HCIA IN THE NEWS

Fifty Years of Seed in the Fiftieth State

HAWAII CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION / September 12, 2016 / The following is a report on the seed industry in Hawaii, produced by Dr. Paul Brewbaker, for the Hawaii Crop Improvement Association. ...

Demonized Seed Company Closer to Aina than Expected

STAR ADVERTISER / September 9, 2016 / I thought there might be yelling and protesters and people unwilling to listen. Instead, it was sunflowers and bagpipes and, well, listening. On Tuesd ...

Heading Toward Recovery

THE GARDEN ISLAND / August 7, 2016 / Recent numbers show Hawaii’s seed industry could be nearing the end of stabilization and heading into a period of recovery, as seed crop value shows its fi ...

New Federal GMO Label Law Not Likely to Satisfy Everyone

MAUI NEWS / August 4, 2016 / A law that President Barack Obama signed last Friday will require mandatory labeling of bioengineered food products across the country no later than two years from n ...

What The Federal GMO Food Labeling Law Means For Hawaii

CIVIL BEAT / August 2, 2016 / Two years from now, Hawaii residents may see labels on some food products at the grocery store indicating that they contain genetically modified ingredients. Tha ...

HCIA RESPONSE TO PRESIDENTIAL SIGNING OF GMO LABELING BILL INTO LAW

HAWAII CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION / July 29, 2016 / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Caroline Witherspoon Becker Communications, Inc. (808) 497-4895 "The Hawaii Crop Improvement A ...

Landing on Labels

THE GARDEN ISLAND / July 15, 2016 / The new standard for labeling genetically modified ingredients in food is sitting on President Barack Obama’s desk. The bill requires food labels to anno ...