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Wednesday, March 10, 2021 |
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Maui: Drought and Flood Disasters Declared on Same Day
By News Release @ 4:48 AM :: 2708 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture
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... March 9, 2021: Feds declare Maui drought disaster, State declares Maui flood disaster ....
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Wednesday, March 10, 2021 |
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Flooded Kaupakalua Dam Slated for Removal this Summer
By News Release @ 4:28 AM :: 2684 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture
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... A Notice of Civil Resource Violation from DLNR for “failure to comply with the remediation and monitoring actions and deadlines...” was issued on February 24, 2021 ....
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Friday, February 19, 2021 |
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Bill to Dissolve Agribusiness Development Corporation Passed Out of House Committee
By News Release @ 6:45 PM :: 3003 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture
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...HB1271 dissolves the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) and transfers all its resource except the director to the Department of Agriculture....
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Saturday, January 23, 2021 |
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Agribusiness Development Corp: "Costly, disorganized and ineffective"
By UHERO @ 1:06 AM :: 2911 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture
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... ADC’s emphasis on land acquisition has made it a costly, disorganized and ineffective program while the state and counties have failed to fulfill their promises to landowners participating in the IAL program ....
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Friday, January 15, 2021 |
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30 Years Without a Plan -- Auditor Rips Agribusiness Development Corp.
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 3:36 AM :: 4814 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government
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"...ADC has done little – if anything – to facilitate the development of agricultural enterprises...the State can no longer wait for ADC to figure out what it is, what it is supposed to do, and how it is supposed to do it...."
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Saturday, October 17, 2020 |
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How to diversify Hawaii's economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:35 PM :: 3536 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Tourism
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“...If all of us had to go back and work in the agricultural sector, we’re not as productive in that, and we would lose income....”
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020 |
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Debunking Hawaii Pesticide Study
By Selected News Articles @ 11:30 PM :: 3313 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...‘Heavy’ pesticide exposure linked to cardiovascular disease? Flawed study raises ‘troubling’ questions about public health research....
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Friday, September 25, 2020 |
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Atrazine to Be Banned in Hawaii, Territories
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 3249 Views :: Environment, Agriculture
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...in the wake of a legal agreement between the EPA and the Center for Biological Diversity and Pesticide Action Network North America....
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 |
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Hawaii Cockfighters Among Top Traffickers of Animals to Guam, Philippines for Illegal Activity, Investigation Alleges
By News Release @ 7:29 PM :: 4362 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture, Law Enforcement
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...12 of the people named have addresses on the Big Island — four in Hilo, two in Pahoa, two in Waimea, one in Keaau, one in Kealakekua, one in Mountain View and one in Hawi. The remaining 10 addresses are on Oahu....
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Tuesday, July 28, 2020 |
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DHHL Seeks Input on Agriculture Program Plan
By News Release @ 8:53 PM :: 2979 Views :: DHHL, Agriculture
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... The Plan will guide the Department’s efforts to grow more successful native Hawaiian farmers on Hawaiian Home Lands by identifying programmatic supports and technical assistance for both agriculture homestead Waiting List Applicants and existing Lessees ....
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Saturday, July 11, 2020 |
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HB1819: Legislature passes bill to legalize industrial hemp
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 4310 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business, Drugs
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...Another hemp bill, Senate Bill 1353, was vetoed by Governor Ige last year, after he expressed concerns that it was unenforceable. This year’s version was worked on directly with the Governor's administration to ensure its enactment....
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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Pandemic Priorities
By Joni Kamiya @ 11:44 PM :: 3770 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs, COVID-19
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...people want what works, and they don’t care about the toxicity....
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Saturday, May 2, 2020 |
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Justice Department Approves Sale of Dairy Producer Amid Antitrust Concerns
By Court House News @ 4:15 PM :: 3180 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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...On April 30, Dean Foods completed the sales of its Hilo facility and related distribution branches on the Big Island, Kauai and Maui, as well as a license to the Meadow Gold Hawaii brand name and related intellectual property to MGD Acquisition LLC....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020 |
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Deal to Save Meadow Gold Collapses--Honolulu Plant Will Shut Down April 30
By News Release @ 5:32 AM :: 4788 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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...Reached Agreement in Principle with an Interested Party for the Sale of Dean Foods’ Hilo Facility and Related Assets on the Big Island, Kauai and Maui as an Ongoing Business--Operations of Honolulu Facility Set to Close By April 30, 2020....
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Friday, April 3, 2020 |
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Corona Virus: A Time to Return Hawaii to Science-Based Policy
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:28 AM :: 4307 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs, COVID-19
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...I recall so many antis marching in Waikiki with those precious N-95 masks and hazmat suits that are needed now....
