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 whatsoever Hawaii’s largest users of…

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, urban sprawl, shopping malls, and…

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 about the impact of toxic…

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 large agri-chemical company operations in…

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 as ground zero in the…

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 Department of Agriculture’s primary authority…