Last week Wednesday (8/18/2010) about 25 Wai`anae residents and supporters came out to wave signs expressing their opposition to a proposed industrial park in Lualualei Valley. People, young and old, and of all different walks of life stood side by side, sharing messages of strength and solidarity. The mission was really two fold–yes, we were [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Waianae’
Community Greets Land Use Commission
Posted in environmental justice, tagged land and cultural rights, environmental justice, Waianae, industrialization on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Super Intervenors: An Update
Posted in activism, environmental justice, tagged land and cultural rights, environmental justice, Waianae, kaolae, industrialization on August 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Mahalo to the talented Mark Fiesta for the picture) The latest scoops from legal intern Tyler on legal proceedings around the push to protect agricultural and preservation lands in Waianae currently threatened with industrialization. Fenceline to farms and homes, an industral park and new landfill are proposed on this area in the middle of one [...]
Spreading the Word
Posted in environmental justice, food sovereignty, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged activism, cultural rights, environmental justice, Waianae, landfills on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From Shelley: This weekend we hosted our fourth Environmental Justice Bus Tour–this time with an added stop at the Farmer’s Market. Mahalo to everyone who came out to learn more about Wai`anae! We had a great mix of people hailing from far and wide. Groups represented were Nakem Youth (from Kalihi), CEJE, Hawai`i Farm Union, [...]
Where there’s youth, there’s hope
Posted in activism, conservation, environmental justice, events, island sustainability, tagged environmental justice, Ka Makani Kaiaulu o Waianae, summer program, Waianae on July 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From Marti: The Ho‘ike for the second graduating class of Ka Makani Kaiaulu o Wai‘anae that was held last friday totally renewed my internal spring of hope for the future of Hawai‘i. Ten young people with nothing in common, but their home along the Wai‘anae Coast, came together to learn about the history and power [...]
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
Posted in activism, conservation, environmental justice, events, food sovereignty, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged environmental justice, Waianae, Land Use Commission, tropic land on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From Shelley: This past Saturday, a small group of determined “door knockers” set out to give a heads up to residents on Hakimo Road in Lualualei about a proposed industrial park planned in their neighborhood of small farms and homes. Of all the 30 or so people we talked to, not a single person had [...]
One Can Never Be Too Prepared
Posted in activism, environmental justice, land and cultural rights, tagged environmental just, landfill, Waianae on July 6, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Welcome Tyler Gomes! Tyler is serving as a summer legal Fellow at KAHEA through the Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law at the UH Richardson School of Law. He has been working at KAHEA’s Environmental Justice Program, assisting Staff Attorney Marti Townsend with a petition by the Concerned Elders of Waianae to intervene at [...]
Preliminary Victory in Long Battle to Save Farmland
Posted in activism, conservation, environmental justice, food sovereignty, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged environmental justice, sustainability, Waianae, Lualualei Valley, farm, Land Use Commission, purple spot on June 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From Marti: The first preliminary hearing in the whole purple spot saga was held on May 20th before the Land Use Commission. The Land Use Commission met to decide whether the Environmental Impact Statement is complete for Tropic Land’s proposal to turn 96 acres of fertile farm land into an industrial park at the back [...]
Riding the Justice Bus
Posted in activism, environmental justice, tagged activism, environmental justice, human health and justice, land and cultural rights, Waianae on May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From Shelley: Last weekend we hosted the third Environmental Justice tour of Wai’anae. We had a nice mix of people hailing from different parts of the island and from many different backgrounds–professors, students, locals, newcomers, young, and not so young–it was great. Before I begin the breakdown of what we saw, I just have to [...]
Leeward Air Quality- IN COLOR!
Posted in climate change, environmental justice, tagged air quality, heco, leeward, Lualualei, pollution, timberline, Waianae on August 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
From Melissa: Air quality monitoring stations in Lualualei, Timberline and Waianae offer daily measurements of Sulfur Dioxide, Ozone, Carbon Monoxide and Particulates in the surrounding areas on an easy-to-use website. The color-coding system on the website is aesthetically pleasing and shows the condition of each pollutant for that day. A small disclaimer notes: The data [...]
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