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020 |
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Animal Activists Pressure Young Brothers to Strangle Cattle Industry
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 4338 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...said state Sen. Mike Gabbard (D-Kapolei-Makakilo), who introduced the measure, “This is the right thing to do!”....
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020 |
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Family of Murdered Woman Demands Action Against Homeless Criminal Camp Near Whitmore Village
By News Release @ 1:02 AM :: 6271 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture, Homelessness, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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"...ADC acknowledged that there is some criminal activity going on but said they did not want to send sheriffs there and clear it out because criminals would just come back...."
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Saturday, November 23, 2019 |
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An Interesting Agreement
By Selected News Articles @ 10:43 PM :: 5367 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, OHA
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...On an idle Wednesday this last week, a thunderclap of a bulletin came across the 5:00 p.m. local news....
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Friday, November 22, 2019 |
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Monsanto Fined $10 Million in Plea Deal Over Use of Banned Pesticide
By Selected News Articles @ 4:22 AM :: 4982 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, GMOs
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...the government agreed to dismiss two felony charges for unlawfully transporting and storing hazardous waste at locations on Maui and Moloka’i....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019 |
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Critical flaws plague new study linking ‘heavy’ pesticide exposure to cardiovascular disease
By Selected News Articles @ 2:57 PM :: 5306 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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...there is no paper that is so dreadful that it cannot be published somewhere....
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Saturday, September 14, 2019 |
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Vicious Rumors--Not the First Time
By Joni Kamiya @ 10:29 PM :: 7775 Views :: Agriculture, Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA, GMOs
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...to the politician who quietly supported us in word but did the opposite in action-- you’ve created this mess....
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Saturday, September 14, 2019 |
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Why Flushing the "Clean Water Rule" Was the Right Thing to Do
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:44 PM :: 5269 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Agriculture
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...The Trump administration announced that it had finalized its repeal of President Barack Obama’s infamous 2015 Clean Water Rule....
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Friday, July 12, 2019 |
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School Bus Dangers
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:14 AM :: 6027 Views :: Education K-12, Agriculture, GMOs
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...activists have scared parents into believing that they must fear pesticides but ignore other real safety hazards....
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Thursday, July 11, 2019 |
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Tourism Activists Find New Way to Push Agriculture out of Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:21 AM :: 6712 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
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...Hawai‘i’s Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) has violated the federal Clean Water Act by polluting ocean waters along Kauaʻi’s West Side without a permit, a federal court ruled yesterday....
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Saturday, June 29, 2019 |
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Activist Attacks Destroy Another 17% of Hawaii Seed Industry Acreage
By News Release @ 8:30 PM :: 108061 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics, GMOs
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...Acreage harvested for all seed crops is expected to total 2,530 acres during the 2018-19 season, down 17 percent from the previous season....
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Friday, June 28, 2019 |
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Debates: On Agriculture, Democrats Pander to 'Regressive Left'
By Selected News Articles @ 2:57 AM :: 7182 Views :: Democratic Party, Agriculture, Politicians, GMOs
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...This week’s opening round of Democratic Party presidential debates threatens to fall short on science and is likely to be dominated by ideological talking points when it comes to food, farming and agricultural biotechnology....
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Friday, June 28, 2019 |
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Knee Jerk Reactions
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:39 AM :: 5906 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
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...The activists could not get the results they wanted in a scientific study and instead went to the courtroom to make their case....
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Thursday, June 6, 2019 |
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Feds Debunk Surfrider's Fake Bacteria Counts
By News Release @ 7:04 PM :: 8048 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Agriculture, Greenmail
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...Scientists use a powerful microbial detection device to show that suggestions of sewage in Kauai’s watershed were mostly false positives....
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Friday, April 26, 2019 |
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SB1353: Industrial Hemp Heading to Governor's Desk
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 5218 Views :: Agriculture, Drugs
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...industrial hemp business for the U.S. is significant for Hawaii, where the climate makes it possible to harvest up to three crops annually....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 |
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Why Farm?
By Joni Kamiya @ 5:36 PM :: 6258 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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...Wouldn’t be wonderful if a wealthy non-profit volunteered to pay for all the regulations they demand?....
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Sunday, April 14, 2019 |
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Unlucky and Unclean: How Not to Steal House 13
By Andrew Walden @ 10:23 PM :: 9652 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Ethics, Agriculture
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...With legal representation from Neil Abercrombie’s former Attorney General David Louie, former penny stock tout Jeffrey Dunster tried to use a bag full of receipts to claim ownership of a house known as ‘13’. It didn't work....
