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Reuters 6-23-17… “Syngenta ordered to pay $217.7 million to Kansas farmers in GMO corn case”

This looks like a positive thing for not only Kansas, but also those here on the islands who are opposing the GMO lobby. Syngenta is one of those. Remember this post, with Gary Hooser of Kauai confronting the Syngenta stockholders … Continue reading

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Gary Hooser (of Kauai) post 2 of 2… 4-2-16… “The Movement – Winning In Solidarity”

Here is more recent news from Gary Hooser. Several of the items he discusses here are linked at the end of the post. “The agrochemical industry in Hawaii is losing the war they have waged against our community these past … Continue reading

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Gary Hooser (of Kauai) post 1 of 2… 3-15-16… “Hooray! JFF Kauai Pesticide Report Calls For Full Disclosure, Buffer Zones and Comprehensive Testing”

There was a more recent post that I saw by Gary, which reminded me to check his blog, where I also found this one. Gary is a Kauai county councilperson and has been working for the well being of these … Continue reading

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Terra de Dereitos 11-18-15… “Syngenta convicted: Justice finds company responsible for armed attack on encamped rural workers”

Some may recall that Syngenta was confronted by Gary Hooser of Kauai and his group, who made a presentation of what was occurring on that island (pesticide spraying near populated areas) (click here for another piece about that case). “On … Continue reading

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Kauai “Aloha `Āina” Warriors, pt 3… “Petition to Swiss Govt: Protect Hawai`i from Syngenta”

This is the petition Gary Hooser and his group took to Syngenta (with 4,000 signatures… now it has 6203), for those who wish to read and possibly sign. The organization Gary and his group have started is Hawaii Alliance for … Continue reading

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Kauai “Aloha `Āina” Warriors, pt 2… Gary Hooser blog 5-3-15… “From Kauai to Switzerland – Why we went, what we accomplished and what’s next”

This article is from Gary Hooser himself. Here are a few highlights. “I spoke from the podium directly to the Syngenta Board of Directors and the nearly 1,000 Shareholders in attendance. My message was clear and unambiguous. I asked them … Continue reading

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Kauai “Aloha `Āina” Warriors, pt 1… Hawaii Independent 4-28-15… “Kauai delegation delivers strong message to Syngenta, Swiss lawmakers”

This is connected to the last post, with the video about pesticide use in Hawai’i. When I first learned about this journey of the Kauai delegation to Switzerland, to confront Syngenta directly about their pesticide use in Kauai (even though … Continue reading

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Paul Towers, PANNA.org 5-14-15… “Kaua’i takes on the Big 6 & wins. Again!”

I’d never heard of Panna.org before, but this magically appeared on FB, and I find it most uplifting. There’s always caveats, but step by step this “crappification by pesticide” paradigm is being de-crappified. ———————————————————– Kaua’i takes on the Big 6 … Continue reading

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Kp Radio Hawaii… Really Early Morning with Kp 5-4-15… “More Mauna Kea & News from Kauai”

Show link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kpradiohawaii/2015/05/04/really-early-morning-with-kp-5-4-15-more-mauna-kea-news-from-kauai Talked about (among other things): The Ku’e petition event at Pu’u Huluhulu. How the Mauna Kea situation relates to the movie below. The movie, “Crimea: The Way Home” (Kp blog post). People all around the world that … Continue reading

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News from Hawaii… “Big Island GMO Bill Passes Big Hurdle” and “Kauai County…Council Passes Pesticide and GMO Bill”

Somehow or other, I ran across these articles in the Honolulu Civil Beat (started by Pierre Omidyar, who will be funding Glenn Greenwald’s new news venture). Yes, I am still interested in Hawaii, and their “Hawaii News”. This one in … Continue reading

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