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“Everybody paddle the canoes together; bail and paddle, paddle and bail, and the shore will be reached.
E lauhoe mai na wa’a; i ke ka, i ka hoe; i ka hoe, i ke ka; pae aku i ka ‘aina.”
― Hawaiian proverb
Monsanto Employee Opens up About Operations on Kunia Farms
It was a sunny and picturesque afternoon on Monsanto’s 2300-acre grow-out station in Kunia. The Waianae mountain range loomed above and Pearl Harbor’s west loch sprawled out past the H-1 below. Taylor Kellerman, Kailua born-and-raised Operations Lead at Monsanto, wore...
47 U.S. Representatives Co-Sponsor Bipartisan Industrial Hemp Farming Act – IVN.us
Vote Hemp, a major grassroots hemp advocacy group, on Thursday announced the introduction of complementary bills in the U.S. House and Senate, S. 134 and H.R. 525, titled the “Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015,” with support on both sides of the political aisle. The...
Organic Agriculture Can Feed the World – Civil Beat
Despite GMO supporters' claims in Hawaii, the "Chemical Agriculture Age" is not essential to producing enough food for all the planet's inhabitants. A recent opinion piece in the Maui News blog opposing organic agriculture and in support of biotech GE (GMO) research...
Hawaii Organizations Page
What Are You Looking For? From Bees To Trees & Beyond Our Hawaii Organizations page is dedicated to providing links to all the sustainable, eco, organic, permaculture kinda stuff from around the islands. Start clicking and be amazed by all the inspiring effort...
Big Island Chocolate Tour Takes Travelers to Local Cacao Farm | TravelPulse
Authenticity and sustainability are valued more than ever by travelers today. But one tour operator on Hawaii Island is going a step farther, combining the two travel trends with something just about everybody loves: chocolate. As Hawaii’s reputation as a premier...
Parker Ranch Partners with NextEra Energy Resources — KAMUELA, Hawaii, Jan. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —
KAMUELA, Hawaii, Jan. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Parker Ranch announced earlier today that Parker Ranch Foundation Trust (PRFT) has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. This agreement provides NextEra Energy Resources with...