Monsanto vs. Maui: The Drama Continues

As you may recall from my last article about this, despite Maui winning a moratorium on genetically engineered crops being grown on the island, Monsanto filed a federal lawsuit to overturn what the people voted for.

The group that was responsible of the moratorium responded to Monsanto’s pending suit by filing a lawsuit in Maui Circuit Court.

Honolulu attorney Michael Carroll, representing the Shaka Movement and five of its leaders, said the group wants the measure’s legal standing determined in a local court rather than a federal court, where a judge has already ruled against one local GMO law and is weighing …read more