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. […]
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 […]
Amazing HFUU Presidents These twelve chapter farmer leaders are directing Hawai‘i towards food production and self sustenance. Hawai‘i Farmers Union United has twelve chapters across four islands. Each chapter meets regularly and addresses concerns of local farmers with important place-specific attention. This past October these dirty dozen left the overalls and wheelbarrows on the farm […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
When I heard it I could hardly believe it. I got in my car and drove straight to the young woman who went on a recent tour with A&B to hear about recent agriculture activities. Baffling news regarding Bt corn, Genetically Modified Maize. CRITICAL TESTIMONY TO TRUTH FROM AUTUMN NESS HERE: My mind swims with […]
Action alerts demand that Hawai‘i residents have tools for Calls to Action Provided here is the Hawaii State Senator Phone List: Hawaii Senator Telephone List
Moʻomomi North Coast of Molokaʻi Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area Proposal Key species in the north coast of Moloka`i such as moi, uhu, and kole are declining, while kūmū and ula (lobster) populations have nearly disappeared. In 1994, the Moloka`i Subsistence Task Force report showed that Moloka`i relies heavily on subsistence fishing and gathering. Resource health […]
Ho`olehua Hawaiian Homesteaders, the Hui Mālama O Mo`omomi (HMM) have proposed regulatory solutions that reflect the knowledge of past and present lawai`a by designating the north coast of Moloka`i, from Kalaeoka`īlio to Kaholaiki, as a Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA). Information graphics and maps featured below are supplied by the HMM.
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