#gmo initiative maui
Anti-GMO Supporters Rally at County Building, Council Chambers
In response to a recent decision by Maui County attorneys, a rally was held on Friday, Feb. 6, at the Maui County Building in defense of the GMO Moratorium Initiative that was passed in the November 2014 general election.
GMO Moratorium Supporters Plan Public Demonstrations this Week
In response to a recent decision by Maui County attorneys, events will be held this week–a “litigation teach-in” at UH Maui College and a rally at the Maui County Building–in defense of the GMO Moratorium Initiative that was passed in the November 2014 general election.
Coalition Steps in to Defend Maui GMO Initiative
A coalition of Maui and Moloka‘i residents, farmers, and public interest groups, represented by Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice, filed papers in Honolulu federal district court to defend the County of Maui’s recently passed genetically engineered crop safety initiative from a legal challenge by multinational chemical companies.
GMO Initiative Backers File Lawsuit To Assure Transparency
Five Maui residents filed a lawsuit in Second Circuit court on Wednesday, seeking “declaratory relief to assure transparency and the proper implementation,” of the newly passed initiative that places a moratorium on GMO cultivation in Maui County.
Monsanto Challenges Passage of Maui GMO Initiative
Monsanto Hawaiʻi today joined other individuals, groups and businesses including the Maui Farm Bureau and Dow AgroSciences in filing a lawsuit to challenge the measure that would place a moratorium on GMO cultivation in Maui County.
Maui Votes “YES” on GMO Moratorium
Maui voters have approved an initiative that places a moratorium on GMO cultivation in Maui County. A total of 23,082 people vote YES in favor of the moratorium, representing 50.2% of the vote, while 22,005 people voted against the measure for a very close 47.9% of the vote.
