tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post2460300495123389801..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Chump ChangeJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-6268274823945288542013-02-08T05:47:54.626-10:002013-02-08T05:47:54.626-10:00If the companies want to support the community the...If the companies want to support the community they should do it qietly and not toot their horns in the paper. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-82369056715750399022013-02-07T11:20:51.048-10:002013-02-07T11:20:51.048-10:00 I follow the advice of animal instincts, who ... I follow the advice of animal instincts, who intrinsicaply deny gmo foods.<br />They hear Gods voice. Will we hear that voice as well?<br />Thank you Jay Furaro in behalf of Kauai Rising TSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-38889398313393498772013-02-07T10:18:00.076-10:002013-02-07T10:18:00.076-10:00sad to see the mayor, tommy noyes and the rest of ...sad to see the mayor, tommy noyes and the rest of the i wanna ride my bicycle crew be so disrespectful of the beach and the culture. Building along the beach, what idiots. <br />This is a great example of the lack of leadership bernard has shown as mayor. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-88099477730396417912013-02-06T19:38:46.720-10:002013-02-06T19:38:46.720-10:00It is sad to see anybody take $ from the seed comp...It is sad to see anybody take $ from the seed companies. Talk about selling your soul to ---?--- !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-19774067155726552972013-02-06T13:28:47.529-10:002013-02-06T13:28:47.529-10:00Interesting - wonder what he's taken and or be...Interesting - wonder what he's taken and or been offered as the Planning Director.<br /><br />If, as a student he didn't think it was unethical (what because there was no rule specifically about it?) - what makes anyone think he's changed one iota.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-17494747332662015252013-02-06T11:50:39.713-10:002013-02-06T11:50:39.713-10:00here's the House version for the seed exemptio...here's the House version for the seed exemption bill<br /><br />http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=98<br /><br />scheduled for a hearing this morningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-62446128864044379382013-02-06T11:28:46.943-10:002013-02-06T11:28:46.943-10:00Joan, speaking of chump change, did you see this a...Joan, speaking of chump change, did you see this article about our very own Mike Dahilig? Here is the article:<br /><br />http://www.hawaiireporter.com/senate-president-bureaucracy-at-university-of-hawaii-is-bloated-and-making-tuition-unaffordable/123#commentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-78181998173114990252013-02-05T18:53:20.267-10:002013-02-05T18:53:20.267-10:00Yes Elaine,
In the 60's I used to visit my un...Yes Elaine,<br /><br />In the 60's I used to visit my uncle & auntie in southeastern South Dakota on their "real" farm. By the late 80's, early 90's, they were receiving "gov't assistance" and they were saying the corn they grew was not fit for human consumption. By 2000, they were bankrupt and the lands in the midwest has seen heavy flooding. So sad.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-37868131410974941712013-02-05T18:35:09.312-10:002013-02-05T18:35:09.312-10:00Anon 4:23...well said. Anon 4:23...well said. Elaine Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103329582503800888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-13080085176099568462013-02-05T16:23:45.857-10:002013-02-05T16:23:45.857-10:00@1:40pm:
There were inhabitants here long before ...@1:40pm:<br /><br />There were inhabitants here long before pine and sugar and they managed these lands in a much more sustainable way than the big mono-culture plantations that came after. We need real ag to grow real food to feed people locally. None of these seeds companies do that. And thats not even addressing the negative impacts of soil run-off and chemical laden dust. By the way, I grew up in a sugar plantation community and worked in a pineapple cannery in high school. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-56962108205900167312013-02-05T13:40:21.170-10:002013-02-05T13:40:21.170-10:00It is a good thing all of you wack-a- doos were no...It is a good thing all of you wack-a- doos were not here during Pine and Sugar days.........this island would be uninhabited........without big ag<br />Ag saves more lives than any other business....either thru water or foodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-25676609187319125722013-02-05T13:38:51.659-10:002013-02-05T13:38:51.659-10:00Yuck! What a mess!! Go Jay!!!Yuck! What a mess!! Go Jay!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-51241646093804395232013-02-05T13:29:12.592-10:002013-02-05T13:29:12.592-10:00makes me want to cry when people take $ from Pione...makes me want to cry when people take $ from Pioneer. The Hanapepe Story Book Theater is the only establishment i know of that didn't accept money from the seed company.