From our friends at the Hawai’i Farmer’s Union: All FARMERS and FRIENDS of farmers are invited to the next meeting of the Kauai Chapter of HFU, on Monday, May 24, 2010, from 7-9 pm, at the Lihue Neighborhood Center, on Eono Street. We will have a featured speaker on the water issues on Kauai, plus [...]
Posts Tagged ‘gmo’
Kauai Farmer’s Union Invite
Posted in food sovereignty, tagged food sovereignty, gmo, taro on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Anti-Technology Hippies
Posted in activism, food sovereignty, gmo, tagged film, food sovereignty, gmo on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Will anti-technology hippies embrace videos on the internets? The ground-breaking documentary “The Future of Food” is now up on hulu.com, and the reviews from commenters are pretty hilarious. Apparently rooting FOR public-interest journalism and advocating sane regulation of genetically engineered foods makes you an “anti-technology hippie.” If that’s true, we’ll wear the badge with pride. [...]
Final Reading for Maui GMO Taro Ban! Friday!
Posted in activism, food sovereignty, gmo, tagged gmo, kalo, maui, taro, taro action alert on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On September 18, the bill to ban genetically modified taro unanimously passed First Reading in Maui County. Congratulations, Maui!! Second and Final reading on this extremely important bill will be coming up this Friday, October 2nd. From friends on Maui: Ban on GMO Taro for Maui County–we’re almost there! Take part in this historic action [...]
Open Ocean Aquaculture proves itself very controversial in on-going newspaper commentary
Posted in Aquaculture, activism, conservation, fisheries, food sovereignty, gmo, island sustainability, ocean protection, tagged conservation, fisheries, gmo, ocean, ocean protection, sustainability on July 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
From Alana: For the past few weeks there have been numerous articles, editorials, and letters to editors in several local newspapers regarding open ocean aquaculture. A recent editorial in the Honolulu Advertiser states that the large size and experimental nature of the [Hawaii Oceanic Tech] project demands that state regulators, and the public, keep a [...]
HVCA Aquaculture Meeting
Posted in Aquaculture, events, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, ocean protection, tagged Aquaculture, cultural practice, fisheries, gmo, ocean protection, sustainability on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Alana: Entitled Aquaculture in Hawaii: Economic Advantage or Source of Sustainability, the Hawaii Venture Capitalist Association’s recent meeting addressed the benefits of many types of aquaculture in Hawaii. I think the presentation did a good job of explaining how aquaculture could be in Hawaii, in its most ideal form. One of the first things [...]
Update on GMO Free Taro on Maui
Posted in activism, gmo, kalo, taro, tagged activism, gmo, kalo, taro on July 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
From Alana: A bill to prohibit genetically engineered taro is still being debated on Maui. Counselors are unable to decide whether to let the bill pass or not and say they want more information. The bill would prohibit “any person to test, propagate, cultivate, raise, plant, grow, introduce, transport or release genetically engineered or recombinant [...]
Pictures and Articles from Taro Festival
Posted in activism, events, food sovereignty, gmo, tagged gmo, kalo, taro on March 26, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Kani ka uwalo, mele ‘ai pohaku! Hosted by KAHEA, Na Kahu o Haloa and the Hawaiian Caucus The Ku‘i Kalo record was set this past Tuesday at the Haloa Jam Taro Festival on O‘ahu: – 350 lbs. of Hawaiian Kalo- no panic, all organic! – 300 People to Ku‘i i ke Kalo! – 100 Pohaku [...]
Legislative Update
Posted in 1, activism, conservation, gmo, land and cultural rights, legislature, mauna kea, tagged activism, beach access, bills, gmo, legislation, legislature, mauna kea, shoreline, taro, update on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Marti: This is just a quick run down on the status of some of the local legislation we are watching this session. Tomorrow is second lateral – the day when surviving bills have to be delivered to their final committee. The next major deadline is April 9th. GOOD BILLS SB 1088 – Seeks to [...]
We Couldn’t Agree More
Posted in activism, food sovereignty, gmo, tagged activism, gmo, preemption on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Christine Sheppard, with the Kona Coffee Farmers Association: Our Hawaii State Legislature operates out of Oahu, and this makes sense. But what does not make sense is the way in which they operate, which essentially disenfranchises all of the outer islands.Bills are scheduled with little or no notice, and written testimony is required to [...]
Maui County Council Opposes Preemption
Posted in food sovereignty, gmo, tagged gmo, preemption, taro on March 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Maui County just unanimously opposed HB1226 GMO preemption bill now at the state legislature. This bill proposes to forfeit to the federal government the authority of all state and county agencies to regulate and oversee activities related to genetic modification. This means counties will lose their power to regulate any other GMO-activities that occur in [...]
Live Twitter Feed from Taro Hearings
Posted in food sovereignty, gmo, tagged gmo, taro on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Damon Tucker is twittering live from the hearing for HB 1223 and HB1663 on Taro Security Bills. http://damontucker.wordpress.com/ Mahalo to Damon, as well as Georgette and Thelma!
Inviting in the New Invasive
Posted in activism, food sovereignty, gmo, tagged gmo, invasive species on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve been talking for a while about possible impacts of genetically modified organisms on conventional crops and/or wild plants and the implications of “escaped genes” on natural ecosystems. From article in the New Scientist: NOW it’s official: genes from genetically modified corn have escaped into wild varieties in rural Mexico. A new study resolves a [...]
