ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ

Kitty Simonds is executive director of the federal fisheries management panel as well as president of a private club that is urging less protection for endangered turtles.

Two organizations and seven individuals are seeking a permanent injunction against the bill to temporarily ban GMO farming.

UPDATED. Department of Transportation responds to settlement agreement with EPA, DOJ, DOH.

Pentagon seeks nearly $50 million for fire-safety improvements at Halawa facility, but a Navy official in Hawaii dismisses concerns, saying the risk is “remote to none.”

Citizens Against the Maui County Farming Ban spent more than $80,000 in the past week on TV ads against the initiative to ban genetically modified crops.

The invalidation of Kauai’s GMO and pesticide law shows how corporations can trump environmental and public health protections by overriding local authorities.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association cited an Aug. 22 decision by Judge Kurren blocking the Center for Food Safety from defending Hawaii County’s GMO farming ban.

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.

Napa quake last weekend was nothing compared to what history suggests will likely hit Hawaii in the next decade.