by Stu E.D. | Sep 6, 2014 | Farming, Food, Hawaii
A Korean-based method of managing animal waste is improving hog farming conditions and garnering support on Hawaii Island. “There seems to be a growing interest in natural farming,” Donn Mende, Hawaii County research and development deputy director, said. Sim Mook...
by Stu E.D. | Sep 5, 2014 | Activism, Environment, Farming, Food, Hawaii
The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation is launching a comprehensive public relations campaign complete with TV, radio, print and Internet ads to counteract Hawaii's anti-GMO movement. The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation is planning a $400,000 public relations campaign to...
by Stu E.D. | Sep 4, 2014 | Environment, Hawaii
PUNA, BIG ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii County Civil Defense crews are making the rounds in Puna. They're warning people to make their exit plans, in case the lava reaches their homes. Scientists now say lava could reach the Kaohe Homesteads subdivision in one...
by Stu E.D. | Sep 4, 2014 | Activism, Hawaii, Legal News
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) – A Hawaii man who collects and sells tropical fish for a living has pleaded not guilty to a charge of terroristic threatening for allegedly pulling the air-supply regulator out of the mouth of an anti-aquarium industry activist while...
by Stu E.D. | Sep 4, 2014 | Ecotourism, Events, Food, Hawaii
The fourth annual Hawaii Food and Wine Festival is taking place this week, with the goal of promoting local produce in a state that imports 85 percent of everything it eats. The festival launched on Friday with a six-course dinner on the island of Hawaii — the Big...
