FREE Hawaiian Heritage & Environmental Sustainability Ho’ike’ike

Time Saturday, September 10 · 12:00pm – 6:00pm Location 525 Front Street, Lahaina Maui Created By Anthony Simmons More Info This will be a fun filled day…

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Climate Regulations a Job Killer?
Quit Crying Wolf

  Sunday 17 July 2011 by: Donald Cohen, YES! Magazine | Op-Ed There’s an old adage that if you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it. That seems to be…

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Green Jobs Relevant to Maui

by M. J. Duberstein June 2011 In May the Kihei Community Association Planning Committee asked me to provide them with a report about viable alternative job opportunities for Maui Nui. This…

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Bag Bill Final Conference Meeting Today?

SB 1363 Single-use checkout bag offset fee. The fate…

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Bag Fee Bill Advances to Conference

SB 1363 Plastic Bag Fee – The House and Senate Conferees have been assigned. Because the Senate and House versions of this bill differ, representatives may be inclined to…

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SB 1363,Fee for Single-use Bags

SB 1363, the fee for single-use bags, is still being considered.  Next hearing is the Finance Committee which hasn’t been scheduled yet. If you’d like to…

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HB1019 – Raise % of Barrel Tax to Clean Energy

HB1019 – This reapportions the existing $1.05 per barrel tax to ensure that a greater percentage is allocated to clean energy.  Lately this fund has been raided…

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Ag Loan HB 1248 HD1

HB 1248 HD1 Ag Loans – This bill is focused on the New Farmer Program to increase loan limits, decrease loan interest rates, and reduce the number…

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SB1363 to add fee to bags

See SB1363 Bill Status and language Environmental Protection; Plastic Checkout Bags; Fee Requires businesses in the State to collect a 5-cent fee for each single-use checkout bag provided to a…

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5 Cent Checkout Bag Fee Bill May Die

A bill to impose plastic bag fee did not get scheduled for its hearing in the finance committee, despite its widespread support. A 5 cent fee would be applied…

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