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The Hawaii County Council Overturned the Mayor’s Veto of the GMO BAN on Hawaii Island after 5.5 hours of testimony by our hard working KCFA group. Congratulations to all and Mahalo to our County Council!

GMO Coffee (and Kalo) Bill Passes Council taken from KCFA Newsletter 10.09.08 County Council Bill #361 restricting release of GMO taro and coffee in the County was passed by the Council 10/8/08 by a vote of 9-0. More than 5.5 hours of testimony came from 93 people, of which 69% testified in favor of the…

The KCFA sponsored 3 Candidate Forums in the Fall of 2008, dedicated to agricultural issues. 2008 Candidates- Our original mailing in September 2008 County Council Q and A County Mayoral Q and A State Legislature Q and A