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Name our Papaya Plushie!
As some of you may have seen on Twitter and Facebook, a new round of draft Frank N. Foode™ and Papaya Plushies has come out. While Frank is almost ready to go, we have finished the design process for our…
GMO Papayas are about People
Last August, I was invited to speak about genetically engineered crops at a GMO Summit organized by the Hawai'i Crop Improvement Association. The event was held on the big island of Hawai'i, known for its enormous volcanoes, long beaches, and…
Papaya Scientists sing Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Last summer, I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Dennis Gonsalves, who is the scientist behind the genetically engineered Rainbow and SunUp papayas in Hawai'i. I toured a papaya farm, and went to his house to spend the afternoon with…
Huber’s claims in Maui lack evidence
Yesterday, Dr. Don Huber spoke in Maui as part of an event that kicked off a political campaign to ban genetically engineered crops from the island. The same day, a letter to the editor by Dr. Harold Keyser, a retired soil…
A Plant Scientist’s perspective on bill 113
Today, the Hawai'i County Council will hear testimony concerning bill 113, which seeks to ban or limit most genetically engineered plants on the island. The bill is a successor to bill 79, which was withdrawn. While Kaua'i county debates the…
Kaua’i County Bill 2491 passes 6-1, Vetoed by Mayor
On Wednesday, October 16, the Kaua'i County Council approved Bill 2491, after much public discussion and council hearings. The final council hearing lasted 14 hours, and ended at 3:30 am local time. The bill, introduced by councilmembers Gary Hooser and…
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A Week On An Island Of Angst
Written by Steve Savage I've just returned from a week on Kauai. It is known as "The Garden Isle" of the Hawaiian chain, but recently that garden has been heavily sown with seeds of fear, suspicion, and conspiratorial narratives. On…
Why I’m Going To Hawaii: Simply to Share Science
Written by Kevin Folta It is the best of times. Science has improved our communications, medicine, transportation, and security. It has taught us about the large and the small and taught us about the fundamental building blocks of life’s information-…
Why I’m Going to Hawaii to Defend the Maize Winter Nurseries
Written by Steve Savage Hawaii currently plays an important role in the global food supply – one far more important than that of its historical sugarcane and pineapple industries. When the economic viability of plantation agriculture declined in the 1990s, a…
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