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(Beyond Pesticides, February 23, 2015)<\/em> A Hawaii state House agriculture committee rejected a bill Thursday that sought to impose buffer zones for large agricultural companies that spray restricted-use pesticides near schools and other sensitive areas. The proposal, House Bill 1514<\/a>, introduced by Rep. Chris Lea, stemmed from concerns about \u00a0the impact of genetically-engineered (GE) farming and its inherent dependency on increasing \u00a0pesticide use. The measure sought \u00a0to require companies’ \u00a0disclosure of the pesticides used and the volume of use.<\/p>\n

\"Hawaii_State_Legislature\"The bill had strong support from the Hawaii chapter of the national nonprofit Center for Food Safety (CFS), as well as a strong backing from neighbor island residents. Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island have all passed laws recently to regulate the seed industry, but a federal \u00a0district \u00a0court judge \u00a0has ruled<\/a> \u00a0that Hawaii counties do not have that power.<\/p>\n

Industry has been especially effective in obstructing the bill. CFS\u2019 Hawaii director, Ashley Lukens, said after Thursday\u2019s hearing that she was frustrated by the limited amount of time advocates were given to testify. \u201cIt was clear from the very beginning that the hearing was intended to allow the industry to reiterate their talking points,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, companies (like Monsanto) that compose Hawaii\u2019s $243 million seed industry argued that the measure was misguided, and several farming organizations opposed it as well. \u201cHB 1514 will take farmland out of production, increase costs, and make it even more difficult to farm in Hawaii,\u201d the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation said in written testimony. The state Department of Agriculture was also critical of the bill and its focus on the seed industry.<\/p>\n

While the idea of imposing buffer zones still has a chance in the Senate, it must get past a number of obstacles.<\/p>\n

Additionally, three similar measures have passed the Senate committees on health and the environment but are waiting for additional hearings. Senate Bill 801<\/a>, which pertains to providing notice for pesticide use, \u00a0was recently re-referred to the Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Sen. Jill Tokuda. \u00a0Senate Bill 1037<\/a>, which requires the health department to establish a mandatory disclosure program for pesticide use, \u00a0is also waiting to be heard by Sen. Tokuda. Senate Bill 793<\/a>, which establishes mandatory notice when pesticides are applied outdoors near sensitive areas, \u00a0is awaiting a hearing from Sen. Tokuda and Consumer Protection Committee Chairwoman Rosalyn Baker from Maui.<\/p>\n

Residents living on the Hawaiian Islands are subject to a particularly pronounced form of environmental assault, as the state\u2019s premiere growing conditions have made it a prime target for agrichemical companies to test new, experimental forms of GE crops. Data released last year reveals that \u00a0high levels of restricted use pesticides<\/a>, in some cases almost double the pounds per acre average of other states, are being used in Kauai County. According to the Center for Food Safety, in \u00a02014 alone<\/a>, \u00a0there were 1,381 field test sites in Hawaii, compared to only 178 sites in California- a large agricultural state. Most of these crops are engineered to resist herbicides and pesticides. Testing these crops means repeated spraying of dangerous chemicals near neighborhoods, schools, and waterways. \u00a0Residents of the Hawaiian Islands that live, work, or go to school near these fields are \u00a0subject to incessant \u00a0<\/a>pesticide<\/a> \u00a0spraying<\/a>, as the climate provides a year-round growing season for GE crops. \u00a0A May 2014 report<\/a> \u00a0found 25 herbicides, 11 insecticides and 6 fungicides in Hawaii\u2019s waterways, underscoring resident concerns for both the land and human health.<\/p>\n

Beyond Pesticides continues to be an ardent supporter of commonsense protections from pesticides and their associated use on GE crops. Given the \u00a0impending approval of GE crops<\/a> \u00a0designed to withstand applications of the highly toxic herbicide 2,4-D, these protections are more important than ever.<\/p>\n

Join us in person to help us continue the fight against pesticide use. This spring is Beyond Pesticides\u2019 \u00a033rd National Pesticide Forum<\/a> \u00a0in Orlando, FL, April 17-18th 2015. Early bird registration is in effect until March 15, so make your plans to register today!<\/p>\n

Source: Civil Beat<\/a><\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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