pure science = science based on self-evident truths as mathematics, logic, etc. Our Hawaiian society is based on these facts as well.


    I'm indignant that the UH and GMOand some members of the government think they have a monopoly on science; what is valid and what isn't valid. Such arrogance and narrow-mindedness! We have our own science as well; our kumulipo exemplifies our knowledge.


    Science is a systematic knowledge of natural or physical phenomena; truth ascertained by observation, experiment, and induction; ordered arrrangement of facts known under classes or heads; theoretical knowledge as distinguished from practical as utilized at UH and other western institutions;


    So what you are saying is western science is superior to Polynesian Pacific science and we of the Pacific region are mentally incapable of constructing our own science? Remember, the Western Civilization did not achieve the science they have today on their own; they got it from the mainstream civilization of the Middle East and Asia. They borrowed it from other civilizations and used it to begin their development in the 12th century to become the mainstream civilization of today. Their strength was industrializing using what they learned from other civilizations.


    Now they want to claim sole ownership of the knowledges and profit on them for self-gratification and pecuniary reasons. They want us to accept, comply with their self-aggrandizment and sole enrichment no matter the consequence. We say NO! We do not consent to their seditious and incompetent methods which they cannot guarantee is safe. For one group of Corporations to claim ownership of what is God-given to every free person in this world is criminal and we will not consent to this covetness.


    Past dereliction of previous legislators have beset a precedent to covertly abet with these corpoations in lieu of safeguarding our community. The burden now lies with you to protect the welfare of your constituents who have entrusted you to uphold your oath of office.


    Mahalo,

    Pono Kealoha
    1107 Acacia Road #113
    Pearl City, HI 96782-2581

    (808) 456-5772

    alwayz_aloha@msn.com
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