August 28, 2019 #injectionwells #maui #petition
A petition with 15,962 names was handed over to Maui County Council Chair Kelly King this morning, asking the County to settle the Lahaina injection wells case rather than pursue it to the Supreme Court, and to invest in eliminating ocean pollution instead of continued litigation.
A large banner had a small photo taken in the waters off Kahekili Beach Park (where treated wastewater is released) for each of the 15,000+ names on the petition. People around the country fear that Maui County’s fight to weaken the Clean Water Act will allow polluters to avoid regulation in every state.
Present to deliver the petition were:
Hannah Bernard (Hawaii Wildlife)
Peregrine Paulson (Hawaii Wildlife)
Isaac Moriwake (Earthjustice)
Te’sha Makame Kaikamahine Martines-Melim (Surfrider)
Jenny Roberts (Surfrider)
Lance Collins (WMPA)
Lynda Nye (WMPA)
Lucienne Denaie (Sierra Club)
Rob Weltman (Sierra Club)
Kecia Joy (Sierra Club)
Press release from Earthjustice for the petition delivery: