This headline caught my eye this morning:

“GMOs Emerge As Campaign Issue, From Hawaii To Iowa”

The  is interesting reading if you’re following the issue as it plays out here in the islands. GMOs have inspired candidates — for and against — in Hawaii’s legislative races. And of course there’s the Maui County ballot measure that has a whole lot of people riled up.

Check out the piece. We are not so alone out here in the middle of the Pacific.

Hawaii papayas have been genetically modified to prevent a deadly virus.

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