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By CHRISTIE WILSON, The Honolulu Advertiser
POSTED: October 25, 2009

The best place to see vibrant coral reefs in Maalaea may be at the Maui Ocean Center. The popular aquarium displays an abundant range of marine life that no longer exists in the adjacent bay, which has experienced a total collapse of its underwater ecosystem in recent years, due largely to human impacts.

Coral coverage in the bay was estimated at 50 to 75 percent in 1993 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, similar to that… Continue

It’s time to end the bureaucratic squabbling at the USDA and put beginning and minority farmers first.

What new and minority farmers need most is access to affordable land — unfortunately USDA officials are stalling a potential solution.

A new program created by sustainable agriculture advocates in the 2008 Farm Bill, called the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Transition Option, offers incentives to land owners enrolled in the CRP to sell or lease the land to beginning and minority farmers… Continue

The Maui News
By MELISSA TANJI, Staff Writer
Posted: October 3, 2009

WAILUKU - A bill prohibiting genetically modified taro in Maui County received final approval Friday by the Maui County Council.

In other council business, a bill banning alcohol at Kamaole Beach Park I received initial approval.

The taro bill prohibits anyone from testing, propagating, growing or introducing genetically engineered or modified taro, or kalo, within Maui County. Council members voted 9-0 to approve the ban, s… Continue

The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Video Conference for the Pacific was held this past Tuesday, September 29. 2009. For those who are not familiar abour this Ocean Policy Task Force, here are a few key points.

First off, the task force was initiated by President Obama to his White House Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ). The Task Force is comprised of 24 senior policy level officials from executive departments, agencies and offices across the Federal Government and is chaired by the C… Continue

Announcement for Posting Online
Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force
Hawaii – Pacific Public Listening Session
September 29, 2009
1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, established by President Obama, is pleased to invite you and members of your organization to participate in an important Obama Administration initiative. The Task Force is asking for your help in developing a national policy to protect, maintain, and restore our oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes.

A public… Continue