Hawaiians Protest Desecration of Mauna Kea
After a week of peaceful "protectors" blocking access to construction crews on Mauna Kea (Big Island, Hawai'i) arrests began on Thursday. The TMT Corporation plans to build a 34,000 square feet and 18...
View ArticleKaua'i official to Syngenta: Don't spray our schools with pesticides banned...
Kaua'i Councilmember (and former Hawai'i state Environmental Quality Chair) Gary Hooser traveled to Switzerland to speak at the Syngenta shareholders meeting. He said: I'm from the island of Kaua'i in...
View ArticleMaui Reaches Breaking Point
Welcome to paradise. Now let's destroy it. Maui residents have apparently reached their breaking point on exploitation by corporations.On Sunday, residents sick (literally) of the missionary company...
View ArticleMaui to tell TPP negotiators "a'ole TPP!"
TPP secret negotiations are going on right now at the plush Westin Maui Resort & Spa at Ka'anapali on Maui.Activists on Maui are preparing to greet the TPP nation ministers with an attempt to break...
View Article400 Maui activists say no to TPP. Talks end without agreement
On July 29th with the secret Trans Pacific Partnership Treaty (TPP) negotiators and ministers sequestered in the plush Mariot resort at Ka'anapali Beach on Maui, 400 conch shell blowing TPP protestors...
View ArticleHawai'i Pesticide Ordinances In 9th Circuit Court
The implications of the court's ruling or rulings in this case will be vast.—Courthouse NewsThe Ninth Circuit Court Judges came to Hawai’i to hear four appeals to rulings that held that county...
View ArticleHow a lobbyist for Corrections Corporation of America became the Left’s darling
Hawai'i Attorney General, Douglas Chin, has been lauded for challenging Trump's Travel Ban although the reality is that Neal Katyal, has been hired to litigate the case.Hawai'i Gov David Ige appointed...
View ArticleHawai'i: 500 protesters diss Trump with humor
Five hundred anti-Trump protesters greeted Trump on his visit to Hawaii. Billed as “No Aloha For Trump”, two rallies were scheduled entitled “Hawai’i vs Trump” and “This Nightmare Must End.”State...
View ArticlePhone numbers for all Republican House Members - call today re Tax Bill
The Senate and House have passed different versions of the tax bill so either the House will have to pass the Senate bill as is or it will go to conference committee to be merged and voted on by the...
View ArticleEthics Complaint Alleges Private Prison Hid Lobbying Payments Made to Doug Chin.
On January 4, 2018, Karen Chun filed a complaint with the Hawaii State Ethics Board alleging that Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) aka Core Civic neglected on four occasions to report that they...
View ArticleHawaii slave fisher case moves closer to ending human trafficking
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources’ policy of granting commercial fishing licenses to ships filled with human trafficked fishermen who are under a deportation order saying they must be...
View ArticleHawaii's Kaniela Ing racks up another progressive endorsement
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee endorsed Hawai’i CD1 congressional candidate Kaniela Ing. Ing was first elected to the Hawai’i State Legislature in 2012 at age 23. He walked his precinct...
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