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Friday, May 27, 2016 |
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9 misdirected arguments against GMOs
By Selected News Articles @ 9:49 PM :: 7493 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...many arguments are put forth on why GMOs are “bad” and should be avoided. However, many of these arguments are not about GMOs, but rather, are issues that we’re facing in modern agriculture and in our economy....
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Saturday, May 21, 2016 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Rules on Big Cabbage Case
By Robert Thomas @ 11:20 PM :: 9329 Views :: Agriculture, Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Police
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...the unanimous Hawaii Supreme Court threw out the conviction of the farmer, tagged by Officer Fuiava of Five-O for transporting a load of cabbage uncovered....
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Friday, May 20, 2016 |
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Auditor: Ag Department Still Not Checking Weights, Measures
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:22 PM :: 5693 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii State Government
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...despite having secured state funding since 2012, the chairperson of the Board of Agriculture has neither re-established nor filled the branch’s program manager and inspector positions....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016 |
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With HC&S Closing Anyway, A&B Settles Cane Burning Lawsuit
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 5929 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture
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...the lawsuit was meritless and the plaintiffs' post-settlement claims are inaccurate....
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Sunday, May 15, 2016 |
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Organically Grown Tax Credits on Way to Governor
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5221 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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If this credit does indeed become law, expect to see a lot of begging and pleading....
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Thursday, May 5, 2016 |
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Judge Awards EEOC $7.6M in Case Against Farm Labor Contractor Global Horizons
By News Release @ 7:28 PM :: 5338 Views :: Agriculture, Labor
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"...most likely symbolic, as it is apt to be uncollectable...."
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016 |
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SB2659: Legislators Pass ‘Industrial Hemp Bill’
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 11:29 PM :: 5742 Views :: Agriculture, Drugs
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...Senate Bill 2659 passed with a unanimous vote in both Chambers....
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016 |
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Farming Entrepreneurs
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:20 PM :: 5125 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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...GoFarm Hawaii director Steven Chiang and host Keli`i Akina discuss how a new generation of farmers is being equipped to succeed....
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Sunday, April 24, 2016 |
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Organically Growing Tax Credits
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6956 Views :: Agriculture, Tax Credits, GMOs
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Renewable fuel proponents took another shot this year at enacting a renewable fuels credit....
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Friday, April 22, 2016 |
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Zika: Pregnant Women Should Avoid Travel to American Samoa
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 PM :: 6868 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Health Care
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...When Zika makes it to Hawaii and destroys the tourism industry, remember the environmentalists and organic pseudo-farmers who refused to allow spraying....
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
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HB2501: A&B To Restore Eight Streams in East Maui
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 5862 Views :: Environment, Agriculture
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... HB2501 Conference Committee meets today at 2pm, do the math ....
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Friday, April 15, 2016 |
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Brown Hands
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:46 PM :: 5756 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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I have been so dismayed seeing the activists once again playing the “these people are immigrants so their jobs aren’t needed” card....
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Thursday, April 14, 2016 |
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Grassroot Institute Event Highlights Need to Support Maui Agriculture
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:36 PM :: 5112 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture
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A large crowd attended and listened as Mayor Alan Arakawa, Councilwoman Elle Cochran, and Grassroot President Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. discussed the future of farming on Maui....
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Friday, April 8, 2016 |
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Supreme Court on Koa Ridge: No Moratorium While IAL Process Underway
By Robert Thomas @ 2:59 AM :: 4798 Views :: Agriculture, Land Use
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...the "agricultural lands" section of the Hawaii Constitution isn't self-executing....
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Thursday, April 7, 2016 |
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No Specific Reason
By Selected News Articles @ 7:16 PM :: 4857 Views :: Agriculture
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...Hawaii legislators received the largest compensation for any part-time or hybrid legislature in the nation....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 |
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The Future of Farming on Maui
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:54 AM :: 5348 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture
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...Mayor Alan Arakawa, Councilmember Ellie Cochran, Grassroot Institute President Kelii Akina....
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016 |
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USDA on Dengue Mosquito Eradication -- Organic Farms Will NOT Lose Certification
By Andrew Walden @ 6:44 PM :: 7964 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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...dozens of Hawaii County organic farmers are refusing access to State and County mosquito-eradication workers....
