Clarification on GMO Initiative

There is some misinformation going around about what exactly the GMO Initiative says.  Here is the law from the Maui County website. A BILL PLACING A MORATORIUM ON THE…

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Federal Judge Invalidates Kauai’s Anti-GMO Law

While saying that residents worried about pesticide exposure had valid concerns and that Federal law did not pre-empt the Kaua’i GMO-Pesticide ordinance, the judge indicated that section 165-3…

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Monsanto Ordered to Pay $93 Million to Small Town for Poisoning Citizens

From Nation of Change The West Virginia State Supreme Court finalized a big blow to the biotech giant Monsanto this month, finishing a settlement causing Monsanto to pay $93 million…

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Maui High Video Examines Cane Burning

Gotta Feed The Mill from Maui High School ACOM on Vimeo.

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GMO Moritorium Initiative March

Sunday March 30th NoonMeet at War Memorial for marchEnd at the Na Kai ‘Ewalu Hale at the harbor (Ho’aloha Park across from Maui Mall)Rally starts at…

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Shaka Meeting (GMO Moritorium Petition)

Feb 24th 7pm at the McCoy Auditorium at the MACC Panel Discussion of the proposed GMO Moritorium initiative Kick off to the Petition Drive (20% of number of voters who voted…

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The Difference Between a Farmer and a Global Chemical Corporation

The intentional blurring in the difference between farmers, and the global corporations that use Hawaii as a testing ground for their new technologies, demands some clarity. By Andrea Brower, Kauai…

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Elle Cochran Proposes Pesticide Disclosure Bill

Elle Cochran has proposed to the Maui County Council a bill similar to the Kaua’i pesticide disclosure bill that will require disclosure of what pesticides are being applied, notice…

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GMOs: The Uprising on Moloka‘i

What’s Happening to the Health of the People, Keiki and ‘Aina of Moloka‘i Wednesday, Dec 4th, 7pm Pa‘ia Community Center A Presentation by Walter…

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Mayor Signs MOU with Monsanto

See the pdf. County of Maui, Hawaii Memorandum of Understanding between Monsanto Company and The Mayor’s Office County of Maui I, PARTIES The parties to this Memorandum…

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