Posted at 1:33 a.m., Monday, December 3, 2007
Panel to preserve Hawaii's natural resources meeting
Advertiser Staff
A panel looking into the preservation of Hawai'i's natural and environmental resources in the face of scientific and modern research will hold its final community meetings on O'ahu today.This final meeting will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Multi-purpose Room of the Waianae District Park.
The meeting is intended to help the commission make recommendations for developing policy relating to the emerging field of bioprospecting, defined tentatively by the commission as "the collection of samples from plants, animals, and microorganisms to search for commercially valuable biochemical or genetic resources."
For more information, contact Project Manager Yuko Chiba in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs at 594-1820.
