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Reporting Pesticide Use Near Hawai‘i Schools

Written by Faith Ewbank

Information Forward: A long time waiting and worked for legislative bill, SB3095 HD1, regarding Pesticide Use Disclosure mirrors important policy created by Hawai‘i’s leading farmer and farming supporters membership organization. Hawai‘i Farmers Union United (HFUU) adopted a Restricted Use Pesticide Policy at the 2016 Convention. This makes for an excellent go to for HFUU members […]

Farmers, Farming, Gardens, Government, Legislative, News, Soil Health

Sustainable Agriculture Committee December 2017 Newsletter

Written by Faith Ewbank

  December 2017 Newsletter Letter From the Chair Aloha Sustainable Agriculture Committee (SAC) members! 2018 will be a good year for sustainable agriculture throughout Hawai‘i Nei. I feel a sense of urgency to produce more food for our island community. Integrated agroforestry systems add resiliency and stability to our food and fiber production systems. Watershed […]

Community, Farmers, Feature, Government, Information Forward, Legislative, News

Maui Sand Burials & the Grand Heist of 30Mil a Year

Written by Faith Ewbank

Eight Meetings, Three Deliberations, Sand Moratorium on Friday Agenda Again excerpted from Sustainable Action Fund for the Environment (SAFE) In April last year (2017) Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa asked Mike White and the county council to study central Maui sand mining and consider imposing a moratorium. Councilmember Elle Cochran wrote a bill that proposed a […]

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If You Canʻt Erase, Use White Out

Written by Faith Ewbank

Unlawful Ad-Lib Legislation Takes The Stage What do you do when you can’t erase something? You use white out. Many formal legal documents will be declined if white out is used. Not in Maui County. If you are the self-proclaimed Chair of the County Council you can white out anything you want. Corporate counsel lawyers […]

Community, Government, Legislative, News

Pa‘ia Developer Fails in His Promise To Reach Community

Written by Faith Ewbank

Subject update: Item was deferred at the Land Use Committee meeting today. Future dates will be shared here. The first meeting for this Pa‘ia Development was a perfect example of a failed community meeting. Project developer David Spee only sent out notices to businesses and residences that were within 500 feet of his proposed project. […]

Community, Government, Information Forward, Legislative, News

How to Host A Community Meeting

Written by Faith Ewbank 1 Comment

How To Conduct A Community Meeting: Choose a meeting space that has ample room for community attendance. Choose a future date well and a one month notice is advisable with reminders as the date nears. Send USPS postcard notification to ALL district areas that would be impacted by project. Use a public social media forum […]

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Island Air Aloha & Passwords

Written by Faith Ewbank

I have a tumultuous relationship with my mother and her passwords. I have been a computer teacher’s assistant many times and pride myself on being a patient and friendly teacher but I admit I have lost my patience with my own mother. I usually try to laugh it off but there was this one-day that […]

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Raising Maui Girl Power Gets Good

Written by Faith Ewbank

Personal Reflections of Raising Maui Women Its a quiet feat to bottle your nervousness about raising a young woman in times like this. Itʻs there, the nervousness exists. As a mother of girls you are constantly saying things of reassurance that you donʻt terribly believe as you say them. You encourage and reiterate statements of […]

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East Maui Contested Case Hearing Final Arguments Monday

Written by Faith Ewbank

East Maui Contested Case Hearing Final Arguments Public Meeting: Monday October 9th at 5pm Ha‘iku Community Center, Maui Commission on Water Resource Management will hear oral arguments Monday. It has been learned that each lawyer will have 30 minutes to present their reaction to findings. Updates can be see at East Maui Water facebook event […]

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Biocide Decisions for Communities Causes Political Suicide

Written by Faith Ewbank 1 Comment

The recent failures of the Hawai‘i State Legislature have resulted in an elevated reactive public. This last legislative session failed to pass a common sense pesticide disclosure bill, catering to multinational agrochemical companies and absolutely failing to protect local school kids and residents. This is a time wherein Hawai‘i residents sleep with one eye open […]