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Impacts of the Marine Aquarium Trade
Please mark your calendars and attend this Earth Day educational presentation on Tuesday, April 24, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm, at the NOAA Humpback Whale Sanctuary Office in Hawai’i Kai (6600 Kalanianaole Highway, Suite 301) Impacts of the Marine Aquarium Trade. Learn the facts behind this politically charged issue and growing statewide call to end
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Oppose – SB2927 and SB755 eliminating Gov projects from EIS review.
Posted at the request of Hawaii Thousand Friends – Not a policy of the Democratic Party. This blog is used to stimulate discussion and to inform people who may want to advocate for or against legislation. The Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party opposes any bill eliminating government projects from environmental and cultural review. Please
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Complete Street Waialae Ave
This message is being forwarded at the request of Daniel Alexander of Cycle Manoa and may be of interest to Complete Streets supporters, cyclists, and residents in the Waialae area. The Environmental Caucus supports non-motorized transportation and has been working to make Hawaii more bicycle friendly. Complete streets and protecting vulnerable users are an important
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SB2277 SD1 HD1 passes out of final committee
BACKGROUND Courtesy of David Henkin, Earth Justice In 1997, when the Legislature amended the state’s endangered species law to allow for the incidental “take” (killing, harming, wounding, and harassing) of endangered and threatened species through safe harbor agreements (SHAs) and habitat conservation plans (HCPs), it recognized the importance of keeping close tabs on activities that,
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Turning a good bill bad
Bill SB2782 is scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-03-12 4:00PM in House conference room 308. FIN will vote on HD2. HD2 amends SB 2782 to fund the Governors Watershed Initiative by robbing other severely underfunded conservation programs to fund the Governorʻs Watershed initiative. This is a perfect example of the fun and
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School Garden resolution
3/2/12 2pm Rm 309HCR 94 will be heard REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO EXPAND A SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAM STATEWIDE. A high priority of the environmental caucus is the expansion of the school garden program. Submit testimony by: To submit testimony 1) go to this site: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx 2) Type in
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Blue spot zoning in Waianae
C&C 10:45 Tuesday 3/4 the BLUE SPOT, as was contained within the Waianae Sustainable Communities Plan that sought to designate a regional park in the Nanakuli area, will be discussed in the form of Resolution 12-75 and voted upon in the Parks and Cultural Affairs Committee.
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GMO Labling
Tuesday April 3 9am C&C committee on Safety, Economic Development and Government Affairs – Resolution 12-57 is to be heard that tries to get foodstuffs that contain Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s) properly labeled so consumers know what they are buying- so they have a choice – so they can make an informed decision on such
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HB 2483, HD1 Plastic Bag Bill
This call to action is posted for those who are interested in the plastic bag bill which will require vendors charge a fee for disposable bags with said fee funding the DLNR watershed initiative. The Environmental Caucus supports HB2483. HB2483 will be heard 4/3/12 at 2:45pm in rm 225. If you can submit testimony personally,
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Call to action – SB 2511 SD 2 HD 2
Posted by request of Marjorie Ziegler, ED Conservation Council for Hawaii. Not a position of the Democratic Party, Environmental Caucus. Aloha, everyone. Please call Rep. Marcus Oshiro, Chair of House Finance Committee, at 808 586-6200 today and ask him to please schedule a hearing for SB 2511 SD 2 HD 2 (the plastic bag fee bill).