Higa Steps Out, GMO Coffee-Taro Bill 361 Passes 8-0 at Council Meeting

The GMO Coffee/Taro Bill 361, that Councilman Pilago introduced, passed 8-0 at the council meeting today in Kona. Higa stepped away from the meeting when the vote was being placed.  It would have passed no matter which way Higa would have voted. You can view the bill here.

Enron and Hawaii: The Wind Farms that Never Were

I’m reading into the distribution of the Enron settlement and noticed: …About 1.5 million individuals and entities will be eligible to share in the distribution under the settlement plan. The attorneys fees will go to San Diego-based Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP, the law firm representing the university. Besides the University of California, [...]

*Edit* Back From the Dead

I’m still trying to re-categorize everything after my catastrophe this morning. It will probably take me a couple more days to get everything back up. :( *edit* Ok nearly 5 hours later, I think I’ve got them back in order.  If you see any post missing from a category that you thought should be there, [...]

Argh… Bare With Me Folks… I Messed My Blog Up

I messed up the Category Section of my blog so I’ll be spending the next FEW hours or so trying to put it back together. Argh…

EPA Fines Syngenta Seeds for Hawaii Violations

I just read that the Environmental Protection Agency has fined Syngenta Seeds $17,550 for violations over on Kauai. …The EPA found alleged pesticide worker protection violations by Syngenta Seeds, Inc., in Kekaha, Kauai. These violations include failing to store all personal protective equipment separately from clothing and apart from pesticide-contaminated areas, and failing to post [...]

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