There Would Be No Paradise Without Pesticides
Historical Iolani Palace in Honolulu, Hawaii From the Babes Against Biotech to the new Hawaii Center for Food Safety, these outsiders want Hawaii to be pesticide free. There is so much fear mongering...
View ArticleMy Fight For A Better Hawaii
I’m mad. Its a good kind of mad however that made me start writing this blog. After attending several hours of panel discussions ranging from a variety of topics from bioethics to rising leaders, then...
View ArticleWho Can You Trust in the GMO Issue?
I have to thank Dr. Kevin Folta for commenting on my blog the other day. What he said really got me thinking more about the anti-GMO club and why we have such a problem. It’s not just that they don’t...
View ArticleHaving it Too Good Isn’t a Great Thing
Hurricane Iselle hit the Big Island several days ago and sure enough there was significant damage resulting from it. Lots of homes and property were damaged and as expected the farmers were hit...
View ArticleNo Evidence or Logic Will Ever Be Considered by Those Who Don’t Value It
It was nice for sometime to have some reprieve when the legislature ended its session a few months ago. No more bad laws and activists to fight against and some peace and tranquility for at least a...
View ArticleSHAKA Movement’s Maximal Misinformational Minute and More
Just when you thought that the misinformation campaign couldn’t get any better, it got pretty good again. Not only have they bombarded the social media to indoctrinate their followers to their mantras...
View ArticleWhy Do I Love Science?
Yes, if you follow some of my photos lately, I’m getting pretty plump. Right smack in the middle down to my butt. Lots of folks are noticing it and starting to wonder. “Are you dakine?” is what...
View ArticleThe Science We Eat
Once again, the experiences I’m having here at Cornell just makes me realize how ignorant I am about food and farming. The more I’m learning about plants and food production, the entire concept of...
View ArticleSoda Cans and Pesticides
This past weekend I took my entire family and a friend and her mom to the Monsanto open house event. We were treated to a nice non-organic buffet of local style appetizers from maki sushi to...
View ArticleA Terrifying World
Hawaii, with our population of just over 1.13 million spread across 7 islands, is apparently a great place to divide and conquer. It doesn’t help that our school systems are struggling to perform up...
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