On Monday, Sept. 27, the United Nations released a new 2,000-page report on climate change. The verdict, is that it’s “extremely likely” that human activity (read: industrialization) is causing our planet’s climate to change in ways that will be destructive to life everywhere around the world. “Our assessment of the science finds that the atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the … [Read more...] about Hawaii Signs Onto Majuro Declaration On Climate Change
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Hawaii Congressional Representatives Weigh In On Possible Military Attack On Syria While Female Tiger Sharks Enjoy Rearing Pups In Hawaiian Waters
WHEN WILL MAZIE HIRONO SPEAK OUT ON SYRIA? Wow, I seriously cannot believe we’re not already lobbing bombs and cruise missiles at Syria. I mean, that’s how the U.S. solves humanitarian disasters like chemical attacks in vicious civil wars, right? Our invasion and occupation Iraq was a decade ago–more than enough time for everyone to forget what a complete disaster it was. … [Read more...] about Hawaii Congressional Representatives Weigh In On Possible Military Attack On Syria While Female Tiger Sharks Enjoy Rearing Pups In Hawaiian Waters
Keep The Hawaiian Islands Beautiful Gets Award From Keep America Beautiful
The largest anti-litter nonprofit in the nation, Keep America Beautiful, recently honored Keep The Hawaiian Islands Beautiful as an "exemplary affiliate organization," according to a Mar. 18 press release from Jan Dapitan, the Hawaii organization's state leader. "Keep the Hawaiian Islands Beautiful received a Keep America Beautiful (KAB) Gold State Recognition Award during … [Read more...] about Keep The Hawaiian Islands Beautiful Gets Award From Keep America Beautiful
Keep The Hawaiian Islands Beautiful Celebrates National Planting Day
On Nov. 2, Keep the Hawaiian Islands Beautiful (KHIB) held a planting project in celebration of Arbor Day at Ka’a Point in Kanaha. After the tsunami that hit Maui from the Japan earthquake back in 2011, Ka’a point sustained some damage and debris was washed up into the area. Mike Perry, a long-time volunteer and Kanaha champion, removed the debris in hopes of restoring the site … [Read more...] about Keep The Hawaiian Islands Beautiful Celebrates National Planting Day
Freight Trains Saved But Maui Beaches Eroding While MECO Wants Another Rate Hike
FREIGHT TRAINS SAVED! Twenty-three years is a long time to fight for a surf spot, but that’s exactly what surfers from Maui and around the world have done in Ma‘alaea. For decades the US Army Corps of Engineers and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources have been putting forth plans to expand Ma‘alaea Harbor. Their reasoning was to allow for harbor expansion, but … [Read more...] about Freight Trains Saved But Maui Beaches Eroding While MECO Wants Another Rate Hike