The Poisoning of Democracy: Backroom Torpedoes Sink State Pesticide Law Pesticide Industry Asserts Backroom Power to Stop Common Sense Public Health Disclosure Law by State Legislature

Posted by Gary Hooser - April 18, 2017

The 2017 Hawaii State Legislature deserves an “F” for failing to regulate in any way…

Trump Administration Gives Thumbs Up to Monsanto Spraying Toxic Pesticide on Maui Protecting Children’s Health Less Important Than Increasing Corporate Profits

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - March 31, 2017

Against the advice of the Environmental Protection Agency’s own scientists, President Trump’s newly appointed EPA…

Maui Island Protectors Advance a Brighter, Pono Future Doubters, haters, and whiners best pay attention: Last year, activist travel throughout Hawai‘i broke inter-island mileage records

Posted by Faith Ewbank - March 25, 2017

Some pessimists predict dark times ahead for Maui, a future of more hotels, pesticide-drenched agribusiness,…

State Legislature Kills Vital Pesticide Transparency Bill Secret Backroom Deal Leaves No Fingerprints or Public Record of Vote

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - March 24, 2017

Hopes ran high for a proposed bill that would have helped inform and empower Hawaii’s residents…

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…

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…

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…