HAPA Press Coverage
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January
Unlisted Author. “Kauʻi Groups Awarded $384,000 for Community Projects”. Kauaʻi Now. Jan. 13, 2023
February
Lee, Grace. “Morning Beat: Pesticide use concerns in Hawaii”, Hawaiʻi News Now. Feb 1, 2023.
MarchJuly
Yerton, Stewart. Civil Beat. Land & Power 2023: How One Influential Hawaii Senator Is Using Public Agencies to His Advantage. July 10, 2023August
Hearld Sun. Jason Momoa ‘devasted and heartbroken’ by Hawaii wildfires. August, 11, 2023
The Economic Times. Jason Momoa warns holidayers to stay away from Maui, urges to donate for Wildfire Relief. August 12, 2023
Yahoo News. Dwayne Johnson and Jason Momoa ‘Heartbroken’ by Maui Wildfires, Suggest Where to Donate for Relief. August 13, 2023
KSL TV. Locals get help directly to Maui by creating donation list
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January
HPR’s The Conversation: Diet for a Hot Planet author Anna Lappe
The Garden Island: Pesticides issue debated at legislature
The Garden Island: Kauai hui wants state, Syngenta to conduct environmental assessment
February
The Maui News: Author advocates Buffer Zones, pesticide disclosure
Hawaii Senate Committee on Agriculture Hearing: Testimony of Gary Hooser, HAPA Board President
Maui Now: Committees advance bill for ban on Chlorpyrifos pesticide
Hawaii News Now: Bills to ban certain pesticides move forward in legislature
The Garden Island: Committees pass ban on pesticide
KITV: Maui and Kauai residents speak out against pesticides
Hawaii House Committee on Agriculture Hearing: Testimony of Dawn Webster and Autumn Rae Ness
Civil Beat: Critics blast EPA for lowering Syngenta pesticide fine
Big Island Video News: Hawaii’s proposed Chlorpyrifos ban stirs debate
Star Advertiser Editorial: Proving safety of pesticides should be on ag firms
Civil Beat: A guide to pesticide use and buffer zones
Impact Fund: Corporate Ag Companies Should Bear Burden of Proving Restricted Use Pesticides Are Safe
The Star Advertiser Editorial: Protect communities from pesticidesMarch
The New England Journal of Medicine: Polluting developing brains — EPA failure on Chlorpyrifos
The Garden Island: Committee passes pesticide bill
Civil Beat: Regulators should control industrial ag, not small farmers
Civil Beat: Are chemical companies more important than voters
NBC News: Monsanto concealed effects of toxic chemicals for decades, Ohio AG alleges
The Garden Island: Let science, not opinion, guide on pesticides
The Guardian: Monsanto says its pesticides are safe. Now, a court wants to see the proofApril
Civil Beat: Pesticides compromise reached as conference committee time expires
The Hawaii Independent: Hawaii could become the first state to ban Chlorpyrifos
Civil Beat: Bill to regulate pesticide use coming down to the wire
Hawaii Public Radio: Restrictive pesticides use reporting bill delayed
Hawaii Public Radio: Pesticides free buffer zones around schools measure could fail
The Maui Independent: Historic pesticide legislation remains stalled in the Hawai’i State Senate
The Star Advertiser: Heavy use of restricted use pesticides demands explanation
The Garden Island: SB3095HD1a chance to protect keiki
The Hawaii Tribune Herald: Bill eyes regulations on users of restricted use pesticides
Hawaii News Now: Supporters of stricter pesticide controls rally at the State Capitol
The Maui Independent: Will Hawai’i’s new pesticide bill triumph agribusiness lies
The Maui News: Will lawmakers put the people before corporations
The Garden Island: Honolulu rally supports pesticide bill
The Garden Island: Pesticide bill passed
The Star Advertiser: Regulating pesticide use a life-or-death matter for our keikiMay
The Garden Island: Silent Spring warnings hold true today
The Garden Island: Governor should sign pesticide bill
The Garden Island: Regulating the agrochemical industry a five year journeyJune
The Nation: Hawaii just made a brilliant end run around Scott Pruitt’s EPA
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PBS News Hour: Hawaii residents renew push for stricter pesticide rules
The Star Advertiser: Federal panel rejects County regulations on GMO crop cultivation
NBC News: Pineapple pesticide linked to Parkinson’s Disease
The Hill: Paradise is being poisoned
Civil Beat: Pesticides and schools, who should state protect
Star Advertiser Editorial: Corporations expose our children to dangerous agricultural pesticides