A hearing is scheduled for March 10 on the motion by the SHAKA Movement, which has intervened to defend the voter-approved ban.
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Kauai County Council Approval Needed to Film Meetings
A new rule asks reporters and media organizations to provide a week’s notice to videotape or photograph Council meetings.
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Kauai Newspaper Offers $10k Reward for Info About Monk Seal Killing
The newspaper wants to do more for the community than just report the news about monk seal killings.
Posted inAgriculture, Environment, GMOs, Hawaiʻi, Kauaʻi, Pesticides
State, Kauai County Plan $100K Study of Pesticide Use on GMO Crops
Consultant plans to engage community and evaluate scientific evidence starting in January.
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$5,000 Reward for Leads on Monk Seal Death on Kauai
The Hawaiian monk seal, born on June 2014, was found dead from blunt force trauma over the weekend.
Posted inDevelopment, Environment, Kauaʻi
Kauai OKs Building Permits for Dairy Farm Backed by eBay Founder Omidyar
The company is conducting a voluntary environmental impact analysis in hopes of alleviating neighbors’ concerns.
Posted inAgriculture, Environment, GMOs, Hawaiʻi, Maui
Two Groups Seek To Defend Maui County’s GMO Farming Ban
The SHAKA Movement and a coalition represented by the Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice separately filed motions to intervene in federal court.
Posted inAgriculture, Environment, GMOs, Hawaiʻi, Maui
Maui County Agrees Not to Enforce GMO Moratorium Until March
The stipulation gives the court time to decide whether or not the recently passed ordinance is legal.
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Judge Puts Brakes on Maui GMO Law
Temporary injunction granted in case brought by seed companies.