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016 |
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Health Department Report Debunks Anti-Dairy Rhetoric
By News Release @ 2:42 PM :: 5198 Views :: Kauai County, Agriculture
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It is also interesting to note the survey states that “DOH is concerned that the large number of injection wells and cesspools in the adjacent Poipu/Koloa watershed may adversely impact the waters of the Waiopili Ditch.”
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Thursday, March 17, 2016 |
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Organic Farmers Thwart Tropical Disease Eradication Efforts
By Selected News Articles @ 6:44 PM :: 6565 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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"It's not a question of if, it's a question of when Zika comes here to this island, and we have a very unique opportunity right now to squash it."
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016 |
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HB2555: Hemp Inc Behind Industrial Hemp Bill
By News Release @ 6:13 PM :: 5397 Views :: Agriculture, Drugs
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...over 4,500 people in Maui, Hawaii have signed a petition supporting industrial hemp in Maui....
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Friday, March 11, 2016 |
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Full Text: Kauai Pesticide Report
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 6775 Views :: Kauai County, Agriculture, GMOs
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The JFF group has released its Draft Final Report for public comments....
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Friday, March 11, 2016 |
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Maui Council Rejects 300% Agriculture Tax Hike
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:00 PM :: 7212 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, Taxes
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Combined with a regulatory scheme that allows the county to intrude on property rights by requiring approval of the "economic feasibility" of a farmer's planned use for his or her land....
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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Hawaii Ag Land Use Baseline Report
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 5032 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics
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...a new digital GIS layer to identify commercial agricultural crops grown in the state....
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
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UHERO: Recent Trends in Hawaii's Green Economy: Agriculture, Energy and Natural Resource Management
By UHERO @ 5:55 PM :: 8158 Views :: Energy, Agriculture, Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...three sectors that are key to future sustainability in Hawai‘i - energy, agriculture and natural resource management....
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
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The Last Farmer Standing
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:52 AM :: 6081 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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In a few hours, there will be lots of people gathering at the legislature in downtown Honolulu to talk about farmers. They are miles away from any farm but many have an opinion about it....
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Sunday, February 7, 2016 |
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As Farms Close, Reps Ing and Lee Jump on Anti-GMO Bandwagon
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:55 AM :: 5897 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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Whether it be the fire ants or dengue fever, that is or no concern to them. They continue to manipulate people’s fears around pesticides and GM technology.....
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Thursday, January 14, 2016 |
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Where’s the Farm Justice Summit?
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:02 PM :: 4564 Views :: Agriculture
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Real farming, not those 2 acres of various things you’re growing....
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Saturday, January 9, 2016 |
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Plantation Era: They Came With Hope
By Joni Kamiya @ 3:55 PM :: 7370 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii History, Labor
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I don’t know whether or not I want to cry or scream today....
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Friday, January 8, 2016 |
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Lawsuits Have Consequences: Aloha To Hawaii Sugar
By Robert Thomas @ 5:43 PM :: 7976 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Land Use
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Since about the 1970's, sugar plantations have been legal pariahs....
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Thursday, January 7, 2016 |
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UH Reports Hawaii Hemp is Top Shelf
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 5:56 PM :: 6174 Views :: Agriculture, Drugs
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Hawaii's Industrial Hemp Research Project exceeded expectations in not only the quantity, but the quality....
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016 |
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A&B to Shutter State’s Last Cane Plantation
By News Release @ 5:36 PM :: 8335 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Agriculture
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...“We are happy" -- Burning Anti-Cane Activists ....
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Tuesday, January 5, 2016 |
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Anti-GMO Leader: “Bring Islamic Nation to Battle in Hawaii—Allah Akbar”
By Joni Kamiya @ 6:21 PM :: 8045 Views :: Agriculture, Law Enforcement, GMOs
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...Anti-GMO activists cheer New Years Eve arson attack against Waialua farmer....
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Thursday, December 31, 2015 |
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Hawaii Pesticide Complaints: Urban Homeowners are #1 Violator
By Joni Kamiya @ 11:12 PM :: 6073 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...I found a total of 365 complaints made. If you listened to the Center for Food Safety, you’d think all of them are agriculture related. It turns out that there were 91 out of that 365 being agriculture related....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Hoopili: Is the State Prohibited from Rezoning "Potential" Important Ag Land?
