Public Hearing to Restore Water to East Maui Streams Wednesday Sept. 24th at 1:00 pm till testimony is pau Haiku Community Center, Maui. From Marti: Tomorrow the taro farmers of East Maui will confront (for the umpteenth time) the corporation(s) stealing water from their communities. Taro patches and native streams are dry all through the [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Showdown: Taro Farmers vs. Big Business
Posted in food sovereignty, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged east maui, EMI, farmer, public trust, taro, water rights on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hawaii County Council Bill Banning GMO Gets Closer to Approval
Posted in activism, gmo, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged coffee, gmo, taro on September 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From West Hawaii Today: Hawaii County is a step closer to being able to prevent the introduction of genetically modified taro and coffee. The County Council Environmental Management Committee unanimously sent a bill to prohibit growing genetically modified versions of those two crops to full council with a positive recommendation. Council Vice Chairman Angel Pilago, [...]
ACT 211 – The Taro Security and Purity Task Force
Posted in activism, food sovereignty, gmo, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged food sovereignty, taro on September 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For taro farmers, taro buyers and taro eaters, some information from Onipaa Na Hui Kalo on the Taro Security and Purity Task Force. The following provides information on the origins of the Task Force (Act 211), what and who it is (and is not), and its goals: How did the Task Force come to be? [...]
Molokai: residents forced to pay 178% more for water
Posted in activism, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged activitism, Linda Lingle, molokai, water on September 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
From Marti: Big Mahalos to the people of Molokai for making the journey to Honolulu to raise awareness about Molokai Ranch’s new ploy to exploit cash for water. I was shocked to hear that Gov. Lingle allowed Molokai Ranch to raise residents’ water rates 178% or risk losing all water services. HEWA! Access to clean [...]
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