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Maui has been ground zero for the agro-chemical industry’s outdoor experimentation of plants that are genetically engineered to withstand heavy spraying of toxic chemicals.

That is until this week when Maui voters decided to suspend these experiments until the companies behind them start to disclose more information about the chemicals they’re using.

This is not just a victory for the people and the environment of Maui. This is a victory for our democracy as our grassroots, community-based food movement was able to prevail against impossible odds. 

Opponents of the moratorium, Dow Chemical and Monsanto, outspent grassroots supporters 87 to 1. While they succeeding in making this the most expensive campaign in Hawaii’s history, they failed to hear the legitimate concerns of Maui residents whose homes, schools and businesses are downwind of these experiments.

Hawaii Center for Food Safety stood shoulder to shoulder with the grassroots movement of Maui residents behind this initiative. But, our work isn’t done yet.

While we hoped that this industry would respect the will of the citizens who fought door-to-door to win this campaign, Monsanto has already declared that they plan to “file a lawsuit challenging the legality of this harmful ban.”

Let’s make one thing clear: The only thing harmful in this situation are the unknown chemicals that Monsanto, Dow Chemical and the agro-chemical industry are spraying all over Maui. 

Center for Food Safety isn’t going to back down from this fight, but we need your help to ensure we have the resources we need to go toe-to-toe with these deep pockets.

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Together, we’ll send an even stronger message to the agro-chemical industry that our movement is a force that even their money can’t reckon with.

Thanks,

Ashley Lukens, PhD 
Program Director, Hawaii Center for Food Safety