Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Hawaii Expands Voluntary Pesticide Reporting Program
Critics say that the data now available online isn’t very meaningful because it’s not comprehensive.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
House Uses Sleight Of Hand To Kill Pesticide Disclosure Bill
First the measure was given a “defective” 2050 start date. Then it was shot down by voice vote, leaving the stands of individual lawmakers unclear.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat
EPA To Probe Whether Pesticide Use Harms Native Hawaiians
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigation is in response to a civil rights complaint filed by Earthjustice.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017
Will Hawaii Restrict Pesticides, Require More Disclosure From Big Ag?
After a federal court shot down the efforts of individual counties, advocates of more regulation have only the Legislature to turn to.
Sophie Cocke/Civil Beat
Hawaii GMO Seed Companies Win Big In Appeals Court Rulings
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals concludes that Hawaii counties don’t have the right to regulate agriculture.
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Terminix, Monsanto Investigated For Pesticide Misuse In Hawaii
The EPA聽is also looking into聽alleged pesticide violations at Wonder Farm in Waianae. Meanwhile, a probe of Syngenta continues.
Courtesy of Cara Barber
Dozens Of Military Families Are Suing Over Pesticide Concerns
Two Hawaii development companies are trying to stop the lawyers for one former client from representing other plaintiffs.
Zeynel Cebeci/Wikimedia Commons
Should Hawaii Lose Its Pesticide Enforcement Power?
UPDATED: Earthjustice claims the Department of Agriculture isn’t doing enough to protect the public from misuse of pesticides.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
What The Federal GMO Food Labeling Law Means For Hawaii
National requirements take聽effect effect in two years, but local GMO labeling advocates don’t think they go far enough.
Earthjustice
State Sued Over Kauai Pesticides
An environmental law group sues the Department of Agriculture over pesticides detected in local waters at popular sites.