Author's Note: The following is taken from a press release sent out by the Kauai Coalition to Enforce Ordinance 960, which I am a part of. I have written about Ordinance 960, previously Bill 2491, in this blog and elsewhere. The Kauai County bill, mandating pesticide...
PUNA, HI — Residents in a sparsely populated neighborhood near Hawaii's active volcano are still on alert while officials say a dangerous lava flow has slowed its advance. The Hawaii Civil Defense Agency said Saturday that an inspection made by helicopter of the...
China’s Ministry of Agriculture has decided not to renew biosafety certificates that allowed research groups to grow genetically modified (GM) rice and corn. The permits, to grow two varieties of GM rice and one transgenic corn strain, expired on 17 August. The...
So your pockets aren’t burning with the thousands of dollars it takes to visit Hawaii? No sweat. The Hawaii Visitor’s and Conventions Bureau (HVCB) has you covered. In partnership with Google Maps — the first of its kind — HVCB loaded staff members of...
A Korean-based method of managing animal waste is improving hog farming conditions and garnering support on Hawaii Island. “There seems to be a growing interest in natural farming,” Donn Mende, Hawaii County research and development deputy director, said. Sim Mook...
The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation is launching a comprehensive public relations campaign complete with TV, radio, print and Internet ads to counteract Hawaii's anti-GMO movement. The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation is planning a $400,000 public relations campaign to...
PUNA, BIG ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii County Civil Defense crews are making the rounds in Puna. They're warning people to make their exit plans, in case the lava reaches their homes. Scientists now say lava could reach the Kaohe Homesteads subdivision in one...
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) – A Hawaii man who collects and sells tropical fish for a living has pleaded not guilty to a charge of terroristic threatening for allegedly pulling the air-supply regulator out of the mouth of an anti-aquarium industry activist while...
The fourth annual Hawaii Food and Wine Festival is taking place this week, with the goal of promoting local produce in a state that imports 85 percent of everything it eats. The festival launched on Friday with a six-course dinner on the island of Hawaii — the Big...
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