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HB2671Sustainability bill morphs into attack on the water code.
Marjorie Ziegler emailed me this summary of the way politics works at the legislature: “Hawaii Farm Bureau, fronting for plantation ag interests like A&B, has been taking swipes at the State Water Code for about a decade, trying to end-run the supreme court’s landmark Waiahole decision reaffirming water is a public trust, not the plantations
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HB1893 will exempt State and County projects from EIS review.
HB1893 proposes to exempt all state and county projects from Chapter 343 (Hawaiiʻs EIS law). Despite the liberal use of the word “narrow,” the exemption is actually quite broad — any project the Governor or Mayor deems worthy of exemption. This is the most dangerous bill in my memory. It has been re-referred to JUD.
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HAWAII’S FARMERS NEED OUR TESTIMONY FOR HB 2363 ASAP!
agricultural committee will be hearing this ECDPH platform issue February 1, 2012, Wednesday morning at 8am in Room 312 of the Hawaii State Capitol. We need to send in or personally attend and give public testimony from the people of Hawaii who are concerned and support local livestock farming and true food security. ECDPH first
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Testimony needed: HB1666 the Vulnerable Users bill is scheduled for hearing in the Transportation Committee 2/1 at 9am in Rm 309.
HB1666 the Vulnerable Users bill is scheduled for hearing in the Transportation Committee 2/1 at 9am in Rm 309. Please notify your members and generate as much testimony as possible. There is administrative opposition to this Bill. HPD says it is unenforceable. DOT says it will allow bicycles to use a full lane and jam
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Tax advisory commission report could have major impact on not-for-profit organizations.
FYI for discussion. Not a possition of the Democratic Party Does anyone know anything about the following? It looks like it could have a major impact on Non-profits who own land. What is the impact on Land Trusts? ************ Nonprofits and the public have until Monday, Jan. 9, to appeal a recommendation to repeal the
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Environmental advocates needed
We just emailed the December Newsletter. If you didn’t get it you need to join the Environmental Caucus Mailing list http://goo.gl/uLSWQ. When you want to add your thoughts to an issue currently before the Environmental Council go to our discussion of issues at http://goo.gl/b73SW. You will need to log into your Google account. If an
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The third industrial revolution, distributed power
Climate scientists are telling us that CO2 is accumulating in our atmosphere far faster than anyone had predicted. Some are forecasting we are on track for a 6 degree increase in global warming in this century. We either control carbon emissions or civilization as we know it will perish. Jeremy Rifkin as a sollution but
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Needed – Citizen Advocate
The Environmental Caucus is asking its members to become Citizen Advocates. We need people who will volunteer to advocate for an issue of their choice. We know people participate in the Environmental Caucus for their own reasons. Some just want to know what’s going on. That’s fine, and will do our best to keep you
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Yearend Celeration, Fundraiser and General Meeting–December 9, 2011
Please join the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii at its next General Meeting and Yearend Celebration Date: December 9, 2011 Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Location: The Kaka`ako Makai Community Cultural Marketplace (Take the Makai (Oceanside) exit at the corner of Ward Avenue and Ala Moana Blvd, then drive one block