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Saturday, April 13, 2019 |
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Activists hurt farmers by fueling public’s disconnect with modern agriculture
By Selected News Articles @ 5:09 AM :: 7611 Views :: Agriculture, Greenmail, GMOs
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...farmers are increasingly frustrated and dispirited by having to deal with the demands and unrealistic expectations of a public that is growing ever more distant from the realities of agriculture....
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Friday, April 5, 2019 |
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Kiss of Death: OHA Endorses Amended Water Bill Just Before Senate Committee Kills It
By News Release @ 4:29 AM :: 6147 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Agriculture
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...Killing this bill sends $62M from A&B to Mahi Pono which has its staff larded up with anti-GMO activists....
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Sunday, March 31, 2019 |
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Got Milk? DoH Consent Decree Requires Shut Down of Big Island Dairy
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 7081 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Agriculture, Small Business
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...The AOC requires Big Island Dairy owners to terminate their dairy operations, remove all their cows from confinement on the site, clean and remove the existing wastewater system, and pay $79,000 by June of 2019....
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Thursday, March 28, 2019 |
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Six Solar Schemes Approved by PUC
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 5025 Views :: Energy, Agriculture
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...Among the projects approved is Hoohana Solar 1 in Kunia, which is planned for a parcel zoned as prime agricultural land, where renewable energy projects are currently not permitted....
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Thursday, March 28, 2019 |
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Nominations Open for Commission on Water Resource Management
By News Release @ 3:22 AM :: 4924 Views :: Environment, Agriculture
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...The new term for the Commissioner will begin July 1, 2019 and run for four (4) years, expiring on June 30, 2023....
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Sunday, March 10, 2019 |
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The Jones Act: High Steaks
By Video @ 4:33 AM :: 5253 Views :: Agriculture, Jones Act
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...Those burgers you picked up at the grocery store may have originated in Hawaii....
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Monday, February 18, 2019 |
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Fear is not Sustainable
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:31 PM :: 5274 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...Nomi Carmona of the Babes Against Biotech was not present at the State Capitol. Ashley Lukens of the Center for Food Safety was a no show. Walter Ritte wasn’t even there too....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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Board of Agriculture Chair Resigns After Two Weeks on Job
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 6831 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii State Government
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...Ige has appointed Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser chairperson of the Hawai‘i Board of Agriculture. Former Chair Denise Albano resigned for personal reasons on January 29, 2019....
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 |
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Thursday, January 31, 2019 |
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Kauai Dairy Quits: "No Regulatory Path Forward"
By News Release @ 8:57 PM :: 6941 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Agriculture
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"...we were unable to find a clear regulatory path forward for this innovative and sustainable model of dairy farming...."
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Friday, January 25, 2019 |
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Auction: Omidyar Dairy Liquidating?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:46 PM :: 6533 Views :: Kauai County, Agriculture, Tourism
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...In addition to spawning anti-dairy activism, Omidyar’s Kauai dairy proposal created a political and perhaps legal precedent requiring previously exempt farmers to obtain an environmental impact statement before commencing operations....
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Thursday, January 24, 2019 |
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HB939: State Ag Bill Restricts Hemp Growers More Than Feds Do
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 12:40 AM :: 5262 Views :: Agriculture, Drugs
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...The Hawaii DOA lists the following erroneous justification for HB939: "Given the nature of hemp as a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance . . .." However, as of Dec. 20, 2018, hemp was removed from that list....
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Saturday, December 29, 2018 |
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Dirty Little Hands
By Joni Kamiya @ 3:06 PM :: 6081 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...It is trendy right now to be telling tales about farmers....
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Friday, December 21, 2018 |
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HC&S Land Sold to Real Farmer
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 7144 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, Land Use
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...All of A&B's existing agricultural personnel will be offered positions with Mahi Pono....
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Friday, December 21, 2018 |
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Trump Signs Farm Bill Legalizing Hemp
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 2:22 AM :: 8428 Views :: Agriculture, Drugs
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...Representative Cynthia Thielen (R–Kailua, Kaneohe Bay) celebrates the legalization of industrial hemp through the passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (H.R. 2), better known as the 2018 Farm Bill....
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018 |
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A Smaller World
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:12 AM :: 6695 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
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...These feel-good ideas are placed upon farmers with no consideration of the consequences of its impacts....
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 |
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Anti-Pesticide Hysteria: Enviros Shift from Bees to Birds
By Selected News Articles @ 2:37 PM :: 8203 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Greenmail, GMOs
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...As global honeybee population increases, activists blame neonicotinoid pesticides for ‘bird-pocalypse’ that’s not happening....
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