Details emerge about Maui Councilwoman’s proposed anti-GMO/anti-pesticide bill

Honolulu Civil Beat | 
Maui Councilwoman Ellie Cochran plans to submit a bill to the Maui County Council that would require agricultural companies to ...

‘Silent majority’ against Kauai’s anti-GMO Bill 2491 may rescue Kaua’i mayor

Honolulu Civil Beat | 
It is unknown how the majority of Kauai residents feel about the recent passage of anti-GMO Bill 2491, which severely ...
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Kauai Council passes anti-GMO, anti-pesticide bill in 6-1 vote

Honolulu Civil Beat | 
Kauai Council passed Bill 2491, which will severely limit the use of pesticides and require farmers to publicly divulge where ...

Kauai County takes pesticide fight into its own hands

Huffington Post | 
The state Department of Agriculture in Hawaii has only one employee assigned to review pesticide inspection reports and follow up ...

Governor wades into hawaii pesticide debate as kauai poised to take action

Honolulu Civil Beat | 
Gov. Neil Abercrombie is trying to cool the heated debate over GMOs and pesticides on Kauai by promising that the state will ...
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Who is going to pay for Kauai’s pesticide and GMO bill?

Honolulu Civil Beat | 
Kauai's Bill 2491 would require major oversight of any GMO or pesticide use in Kauai, yet there has been no ...

Kauai’s passionate anti-GMO march aims to sway local biotech vote

Honolulu Civil Beat | 
On the normally placid main street on Sunday afternoon, thousands of people marched in protest. As they snaked down Rice ...
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Hawaii: Big issues on Big Island with GMO ban debate

Honolulu Civil Beat | 
The debate over GM foods in Hawaii is a serious (and often volatile) one, as demonstrated by a recent 6-hour ...

GMO fight club: Accusations fly over biotech on Kauai

Honolulu Civil Beat | 
Amid the latest escalations in the battle over genetically modified crops and biotech in Hawaii, Mark Phillipson, president of the ...
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Hawaii: Anti-GM bill could force farmers to tear out their papayas

Honolulu Civil Beat | 
Big Island Rainbow papaya farmers may have to tear out their trees within 30 months if a new GM bill ...

Papaya farmers struggle amidst Hawaii GMO debate

Honolulu Civil Beat | 
Hawaii native Alberto Belmes is worried his Papayas will likely rot on the trees of is 100-acre papaya farm, as ...
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