“The only thing that stands between my home and these chemicals is a polluted irrigation ditch,” says Maliea Chun, who says that the pesticide spraying is constant, even at night. “We are surrounded by and exposed to pesticides on a daily basis.” Read the article here
Dear Maui County Mayor and Council, We the undersigned urge you to dedicate sufficient funds in the upcoming budget to fund needed infrastructure at our wastewater plants to transport and store treated water for irrigation use wherever possible. Our Maui Island Plan calls for phasing out of injection wells and the ocean pollution they cause by 2020. Please help us all meet this goal. [emailpetition id=”3″]
Mahana Estates was issued a stop work notice but things don’t appear to be resolved. Mahana Stop Work Update Notice From Maui County
From the Shaka Movement: Yet Again! Justice Delayed is Justice Denied! The Tuesday hearing on Oahu is cancelled. Yes really. We will instead meet in front of the Maui County Building at 11:30am. We will have a major press release, our attorney and the Five Citizen’s will speak. We have 100 of these shirts to fill and banners to hold. Help be there to defend our vote! Mahalo
Dirty Dozen 2015 Imagine what would happen to Hawaii’s finite natural and cultural resources if DLNR’s funding is cut…. Well – that has happened. While all eyes were on the Senate, The House passed the budget HB 500 HD1 WITHOUT funding for DLNR 2016 programs. The Senate Ways and Means Committee (WAM) will hold a hearing on HB 500 HD1 on Wed. April 1. Hearing notice: <http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2015/hearingnotices/HEARING_WAM_04-01-15_.HTM Ask Senators to restore and increase funding to DLNR programs … Read more
Henry Curtis writes: Are Anaergia’s Waste-to-Energy Projects on Maui in Trouble? Posted: 21 Feb 2015 08:05 AM PST By Henry Curtis Over the past year I have blogged about Anaergia. The company is a global leader in the waste-to-energy sector. Maui County and Anaergia worked out a deal whereby Anaergia would allegedly increase recycling at the Central Maui Landfill. Existing companies such as Pacific Biodiesel could be negatively impacted. During the 2014 Legislative session Anaergia requested $150 million in Special Purpose … Read more
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