<br />How right is that! I have a feeling that Pioneer is doing this because of the suit the Waimea community has against them----they need positive publicity to put themselves in good graces with whoever is willing to buy into their story. Joan, thanks for this report!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-87503210748851102502013-02-05T12:38:22.656-10:002013-02-05T12:38:22.656-10:00I spent my first years growing up on a family ranc...I spent my first years growing up on a family ranch in southern Iowa with mom, dad, an uncle and aunt, a cousin, and two hired hands. We raised Black Angus and grew corn, soybeans, alfalfa and most of our own veggies. We produced our own chix and eggs, and milk.<br /><br />My cousin inherited the operation (1,200 acres) in the 70s. He ran it for ten years, and then split it into smaller plots to sell to individuals who would covenant to not use GMOs because he had become totally fed up with fighting the ag companies that were trying to strong-arm him into using seed he felt was unsafe. Keep in mind my cousin had a degree in engineering, and served in the Army Corps of Engineers. He's no hayseed.<br /><br />Controlling the food supply, and/or the water, is the primary means of controlling the population for a fascist state. How is it that we still cannot seem to understand that and really fight it?<br /><br />Eat Soylent Green!Elaine Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103329582503800888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-80869557861507530432013-02-05T12:08:35.280-10:002013-02-05T12:08:35.280-10:00NTBG no surprise. What do you expect from an orga...NTBG no surprise. What do you expect from an organization that treats Lawai Kai like its own private beach for profit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-46619517285599478742013-02-05T11:11:41.148-10:002013-02-05T11:11:41.148-10:00Thanks for this report Joan!
Chemical companies c...Thanks for this report Joan!<br /><br />Chemical companies controlling our food supply is the new (since the 1050's?) "imperialism" subjugating the population to cheap, chemicalized food that makes lots of money in the process from seed to plate.<br /><br />If you start with disease and work your way backwards through a life-time, you will discover that the 5 Top Killers of humans in the USA (per the Center For Disease Control) are related to our diets. (cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney failure)<br /> <br />Cancer can be traced to exposure to pesticides and herbicides. <br /><br />Parkinson's, and other neurological diseases difficult to cure and treat are due to exposure to pesticides and herbicides.<br /><br />Cost of Health Care? Un-affordable!<br /><br />Money talks.....and non-profits (leaders) without a thought to the ramifications will allow the donations. There are "moral" standards by which "environmental" organization should stand by and not be tempted by the "devil" with money and survival.<br /><br />And this is the problem with our politicians....."have greased palm....will travel".<br /><br />It seems always to be about making money, and control....as a result, Health suffers, and so does our organic farming and the Natural environment.<br /><br />Corporations are NOT people.<br /><br />Dr ShibaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-75666182941041856412013-02-05T10:20:29.381-10:002013-02-05T10:20:29.381-10:00Yes, if you click on the links to the various bill...Yes, if you click on the links to the various bills that I provided in the post you will go right to the bill status page, where there's a blue button at the top that says Submit Testimony. Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-45476428917664445052013-02-05T10:19:38.076-10:002013-02-05T10:19:38.076-10:00How about partnerships with the evil Grove Farm, o...How about partnerships with the evil Grove Farm, one of the very companies enabling such activity?<br /><br />http://thegardenisland.com/news/planting-a-forest-one-stalk-at-a-time/article_321355a4-a77c-589c-a2fe-4bd7e3dbca52.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-83805153452770660412013-02-05T10:08:46.022-10:002013-02-05T10:08:46.022-10:00Talk about selling out. These biotech companies ar...Talk about selling out. These biotech companies are infiltrating our communities in every way possible. Dividing us in these ways. Getting us to believe they must be okay since they give to charities and offer jobs. Submit your testimony in favor of HB174. I already did. It is easy to do on line, just go to the capitol website www.capitol.hawaii.gov and submit written testimony. If their products are safe as they claim then they shouldn't object to labeling. You can also submit testimony against the ag bill Joan mentioned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com