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Action Alert HB117 HD2 is bad bill
ALERT – Thursday 4/7 Senate Committee on Water, Land and Housing (Donovan Dela Cruz, chair) and Committee on Energy and Environment (Mike Gabbard, chair) will hear HB 117, HD2 which expedites approval and processing of certain projects within special management areas (SMA). Bill and hearing notice are attached. The bill makes 2 changes to HRS
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Legacy Land Conservation Fund endangered
This is extremely important. Trust funds are set up to make sure activities that require consistant, log term effort are adequately funded. Defunding the Legacy Land Conservation Fund for two years will jeopardize 6 years of effort and important on going efforts to help the homeless and to enable important conservation projects. FYI, Senate Bill
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We need an effective food safety system
We need a state-designed food safety system that is science-based; that includes our farmers and leads us to food security and sustainability. Check out this the editorial
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Action Alert by Lisa Hinano Rey
Aloha Members, Henry Curtis, Life of the Land requests that we inform our members about the following upcoming hearing Tuesday, 4/5/11 Room 308 at 2:00 pm by Finance on SB 367 – Energy; Interisland High Voltage Electric Transmission Cable System; Public Utilities Commission; Tax Exemptions. Henry Curtis has the following to say about this legislation:
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Tell Senate jobs must be priority
The following letter is being sent to our Senators. The devisating affect of budget cuts on worker, social programs and the environment are hardly being mentioned by the media. This letter focuses on the impact of cuts on environmental programs. A similar letter could be written about social programs, worker safety, public education and a
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Success in the final decision making mtg. Ways and Means Committee
Today I was present at the final decision making meeting of Senate Ways and Means Committee and am happy to report that “Barrel Tax” has been reappropriated in the following matter per HB 1019. 5 cents of the tax on each barrel shall be deposited into the environmental response revolving fund established under section 128D-2;
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Action Alert!!! HB 1019 Barrel Tax funds for Clean Energy & Sustainability
The committee(s) on Ways and Means will be holding a public decision making on 03-30-11 9:30AM in conference room 211. Formerly Barrel Tax bill has been amended to include funds to extend the climate change task force!! The purpose of this Act is to increase the allocated amount of the environmental response, energy, and food
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paper and plastic bags
Once again Hawaii has an opportunity to lead America on an important environmental issue: we could be the first state in the nation to significantly reduce consumption of throwaway paper and plastic bags. We’ve reached a make or break moment – a pivotal point where a little public action could be enough to secure victory.
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Jeffrey Mikulina, Executive Director of the Blue Planet Foundation, will present: “Accelerating Hawaii’s Clean Energy Future.”
NRS Members and Friends of NRS, On Tuesday, April 5, 2011, the Natural Resources Section (NRS) will hold its monthly brown bag lunch meeting from 12:00 to 1:00pm at the HSBA conference room (located on the 10th floor of Alakea Corporate Tower, 1100 Alakea Street). NRS will host guest speaker Jeffrey Mikulina, Executive Director of
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News release from DLNR – NOMINATIONS FOR COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACCEPTED UNTIL APRIL 6, 2011
Aloha members, I thought you might find the following News Release informative… From: DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES WILLIAM J. AILA, JR. CHAIRPERSON For immediate release: March 24, 2011 NOMINATIONS FOR COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACCEPTED UNTIL APRIL 6, 2011 HONOLULU — The Commission on Water Resource Management is extending its nomination period