Big Island Representative at the Keiki First: Rally for Historic Pesticide Regulation
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We Won!
Aloha Kakou, We did it! Together we won by 392 votes, having achieved 1,959 votes, at 49.7% vs. the incumbent at 1,657, at 42.1%. Your vote has been counted and our message has been heard. I am deeply honored and humbled to have your support in full-filling my life's passion in serving…
Fight Dengue and Zika Locally
Hawaii has been recently plagued with 2 major mosquito born viruses. Let's fight Dengue and Zika locally. Mosquito-borne diseases kill 1 million people a year globally, debilitating hundreds of millions more. Dengue fever, the fastest-growing mosquito-borne disease in the world, affects 400 million people every year and kills 25,000. The Zika…
The Basic Mosquito Trap
The Basic Trap Treat for mosquitos around your home and decrease Dengue and Zika. Shared with permission from Van Eden from Hawaii Dengue Awareness. Here’s what you need: A pinch of compost or dry grass, or a few rabbit food pellets A 1 or 2 qt glass or plastic jar. Bigger is…
Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death
Introduction and links from CTHAR A newly identified disease has killed large numbers of mature ʻōhiʻa trees (Metrosideros polymorpha) in forests and residential areas of the Puna and Hilo Districts of Hawaiʻi Island. Landowners have observed that when previously healthy-looking trees begin to exhibit symptoms they typically die within a…
