Suggested article form Paul Towers on Pan: http://www.panna.org/blog/pesticide-corporations-bully-kauai
Comments Off on Pesticide corporations bully Kaua’i Continue Reading...Shane Dorian and Kelly Slater educate others with Hawai’i SEED’s Facing Hawaii’s Future information booklet. DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE COPY (pdf) HERE
Comments Off on Pro surfers and Aloha ‘Aina advocates Shane Dorian and Kelly Slater Continue Reading...Action requests below : Email Maui Council member Hokama in support of their pesticide disclosure bill, 2 online petitions. Information below : 3 Pesticide & GMO stories, 2 related to Kaua’i specifically. Hope everyone is doing well , we certainly have exciting times in the movement for a cleaner Kaua’i and state of Hawai’i. Maui has begun […]
Comments Off on Action Alert! & Infos Continue Reading...Yesterday, three of the world’s largest agrochemical companies filed a lawsuit against the County of Kauaʻi to block implementation of the recently passed Kauaʻi Ordinance 960 (formerly known as Bill 2491). Syngenta, DuPont Pioneer Hi-Bred, and a Dow Chemical subsidiary filed the lawsuit in federal district court on Oahu. Ordinance 960 establishes buffer zones around […]
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Comments Off on Big Island Passed GMO Bill 113 Continue Reading...Aloha GMO Free Kaua’i Ohana,Yes we did it! We the people of Kaua’i stood up to 4 of the worlds largest chemical companies doing GMO seed experiments on our island, and passed bill 2491 yesterday! The final vote was 5-2, with Gary Hooser, Tim Bynum, JoAnn Yukimura, Jay Furfaro, and Mason Chock voting for the […]
Comments Off on YES! Bill 2491 passes into law with 5-2 vote! Continue Reading...details (to download as pdf) and statement: http://www.kauai.gov/Kamaaina/PressReleases/tabid/346/Default.aspx Hawaii News Now: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/23845280/kauai-mayor-vetoes-controversial-gmo-bill-details-at-hawaiinewsnowcom Garys Blog before we knew: http://garyhooser.wordpress.com/2013/10/31/bill-2491-veto-no-veto-what-is-next/
Comments Off on Mayor Vetoed Kaua’i Bill 2491 today Continue Reading...source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea-brower/protecting-health-and-life_b_4172050.html Andrea Brower & Co-authored by Elijah Frank, ʻOhana O Kauaʻi DirectorAccording to Hawaii State law, each county has the “power to enact ordinances deemed necessary to protect health, life and property…” (HRS 46-1.5). Earlier this year in the form of Senate Bill 727, a quiet attempt was made at the State Capitol to simply strike the words “health” […]
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