Biotech Seed Companies Thwarting Good Science
Posted in food sovereignty, gmo, tagged biotch, food sovereignty, gmo on February 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
From Miwa: We’re getting closer to knowing why we don’t know what we don’t know–in an unusual statement issued earlier this month, 26 leading corn insect scientists expressed their opposition to industry stranglehold on research of genetically modified crops. “No truly independent research can be legally conducted on many critical questions,” the statement says. The [...]
Hawai’Iowa???
Posted in food sovereignty, gmo, tagged agriculture, food sovereignty, gmo, sustainable on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Bryna, some thoughts on this piece on “Genetically Modified Hawaii” in the Scientific American: In the pursuit of responsible, meaningful, helpful science for the betterment of the communities and lands of Hawaii, we’ve gotten rather flustered and confused by the dangerous, expensive answers that GMOs offer our local communities. What do we want for [...]
Petition for Sustainable USDA
Posted in activism, food sovereignty, gmo, tagged action, activism, gmo, sustainable agriculture on December 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From guys at Roots of Change: Friends: Signing this petition is important if we are going to have sustainable and urban health leadership in the Department of Agriculture. At the end are some of my thoughts why we need this. Michael Dimock, president of Roots of Change http://www.rocfund.org/ reports that he was on a conference [...]
Protecting Taro: What one has undone, WE can re-do!
Posted in food sovereignty, gmo, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged Add new tag, big island, gmo, haloa, hawaii island, island sustainability, taro on November 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Hawaii Island’s Mayor Harry Kim recently vetoed (aka-squashed) the Big Island ban on GMO-taro & coffee– after the bill democratically passed through three county council hearings with overwhelming public support. Urge the County Councilmembers to once-again stand with the people, override the Mayor’s veto!! Click and send your letter to the Council! Letters of support [...]
Historic Vote: Hawai’i Island says “No Thanks” to GMO Taro and Coffee!!
Posted in activism, gmo, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged activism, gmo, kalo, taro on October 10, 2008 | 5 Comments »
From Jim Quirk’s article in Hawai’i Island Daily West Hawaii Today: The Hawaii County Council voted 9-0 Wednesday in favor of a bill from North Kona Councilman Angel Pilago on its second reading to ban genetically modified taro and coffee. It was a circus-like atmosphere Wednesday in Hilo’s Ben Franklin building, where the meeting was [...]
Let Hawaii Island Be Known…
Posted in gmo, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged coffee, gmo, hawaii island, taro on October 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
….for an inspiring legacy of good food & pono politics! It’s Time! Love local Hawaiian food and agriculture? Here’s your opportunity to voice your support for a historic, groundbreaking new law that would ban GMO (genetically modified) Taro and Coffee on Hawai’i Island! Click and send testimony of support, no matter where you live! MUST [...]
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, [...]
Planting Your Vote, Taking Names
Posted in activism, gmo, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged action, gmo, island sustainability, kalo, sustainability, taro on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since the announcement late last week about the attempt to corrupt and co-opt traditional farmers’ attempt to secure a simple 10-year moratorium on GMO taro, we’ve heard your outrage! Many of you have written to ask for details about the vote. You’re getting ready to plant your vote, and you’re taking names! NINE Ayes (Voted [...]
Where is the fairness?
Posted in gmo, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged gmo, kalo, moratorium, taro on April 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Words from Uncle Jerry Konanui on Big Island, on the recent attempt to co-opt SB958 by legislators on the Agriculture Committee: Aloha mai Kakou, It is with heavy heart and immense pain that I, Jerry Konanui, a kahu from eight generation of caretakers of our Kupuna Halo our kalo, beg for your assistance. We have [...]
“This is not the end, this is just the beginning.”
Posted in activism, gmo, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged activism, gmo, island sustainability, kalo, sustainability on April 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Yesterday, in the face of a historic outpouring of support for the genetic integrity of taro, the majority of Agriculture Committee members chose corporate biotech interests over those of Hawai’is’s traditional farmers. Last month, well over 6,000 people from all corners of our community submitted testimony in support of a 10-year moratorium on the genetic [...]
See the Historic Movement to Save Haloa
Posted in activism, environmental justice, gmo, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged culture, gmo, haloa, hearing, kalo, SB 958, taro on March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A hearing was held March 19, 2008 to protect Hawai’i’s ancestor and native crop – taro – from genetic modification and patenting. 6,000 people submitted written testimony in support. 8 hours of verbal testimony were given. Now, the legislators need to pass this bill. Help them make the right decision. Click here to get involved. [...]
6,000 & growing…
Posted in activism, environmental justice, gmo, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged activism, genetic, gmo, hearing, kalo, SB958, taro on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
from Marti: The morning began with a procession of Kanaka carrying taro plants and chanting Oli in honor of Haloanakalaukapalili accompanied by a 1 1/2 foot tall stack of testimony from people all across Hawaii in support of protecting taro from genetic modification and patenting. This is the testimony of 6,000 farmers, scientists, keiki, kupuna, [...]
what needs to be changed
Posted in gmo, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged activism, gmo, kalo, taro, testimony, traditional farming on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The KAHEA office has been abuzz all weekend–the fax machine on overdrive–as staff and volunteers plowed through the task of organizing and compiling thousands of letters of testimony in support of a 10-year moratorium on genetic modification of kalo (taro). Mahalo to everyone who has lent their voice in support of Hawai`i’s traditional farmers! As [...]
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