Hawaiʻi Will Ban Chlorpyrifos, Establish Meaningful Pesticide Regulations
With Governor Ige's signature, SB3095 will become law and Hawaiʻi will lead the nation in establishing pesticide regulatory policy that protects the health and safety of its people and environment.
Wahine Activists Draw Connections Between Militarized Pacific Places
Pōhakuloa, like other important places across the Asia-Pacific region, is home to a military base with live fire training.
Democratic Party Upstarts Time TPP Protest with Obama’s Honolulu Visit
The protest is being organized by Bernie Sanders delegates who first met at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last month.
Maui TPP Protest Unites Labor, Environment and Sovereignty Activists
The demonstration emphasized the connection between—and convergence of—the issues of social justice, labor, indigenous rights, environmental stewardship and human rights.
Hawaiʻi Coalition Urges Congress to Oppose Fast Tracking the TPP
The newly-formed coalition includes groups from the labor rights, environmental protection, Native Hawaiian sovereignty, food justice, and social justice movements.
Cease and Desist Letter Alleges TMT Project Perpetuates War Crimes
If the State of Hawaiʻi has no legal authority to lease public land to the university, the proposed TMT sublease would also be illegal.
UH System Walkout Planned Over TMT
Native Hawaiian-serving programs across the University of Hawaiʻi system plan to walk out in protest over the proposed Thirty-Meter Telescope project.
A Rally for the Rest of Us
Grassroots organizations lobbying on a variety of issues, rallied around the message that our government should serve the people, not corporations and developers.