Maui County Council bans genetic modification of taro

In a victory for opponents of the genetic modification of taro, Maui County Bill 09-100, which amends the county code to prohibit genetically engineered and recombinant DNA taro, passed unanimously 9-0 last week by the county council.

Maui now joins Hawaii, Molokai, Lanai and Kaho’olawe as Hawaii islands that ban genetic modification of kalo.

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