News that the organization Stop Cane Burning filed a lawsuit in the state's new Environmental Court against the state Department of Health over–you guessed it–cane burning has moved at least one legislator to offer some proposals for weaning Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar (HC&S) off of the dirty, archaic method of harvesting sugar. And I wasn't surprised to see that … [Read more...] about South Maui Rep. Kaniela Ing calls for studies on cane burning
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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
Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar prepares Maui residents for its 143rd sugarcane harvesting season
Looks like cane-burning season is coming up fast, and that means many Maui residents found a nice “Dear Neighbor” letter in their mailboxes this weekend. “2014 was a challenging year for our operations,” states the Mar. 6, 2015 letter, signed by Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar (HC&S) General Manager Rick Volner, Jr.. “Wet weather throughout the year created difficult … [Read more...] about Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar prepares Maui residents for its 143rd sugarcane harvesting season
HC&S Starts Up Sweet Sugarcane Burning Season Again
So this weekend I finally got that magical “Dear Neighbor” letter from Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar (HC&S) that says the wonderful time known as “cane burning season” is once again upon us. “The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the start of Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company’s 142nd harvesting season,” HC&S General Manager Rick W. Volner, Jr. said in … [Read more...] about HC&S Starts Up Sweet Sugarcane Burning Season Again
Hawaiian Commerical & Sugar To Start Burning Cane On Maui Again On March 20
It's Sugarcane Burn Season again! Once again Central, South and Upcountry Maui residents will get to wake up with burning eyes and scratchy throats as Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar burns its 15,439 acres over the next few months. According to the copy of the 61-page Agricultural Burning Permit HC&S filed with the state of Hawaii Department of Health (which hilariously … [Read more...] about Hawaiian Commerical & Sugar To Start Burning Cane On Maui Again On March 20