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ROBERT ITO FARM, INC. v. COUNTY OF MAUI

Civil Nos. 14-00511 SOM/BMK, 14-00582 SOM/BMK.

111 F.Supp.3d 1088 (2015)

ROBERT ITO FARM, INC.; Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Maui County; Molokai Chamber of Commerce; Monsanto Company; Agrigenetics, Inc.; Concerned Citizens of Molokai and Maui; Friendly Isle Auto Parts & Supplies, Inc.; New Horizon Enterprises, Inc., dba Makoa Trucking and Services; Hikiola Cooperative, Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF MAUI, Defendant and Alika Atay; Lorrin Pang; Mark Sheehan; Bonnie Marsh; Lei'ohu Ryder; and Shaka Movement, Intervenor-Defendants. Alika Atay, et al., Plaintiffs, v. County of Maui; Dow Agrosciences LLC, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Hawaii.

Signed June 30, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna C. Marron , Kenneth S. Robbins , Margery S. Bronster , Rex Y. Fujichaku , Bronster Fujichaku Robbins, Honolulu, HI, James B. Rogers , Michelle N. Comeau , Nickolas A. Kacprowski , Paul Alston , Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing Honolulu, HI, for Plaintiff.

Caleb P. Rowe , Kristin K. Tarnstrom , Patrick K. Wong , Department of the Corporation Counsel Maui, Wailuku, HI, Moana Monique Lutey , Richard B. Rost , Department of the Corporation Counsel, Wailuku, HI, for Defendant.

Karin L. Holma , Michael C. Carroll , Sharon A. Lim , Bays Lung Rose & Holma, Honolulu, HI, for Intervenor-Defendants.

ORDER DETERMINING THAT THE COUNTY OF MAUI GMO ORDINANCE IS PREEMPTED AND EXCEEDS THE COUNTY'S AUTHORITY

I. INTRODUCTION.

Is a County of Maui Ordinance banning genetically engineered ("GE") activities and/or genetically modified organisms ("GMOs") preempted by federal and/or state law? Does the...

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