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Not only will sugar plantation employees be eligible, many workers from businesses that worked closely with HC&S will qualify, too.

More than 50 people rallied at the Capitol to call on lawmakers to reject House Bill 2501.

State Ag Director Scott Enright is also skeptical about a government-sponsored study calling for more regulation of pesticide use.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Monsanto’s motion to dismiss an appeal by the SHAKA Movement.

The 10 farm workers walked onto a field where the pesticide chlorpyrifos had been applied only 20 hours previously.

Even with low oil prices, the deck is stacked against farmers like Richard Ha on the Big Island. But some argue new strategies can turn things around.

The Kauai Good Neighbor Program could go statewide by the year’s end, but food-safety advocates say mandatory regulations are needed.

Biotech companies contributed tens of thousands of dollars to the gathering at the Sheraton Kona Resort.

Doug Chin signed an amicus brief, along with attorneys general from seven other states, contending Vermont’s law is constitutional.

In Hawaii we have high prices, for milk and a lot of things, while producers are driven out of the market.