Will an Illegal Backroom County Government Control Maui’s Future?

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - December 28, 2016

On November 11, just three days after Maui’s political establishment suffered unexpected Election Day losses…

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Hawaii State Government Wakes Up To It’s Pesticide Problem

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - December 17, 2016

The state is finally taking some first steps to address  concerns about pesticide drift from…

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Maui Models Eco-Future by Electing Native Hawaiian Water Protector in Stunning Upset

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - January 1, 2017

As Native Americans protest to protect their ancestral waters in North Dakota and are met…

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Will Environmentally Restorative Practices Transform Maui’s Toxic Agriculture? Maui stands at the crossroads between America’s farming past and its green future

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - May 12, 2016

Marketed as an island paradise, Maui is not the first place one would think of…

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US Court of Appeals Says Hawaii’s Counties Can’t Regulate GMO Crop Production

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - November 20, 2016

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has  invalidated county ordinances in Kauai,…

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Will the New Monsanto Doctrine Hijack Democracy in Epic Hawaii GMO Ruling?

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - June 15, 2016

On June 15 a panel of federal judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will meet…

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Europe Has Essentially Rejected GMOs Without Any Loss of Crop Yields

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - October 31, 2016

The New York Times published a report by investigative journalist Danny Hakim that slams GMOs…

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Earthjustice Takes on Hawaii’s Dysfunctional Department of Agriculture

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - August 5, 2016

The environmental law firm, Earthjustice has asked the US Environmental Protection Agency to revoke the Hawaii…

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GMO Studies & Conflicts of Interest

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - December 27, 2016

Researchers have found that a large share of scientific studies on genetically modified (GM) crops…

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Maui Gets to Grow Industrial Hemp

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - July 11, 2016

Hawaii’s governor has signed the Industrial Hemp Bill which establishes an industrial hemp pilot program…

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