I: The Environmental Court and Judge Joseph Cardoza If you’ve lived on Maui for more than a year, you’ve most likely not only heard the arguments pro and con on cane burning by Hawaii Commercial & Sugar (HC&S), but have also formed your own opinion. No longer just tinder to ignite public debates over Maui’s environment and land use, the controversial cultivation … [Read more...] about We look at the legal firestorm that is Maui Environmental Court’s new cane burning lawsuit
Karen Chun
Stop Cane Burning files first Hawaii Environmental Court lawsuit
The other day we told you that Hawaii had opened its first-ever Environmental Court. Well, the organization Stop Cane Burning wasted no time filing the court's first lawsuit in hopes of ending Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar (HC&S)'s practice of burning sugarcane in the field during harvesting. "On July 1 Stop Cane Burning filed suit against the Hawaii Department of … [Read more...] about Stop Cane Burning files first Hawaii Environmental Court lawsuit
UPDATED: Gov. Ige Heralds Dark Times For Hawaii Environmentalists
[Ed. note: this post was updated on the afternoon of Jan. 26 to include the text of David Ige's State of the State Address] Hey Hawaii Democrats: still happy you guys gave the boot to Governor Neil Abercrombie in favor of David Ige? Sorry, but I can’t help but ask after seeing last week’s news that Ige has all but declared war on the state’s environment. The bad news … [Read more...] about UPDATED: Gov. Ige Heralds Dark Times For Hawaii Environmentalists
UPDATED: MAUIWatch Declares Victory In Lawsuit Against County, Celebrates By Praising Maui PD
[NOTE: The following post has been updated to include an official statement from the County of Maui on the settlement.] Oh beautiful irony, where have you been? I thought I'd lost you, but then you popped up your pretty little head in, of all places, a press release from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announcing that the federal MAUIWatch lawsuit–brought about … [Read more...] about UPDATED: MAUIWatch Declares Victory In Lawsuit Against County, Celebrates By Praising Maui PD
Stop Cane Burning Sends 8,730 Petition Signatures To HC&S
This broke too late for us to include it in our cover story this week. On Wednesday, Sept. 26, Karen Chun delivered a petition containing 8,730 signatures to Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar asking them to please stop burning sugar cane during harvest. Chun then met with HC&S GM Rick Volner and had what she described as a "cordial" meeting. "I believe Mr. Volner when he … [Read more...] about Stop Cane Burning Sends 8,730 Petition Signatures To HC&S