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Red Hill Task Force May Recommend Navy Double Line Fuel Tanks in 10 Years PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Red Hill Task Force May Recommend Navy Double Line Fuel Tanks in 10 Years

Navy officials say the timeframe is unrealistic. The task force may revise its draft report before submitting it to the Legislature.

Majority of Voters on Molokai, Lanai Opposed Maui County GMO Ban PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Majority of Voters on Molokai, Lanai Opposed Maui County GMO Ban

County officials on Maui are preparing to enforce the law and bracing for a potentially costly legal challenge.

Potential Contamination at Proposed Homeless Camp to be Studied PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Potential Contamination at Proposed Homeless Camp to be Studied

State health officials say they will likely test for lead and other contaminants. The work could delay plans to move Honolulu’s homeless to Sand Island.

Lives in Limbo With the Lava Stalled in Pahoa Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Lives in Limbo With the Lava Stalled in Pahoa

Kilauea’s flow has not advanced for five days, leaving residents time to ponder their fate. Some have lived through it all before.

Monsanto and Dow to Challenge Maui County GMO Farming Ban File Photo

Monsanto and Dow to Challenge Maui County GMO Farming Ban

The seed companies lost the ballot initiative election despite spending a state-record $7.9 million.

1,000 Votes: Maui GMO Farming Ban Squeaks By PF Bentley/Civil Beat

1,000 Votes: Maui GMO Farming Ban Squeaks By

Opponents of the measure, including Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences, raised a historic $7.9 million to defeat the bill, more than any campaign in Hawaii’s history.

Possible Vote Buying in Campaign for Maui GMO Initiative? The SHAKA Movement

Possible Vote Buying in Campaign for Maui GMO Initiative?

The Hawaii Attorney General’s Office is looking into a Facebook post that appears to offer services for a “yes” vote on the ballot question.

Nearly $8 Million Raised to Defeat Maui GMO Ballot Initiative PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Nearly $8 Million Raised to Defeat Maui GMO Ballot Initiative

Proponents of the initiative have spent under $83,000, far less than the $5 million spent by Monsanto alone.

Schatz Secures Sashimi, But Ahi Still in Peril Flickr: Christopher Liang

Schatz Secures Sashimi, But Ahi Still in Peril

The senator pushed to let Hawaii fishermen keep hauling in bigeye tuna despite conservationist concerns about a declining population.

Maui GMO Ballot Question: Vote No on This Flawed Measure John Pritchett/Civil Beat

Maui GMO Ballot Question: Vote No on This Flawed Measure

The initiative offers no clear path toward lifting a “temporary” ban on GMO crops. That’s a problem given how polarizing this issue has become.