How to submit testimony to the Hawai’i legislature

CREATE AN ACCOUNT (one time thing) First you have to make an account.  Go to http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/login/register.aspx Fill in the form, check the box agreeing to terms and click Create User You will see a message that they have sent you an email to confirm your account. It might be entitled: “Please Confirm Subscription to Receive Hearing Notices” and it will be from mailinglist@capitol.hawaii.gov. Follow the instructions (click on the confirmation link) After you click the link you’ll … Read more

Sierra Club + over 20 other organizations oppose DLNR nominee

HONOLULU, HAWAI’I (January 26, 2015) — Over a dozen environmental groups are asking the Governor to withdraw his nomination of Castle & Cooke lobbyist Carleton Ching to head the Department of Land and Natural Resources and to drop any plans to weaken or eliminate the Land Use Commission. In a joint statement, the groups said: We are extremely disappointed in Governor Ige’s openness to eliminating the State Land Use Commission. The Land Use Commission serves an essential role in … Read more

John Muir Birthday & Expand Baldwin Beach Kick-off

Get free bumper stickers!  Come eat cake and celebrate Sierra Club’s founder’s birthday at: Kaunoa Senior Center Sprecklesville 6-7:30pm Tuesday April 22   About John Muir John Muir – farmer, inventor, sheepherder, naturalist, explorer, writer, and conservationist – was born on April 21, 1838. In 1867, while working at a carriage parts shop in Indianapolis, Muir suffered a blinding eye injury that would change his life. When he regained his sight one month later, Muir … Read more

Olowalu Beach Cleanup

Saturday, October 12,  9-11am Sponsored by Maui Nui Marine Resource Council Meet at mile marker 14. This is the 2nd cleanup at Olowalu as part of international Coastal Cleanup month. After the first cleanup it was evident that this special area,chosen as a priority site for the Maui Coral Reef Recovery Plan, needs a lot more love! Bring your beach and snorkel gear for fun in the sun and a possible guided reef tour afterwards.

GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms)

Hawai’i is ground zero for GMO experimentation.  The National Sierra Club has these policies:

CONCERNS WITH GMOS: WHAT IS THE SCIENCE?

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or genetically engineered (GE) foods have the potential to cause a variety of health problems. For example, they may produce new allergens and toxins, and spread harmful traits to non-GMO crops. In addition, at least one major environmental impact of genetic engineering has already reached critical proportions: overuse of herbicide-tolerant GE crops has spurred an increase in herbicide use and an epidemic of herbicide-resistant “superweeds,” which will lead to even more herbicide use. The long-term impacts of GMOs are unknown, and once released into the environment they cannot be recalled.

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