By Robert Thomas @ 4:10 AM :: 9732 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Land Use, Rail
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...last week, the Hawaii Supreme Court issued a 4-1 ruling in Friends of Makakilo v. D.R. Horton-Schuler Homes, LLC....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 |
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Supreme Court: Hoopili ‘Necessary for Urban Growth’
By Robert Thomas @ 3:44 PM :: 9007 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Land Use, Rail
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"This appeal involves a long-standing issue in this state: balancing agricultural and urban land uses."
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Friday, December 18, 2015 |
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Vegetarian Questions
By Jack Dini @ 3:00 PM :: 7059 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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...fruits, vegetables, diary and seafood are more harmful to the environment because these foods have relatively high resource uses and green gas emissions per calorie....
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015 |
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Feds: ‘Organic Farms and General Opposition to Chemicals Present Insurmountable Obstacle’ to Dengue Eradication
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 6954 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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"...homeowner reluctance (many organic farms in the area and general opposition to chemicals) ... likely present unsurmountable obstacles...."
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Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
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Sugar Subsidies to be Cut in Budget Bill?
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 2:42 PM :: 6654 Views :: Agriculture, Tax Credits
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Rep. Pitts is building momentum within Congress to reform this archaic depression-era corporate welfare package....
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Monday, November 30, 2015 |
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Sending Christmas trees to Hawaii costs more than sending them to Singapore
By Michael Hansen @ 10:22 PM :: 6148 Views :: Agriculture, Jones Act
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Kirk Co., an Oregon shipper of Christmas trees, spends about $7,000 to send its trees to Hawaii, while it costs it just $3,500 to send them twice the distance to Singapore....
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Monday, November 30, 2015 |
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Monsanto uses less than 1% of Total Hawaii Pesticides
By News Release @ 9:17 PM :: 6808 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics, GMOs
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In Hawaii, all agricultural users combined account for only about one-third of total restricted use pesticide (RUP) sold in the state....
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
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Will the Jones Act cause Hawaii’s last sugar plantation to close?
By Michael Hansen @ 8:33 PM :: 7231 Views :: Agriculture, Jones Act
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The cause of HC&S’s operating losses were poor growing conditions with too much rain and expenses relating to their elderly sugar-carrying vessel....
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Friday, November 13, 2015 |
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Organics: Another Fine Government Mess
By NCPA @ 1:32 PM :: 6223 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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The current Chipotle E-Coli outbreak offers an opportunity for shoppers to understand the true nature of the USDA’s organic certification program....
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Sunday, October 25, 2015 |
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Pesticide Case by Hawaii Banana Workers Revived
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 6676 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Labor
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The Dole fruit and Dow chemical companies must face a lawsuit from migrant farm workers who claim they were harmed by a pesticide, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled....
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015 |
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Why GMO?
By Joni Kamiya @ 3:21 PM :: 5667 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...why do farmers need biotechnology?
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Saturday, October 10, 2015 |
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Hungry? Hawaii Bigeye Tuna Industry Reels Two Months after Being Shut Down by Quotas
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 6104 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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As a result, industrial foreign fleets, with much higher bigeye tuna quotas, freely operate on the high seas around the Hawaiian Islands where Hawaii longline fishermen can no longer fish for bigeye tuna....
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Friday, October 9, 2015 |
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Hawaii Organic Farm Crops Worth $13.9M
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 4574 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics
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The 2014 Organic Production Survey conducted in Hawaii found 166 farms with 3,505 acres....
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015 |
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GAO: Jones Act Ships Drive up Cost of US Food Aid
By Michael Hansen @ 7:28 PM :: 5937 Views :: Agriculture, Jones Act
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...the USAID and USDA’s cost of shipping U.S. flag was 23% greater than would have been by foreign flag....
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Friday, September 4, 2015 |
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A Mom on a Mission for Science
By Joni Kamiya @ 5:05 AM :: 5048 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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Will my kids be able to live here with what’s happening lately?
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Thursday, September 3, 2015 |
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High Tax Rates on Manufacturers Stifle Hawaii Agriculture
By Selected News Articles @ 1:28 PM :: 5634 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Without food processors in the islands, Hawaii agriculture will always be limited....
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015 |
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Anti-Cane Burning Suit to be First Case Heard by Hawaii Environmental Court
By Andrew Walden @ 8:23 PM :: 8252 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Agriculture, Judiciary
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Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction will be heard by the Honorable Joseph E. Cardoza, Judge of the Environmental Court of the Second Circuit on September 16, 2015 at 9:30 a.m....
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