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Comments Off on We Are The Movement !!! Continue Reading...From Shaka Movement on Maui… http://www.shakamovement.org/ Five Maui County citizens are going toe-to-toe with Hawaii’s mammoth agricultural biotech industry with the submission of a new ordinance, written by the people, for the people and voted on by the people, as a ballot initiative in the 2014 November general elections. This first-of-its-kind on Maui […]
Comments Off on Maui Marching 3/30 in support of GMO moratorium Continue Reading...EMAIL & VERBAL TESTIMONY NEEDED★COUNTY COUNCIL HEARING TUES. JAN 28 https://www.facebook.com/events/586972531389171/ EMAIL testimony by Jan 27, OFFER Verbal testimony Jan 28. Check back for TESTIMONY TALKING POINTS, UPDATES and SAMPLE TESTIMONY. ★VERY IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATION “I support the intent of this important legislation for the following reasons….. However, I do not support the bill that you […]
Comments Off on ACTION ALERT ★ MAUI COUNTY BILL RELATED TO PESTICIDES & GMOs 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 […]
Comments Off on KAUAʻI RESIDENTS CALL LAWSUIT BY WORLD’S LARGEST CHEMICAL COMPANIES TO BLOCK BUFFER ZONES “SHAMEFUL” Continue Reading...Aloha 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 […]
Comments Off on Big Day for Bill 2491 is tomorrow! Continue Reading...http://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 […]
Comments Off on YOUR TESTIMONY COUNTS! Continue Reading...visit 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 […]
Comments Off on Chemical Corporations Tremble at Kauai’s Unwavering Determination Continue Reading...FOR 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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