July 01, 2015
A Hawaii federal judge ruled on Tuesday that a voter-approved Maui County, Hawaii, ordinance restricting the cultivation of genetically modified crops is preempted by federal and state law and is therefore invalid, siding with Monsanto Co. and a unit of Dow Chemical Co.
November 24, 2014
The Center for Food Safety and other advocacy groups moved Friday to defend a voter-approved moratorium on the cultivation and testing of genetically engineered crops in Hawaii's Maui County from a legal challenge mounted by Monsanto Co. and a Dow Chemical Co. affiliate.
November 14, 2014
Monsanto Co. and a Dow Chemical Co. affiliate sued Hawaii's Maui County on Thursday for its recently approved ban on genetically modified organisms, saying the ordinance is preempted by state and federal commerce laws.