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Sugar Cane: Another Season of Smoke Looms Over Maui
Opponents decry effects on health and tourism, but field burning by the only sugar plantation left on Maui doesn’t violate clean-air standards, state says.
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Maui County Isn’t Sticking Up For Its GMO Farming Moratorium
A Maui County spokesman said that it’s up to the SHAKA Movement to defend the bill now that the group has intervened in a lawsuit.
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Should Maui County Relax Its Affordable Housing Requirements?
While Honolulu pushes to tighten restrictions to force more development of affordable homes, a neighbor island goes the other direction.
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SHAKA Movement Seeks Dismissal of Suit Against Maui GMO Farming Ban
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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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.
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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.
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Monsanto, Agrigenetics Sue to Invalidate Maui County GMO Farming Ban
The lawsuit comes a day after the SHAKA Movement filed a lawsuit to ensure that the moratorium is enforced.
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Monsanto, Maui County Sued Over GMO Farming Moratorium
UPDATED: The lawsuit by five Maui County residents seeks to give them more influence on how the law will be enforced.
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If All of Molokai Had Voted, the Maui County GMO Ban Could Have Failed
Residents of the tiny island may be feeling disenfranchised, but every vote counted.