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Fern Anuenue Holland

Fern Ānuenue Holland is an ecologist, environmental scientist and community advocate in Kapahi, Kauaʻi. She is a member of the 2024-2026 Kauaʻi County Council.

Formerly known as Fern Rosenstiel, she took back her maiden name in 2016. Fern has a bachelor’s degree in science and majors in marine biology, wildlife management and environmental science. Fern worked on the development and passing of Ordinance 960.

She was one of the directors of ‘Ohana O Kaua’i, and one of the organizers for the 2013 Kauai marches to bring attention to the impacts associated with GE pesticide experimentation in Hawaii.

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13 Years Of Fighting Pesticide Use In Hawaiʻi. Another Year Of Nothing Sophie Cocke/Civil Beat/2013

13 Years Of Fighting Pesticide Use In Hawaiʻi. Another Year Of Nothing

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Another failed legislative session means we continue to suffer from inadequate data and a lack of help for families and communities.

Passing Free School Meals Would Uplift Vulnerable Keiki Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Passing Free School Meals Would Uplift Vulnerable Keiki

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The Legislature can appropriate funding by passing Senate Bill 1300, which would extend free school meals to children from ALICE households.

Coming To Terms With Invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Coming To Terms With Invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles

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Hawaiʻi and its residents need to fund treatment on every level with everything we have.

Don’t Rebuild Kauai’s Coco Palms Hotel Allan Parachini/Civil Beat/2020

Don’t Rebuild Kauai’s Coco Palms Hotel

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Instead, restore the area for Native Hawaiian advancement, education, environmental protection and community access.

Invasive Species Are Radically Altering Hawaii’s Ecology Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2023

Invasive Species Are Radically Altering Hawaii’s Ecology

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The risk of unprecedented fires is primarily due to poor land management, a plantation-era legacy.