Families in Hawaii are cautious now about the devastation their islands are going through. They are caring more about what goes into their food and what is used to harvest it. G.M.O.s or Genitically modified organisms are destroying a unity amongst the islanders. When it has been said that G.M.O.s are the cause for “… cancer in rats, a rise in childhood allergies, out of control superweeds, genetic contamination, overuse of pesticides and the disappearance of butterflies and bees,” it is sad that to this day about “67% of the year, crops are sprayed almost daily”(Youtube). This is destroying their futures. Mr. Ilagan was right in the way he researched and he had the help he needed from everyone involved with the ban, including the Founder who proposed the ban, Margaret Wille. This is a public health risk and people need to know. All these companies care about is their profit. Hawaii wants a future for their kids and they want to see change before it is too late. These G.M.O.s are causing way too much damage too the landscape of Hawaii. The papayas are called “rainbow” because they are genetically modified. “Genetically modified papayas, the only commercially grown G.M.O. fruit in the USA, account for three-fourths of the 30 million pounds harvested annually…” People are going to become sick from eating all of these fruits. It is understandable for some ranchers and farmers to protest against the ban, and they should have the right to choose being able to use it on their crops in order to feed their cattle. But there are also some incidences where G.M.O.s are said to have made farmers kill themselves. This is not said to be true but who really knows. I would love to go against G.M.O.s and spread the word of G.M.O.s and the harm that they could cause to one person. The people of Hawaii should be supported because they matter. Genetically modified foods should not have the power over someone’s life. We should follow what Margaret Wille said and “act before it’s too late.”

Works Cited

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/us/on-hawaii-a-lonely-quest-for-facts-about-gmos.html?src=me&ref=general&_r=0