For immediate release: March 11, 2015 Press release by: Don S. Guzman, Chair Committee of the Whole Friday GMO case update canceled, federal judge delays hearing WAILUKU, Hawaii – The GMO litigation update set for Friday, March 13 in the Council Chamber is canceled, Committee of the Whole Chair Don S. Guzman announced today. Guzman […]
UPDATE as of 3/11/15: March 13 Committee of the Whole meeting is canceled. See press release: Friday GMO case update canceled, federal judge delays hearing For immediate release: March 10, 2015 Press release by: Council Vice-Chair Don S. Guzman, Chair Committee of the Whole Committee to receive an update on GMO litigation WAILUKU, Hawaii – […]
The proposed GMO moratorium petition received enough signatures June 6. The Council referred the bill on June 20 to the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee. On June 30, the committee received testimony from more than 200 residents in the Chamber and district offices. If the Council does not adopt the ordinance by Aug. 5, the […]
Published in The Maui News June 29, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News A bill placing a moratorium on the cultivation of genetically engineered organisms will be considered at Monday’s Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee meeting at 1:30 p.m. More than 9,000 registered voters signed an initiative petition requesting an ordinance to […]
For Immediate Release: June 6, 2014 Press Release by: Danny Mateo, County Clerk Office of the County Clerk (www.mauicounty.gov/clerk) Contact: (808) 270-7748 GMO moratorium petition gets required number of signatures WAILUKU, Hawai`i – The Office of the County Clerk has certified that the SHAKA Movement has collected the required amount of additional valid signatures needed […]
For Immediate Release: May 21, 2014 Contact: Danny Mateo, (808) 270-7748 Press Release by: Danny Mateo, County Clerk Office of the County Clerk (www.mauicounty.gov/clerk) County of Maui Clerk finishes first review of GMO moratorium petition WAILUKU, Hawai`i – The Office of the County Clerk has finished its initial review of the initiative petition submitted by […]
Published in The Maui News May 4, 2014 By Danny Mateo, County Clerk The Office of the County Clerk would like to provide information to help answer some questions pertaining to the initiative power, its process and important dates to consider. Many of you may have heard about or taken part in an ongoing drive […]
