Indirect-Action

The problem of pesticides The islands of Hawai’i, especially Kauai, are frequently described as “ground zero” for GMOs. As an unwilling host to parasitic chemical agriculture, the land is bombarded with pesticides and chemicals at concentrations unseen in most other places; the test and seed crops grown by agribusiness can be dosed at much higher levels than crops meant to be eaten. The effects on the aina and its people are predictable: sterilization of the soil, massive pollution of the waters, and widespread negative impacts on human health. Though much of this harm is inherent to agriculture, even organic agriculture, the severity is drastically worse in these modern operations. ...

What: HomeRule Concert Where: Waimea Middle School, Hawaii Island When: June 21st 12 noon - 4PM More info: event Facebook page The Hawaii Center for Food Safety Action Fund has teamed up with Hawane Rios to put on a free concert to support getting more people to register to vote before the primary election. All across Hawai’i we are winning the rights needed to protect our children from pesticides and GMOs, and that will only continue if we elect better politicians, and keep in office those that have helped us thus far, such as Margaret Wille. ...