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Maui Mayor: Proposed GMO moratorium impractical

By Washington Examiner
Published October 3, 2014 7:57pm ET
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WAILEA, Hawaii (AP) — A moratorium on genetically modified crops is impractical, incumbent Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa said.

A proposed moratorium would make it illegal to cultivate, grow or test genetically modified crops in the county until companies complete environmental and public health studies to show their practices are safe.

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