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This State Employee Is Scouring The Earth For Solutions To Combat Hawaii’s Invasive Species Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

This State Employee Is Scouring The Earth For Solutions To Combat Hawaii’s Invasive Species

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Government needs to speed up its approval process and invest in research infrastructure to defeat a list of environmentally and economically threatening pests, experts say.

The Scope Of Heavy Pesticide Use On Oahu Is Finally In The Public Domain David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

The Scope Of Heavy Pesticide Use On Oahu Is Finally In The Public Domain

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Information on restricted pesticide use in Hawaii was kept private until a 2018 law required transparency. Environmental advocates want more restrictions. 

Supreme Court Declines To Hear Kaneohe Soil Contamination Case Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Supreme Court Declines To Hear Kaneohe Soil Contamination Case

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The High Court's decision paves the way for service members and their families to bring their claims about toxic contamination to Hawaii state court.
Big Island: Council OKs Ban On Roundup And Other Herbicides On County Land Alan McNarie

Big Island: Council OKs Ban On Roundup And Other Herbicides On County Land

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Mayor Harry Kim hasn't yet publicly announced whether he'll sign the recently passed bill.
Seed Industry Is Shrinking Dramatically But It Still Grows Hawaii’s No. 1 Crop Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Seed Industry Is Shrinking Dramatically But It Still Grows Hawaii’s No. 1 Crop

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Despite controversy and declining production, executives say Hawaii will remain a key player in growing GMO seeds for years to come.  
Monsanto Fined $10 Million For Using Banned Pesticide On Maui PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Monsanto Fined $10 Million For Using Banned Pesticide On Maui

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The chemical company continued to use a pesticide banned in 2013 for about a year after the prohibition.
Heart Disease May Be Linked To Pesticide Exposure Zeynel Cebeci/Wikimedia Commons

Heart Disease May Be Linked To Pesticide Exposure

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A new look at data from a historic study of elderly Japanese Americans points to a potential link between pesticide exposure and the development of cardiovascular disease.
Monsanto Could Soon Be Facing Dozens Of Lawsuits in Hawaii Over Pesticide Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Monsanto Could Soon Be Facing Dozens Of Lawsuits in Hawaii Over Pesticide

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Massive damage awards in previous cases are triggering a new onslaught against the chemical company.
Judge Puts Chill On Lawsuit Over Pesticides At Kaneohe Marine Base Housing Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Judge Puts Chill On Lawsuit Over Pesticides At Kaneohe Marine Base Housing

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Hundreds of service members alleged they should have been warned about pesticide problem at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe.
Monsanto: $80M Verdict In Roundup Case Won’t Affect Other Suits PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Monsanto: $80M Verdict In Roundup Case Won’t Affect Other Suits

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The agribusiness giant has also been sued by Hawaii plaintiffs who allege the pesticide caused their cancer.