Will an Illegal Backroom County Government Control Maui’s Future?
On November 11, just three days after Maui’s political establishment suffered unexpected Election Day losses…
Hawaii State Government Wakes Up To It’s Pesticide Problem
The state is finally taking some first steps to address concerns about pesticide drift from…
Maui Models Eco-Future by Electing Native Hawaiian Water Protector in Stunning Upset
As Native Americans protest to protect their ancestral waters in North Dakota and are met…
Will Environmentally Restorative Practices Transform Maui’s Toxic Agriculture? Maui stands at the crossroads between America’s farming past and its green future
Marketed as an island paradise, Maui is not the first place one would think of…
US Court of Appeals Says Hawaii’s Counties Can’t Regulate GMO Crop Production
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has invalidated county ordinances in Kauai,…
Will the New Monsanto Doctrine Hijack Democracy in Epic Hawaii GMO Ruling?
On June 15 a panel of federal judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will meet…
Europe Has Essentially Rejected GMOs Without Any Loss of Crop Yields
The New York Times published a report by investigative journalist Danny Hakim that slams GMOs…
Earthjustice Takes on Hawaii’s Dysfunctional Department of Agriculture
The environmental law firm, Earthjustice has asked the US Environmental Protection Agency to revoke the Hawaii…
GMO Studies & Conflicts of Interest
Researchers have found that a large share of scientific studies on genetically modified (GM) crops…
Maui Gets to Grow Industrial Hemp
Hawaii’s governor has signed the Industrial Hemp Bill which establishes an industrial hemp pilot program…
