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JoAnn Yukimura explanation of vote against deferal statement
Posted on October 21, 2013 by Astrid in BILL 2491, GMO Free Kaua'i, Kaua‘i News, News, Newsletter, UPDATEAloha GMO Free Kaua’i Ohana, So today I am writing everyone to share a explanation statement from JoaAnn Yukimura about what happened at 3am Wednesday morning in the council chambers , about her testimony regarding the question of the bill’s deferral. This has come about because I got into a conversation with her husband after […]
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YES! YES! YES! Bill 2491 passes at 3:33am by 6-1 vote , after 19 hour Kaua’i county council meeting!
Posted on October 21, 2013 by Astrid in BILL 2491, GMO Free Kaua'i, Hawaii Island News, International News, Kaua‘i News, News, Newsletter, Pesticides, UPDATEAloha GMO Free Kaua’i Ohana, A huge historic victory last night for the people of Kaua’i, by the people of Kaua’i, when at 3:33 AM the Kaua’i County Council, passed Bill 2491 by a vote of 6-1. We are stoked! A big real step in the right direction for the health and well being Kaua’i […]
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Big Day for Bill 2491 is tomorrow!
Posted on October 14, 2013 by Astrid in Action Alert!, Bees, BILL 2491, Events, GMO Free Kaua'i, Kaua‘i News, Legislation, News, Newsletter, Pesticides, VideosAloha GMO Free Kaua’i Ohana, Well tomorrow looks like a very big day for Bill 2491. Please read the attached flyer and come down to the county council building tomorrow, by 6pm, if you can. The chemical biotech companies are working as hard as they can to get the bill deferred, so that they can […]
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YOUR TESTIMONY COUNTS!
Posted on October 14, 2013 by Astrid in Action Alert!, BILL 2491, GMO Free Kaua'i, Health, Kaua‘i News, Legislation, Pesticides, UPDATEhttp://www.stoppoisoningparadise.org/#!testimony-pesticides-kauai-249/c3to Join Kaua’i residents and island visitors who have shared their stories about why massive use of restricted pesticides is not good for our island, our people, and our ecosystems. TELL KAUA’I COUNCIL MEMBERS WHY THEY MUST VOTE YES ON BILL 2491 Your story is important. To be accountable to you, Council members need to hear from you. Our Kaua’i Council members do not live […]
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Chemical Corporations Tremble at Kauai’s Unwavering Determination
Posted on October 11, 2013 by Astrid in Action Alert!, Agriculture, BILL 2491, GMO Free Kaua'i, Hawaii Island News, Health, International News, Kaua‘i News, Legislation, News, Pesticidesvisit source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea-brower/chemical-corporations-tre_b_4061582.html Over forty people lined up at 10pm on Monday evening to get a seat in Kauai’s small council chambers the following day at 8:30am. They stood, laid and danced in line, through dark tropical downpours, for over 10 hours just to witness one of many ongoing council meetings. This has become the […]
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TOP ATTORNEYS CONFIRM COUNTY AUTHORITY ON BILL 2491
Posted on October 2, 2013 by Astrid in Action Alert!, BILL 2491, GMO Free Kaua'i, Kaua‘i News, Legislation, News, Pesticides, UPDATEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 2, 2013 TOP ATTORNEYS CONFIRM COUNTY AUTHORITY ON BILL 2491 Statement is “Significant Step” Toward Approval: Signatories Include Retired Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Steven Levinson HONOLULU AND LIHUE, HI – A team of highly-respected attorneys, including a retired Hawaii Supreme Court judge, have published their joint statement that the Kauai […]
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LAND, WATER, SEEDS: THE ROOTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL CRISIS IN INDIA, HAWAI‘I, AND BEYOND:
Posted on October 1, 2013 by Astrid in Education, Events, O‘ahu NewsA week of events (9/30-10/4) featuring P. SAINATH P. SAINATH is the recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award (often described as Asia’s Nobel Prize) in 2007 and of Amnesty International’s Global Human Rights Journalism Prize in its inaugural year in 2000. His book EVERYBODY LOVES A GOOD DROUGHT is a classic of journalism and has won […]
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MANA MARCH – Kauai and the Events arround it
Posted on August 29, 2013 by Astrid in Action Alert!, BILL 2491, Events, GMO Free Kaua'i, Health, Kaua‘i News, News, Pesticides, UPDATENew and old ways to connect with GMO Free Kau’i. The simplest way is to simply call us: 808 651-9603 Our Facebook Page & Group: We are pleased to announce our brand new GMO Free Kaua’i Page on Facebook where we will share the BEST of our educational articles. Please LIKE and invite your friends […]
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Kaua’i / Hawai’i GMO Free News
Posted on August 13, 2013 by Astrid in Action Alert!, BILL 2491, GMO Free Kaua'i, Health, News, NewsletterAloha GMO Free Kaua’i Ohana, Today’s email starts with a new video interview with Gary Hooser, throws in some local GMO Free news, adds a big DIGEST list of GMO & pesticide related news, and finishes it off with a poem ! I know this is a big digest, I have a backlog from all […]
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GMO & Pesticide Experiments in Hawaii: Part 2, Kauai’s Right to Know
Posted on July 26, 2013 by Astrid in Education, Health, Newshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/maggie-sergio/gmo-pesticide-experiments_1_b_3649358.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=2748692b=facebook
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