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A sign warning of pesticide application near a cropfield on Kauaʻi. Hawaiʻi has more experimental field trials of genetically engineered crops than any other state in the nation.
(Mike Coots for Earthjustice)
Press Release November 21, 2016

U.S. Court of Appeals Says Local Governments Can Prohibit GE Crops

States have authority to ban, Hawai‘i counties left out in landmark decisions
Aerial view of sugarcane fields on the island of Maui
(Marisa Estivill/Shutterstock)
Article June 17, 2016

Hawai‛i’s Fight Against GMOs Rages On

Hawai‛i’s people recently took the next step in the battle to protect themselves and their environment from genetically engineered crops.
Occupy Hilo Light Brigade and GMO Free Hawaii Island team up for a joint action to raise awareness about GMOs
(Occupy Hilo)
feature March 19, 2015

Pesticides in Paradise

Hawai'i has quietly undergone an agricultural revolution whereby chemical companies treat the islands as pesticide testing grounds for GE crops, but communities are fighting back.
The Environmental Protection Agency approved the toxic herbicide 2,4-D for use on genetically engineered corn and soy crops in six Midwest states.
(Shutterstock)
Press Release August 1, 2014

Farmers, Environmental Groups Defend Moratorium of GMO Crops on Hawai‘i’s Big Island

Groups seek to intervene as biotech firms attempt to roll back regulations on genetically engineered crops