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HI HCR76

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/5/2012

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Marumoto

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges local food producers in Hawaii to voluntarily label their products as "No GMOs" if they contain no genetically engineered ingredients.

  • Acknowledges that GMO crops (soybeans, cotton, rice, and corn) have been in widespread production since 1996 and are present in many processed foods containing high-fructose corn syrup.

  • Recognizes benefits of agricultural biotechnology, including increased insect and disease resistance, enhanced drought tolerance, and greater crop yields, while also noting significant concerns about public health, environmental, and economic impacts.

  • Directs that certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to Hawaii chambers of commerce, farm bureaus, food manufacturers associations, farmers market operators, and other made-in-Hawaii food production organizations.

Legislative Description

Agriculture; Genetically Modified Organisms

Last Action

(H) Referred to AGR/ERB, HLT, referral sheet 42

3/9/2012

Committee Referrals

Agriculture3/9/2012

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