Large biotech companies such as Syngenta, Monsanto, Pioneer, Dow and BASF have been experimenting with GMO crops and seeds in Hawaii for a long period of time. They have farms on the islands of Oahu, Kauai and Molokai, but they've never worked on Hawaii's Big Island. According to the bill passed on Tuesday they will never get the chance too either.
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On Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 the Hawaii County Council approved a bill, 6-3, that forbids any biotech company from operating on any territory of the Big Island. The bill also Prohibiting any and all genetically modified organisms (or GMOs for short). This bill mandates a possible 30 days in jail or $1,000 fine for any violators.
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Billy Kenoi, the Mayor of the Big Island of Hawaii had 10 days, today being his last, to decide whether or not to approve the council's Bill. The council could override a veto by Kenoi with a vote from six members.
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