"Stinky Study" (part 2)
Former Kauai County Council Vice Chair Mel Rapozo introduced Bill 2278 with good intentions. Along with a disregard for cultural sensibility, an un...
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"Stinky Study" (part 1)
Despite there being data readily available in reference to compounds yielded and evidence that the lessee of Field #809 is cultivating Cleome Gynan...
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D.O.A (part 9)
Throughout this David and Goliath struggle of Environmental Justice and Racism, the cause of repeated events of illness indicative of acute and chr...
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"The Day After"
On the morning of 01-25-08 a noxious odor drifted across the Waimea Canyon Middle School campus. 60 students reported to the school's health room w...
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Rainy Dayz...
03-13-07 Syngenta applied pesticide to field #809 with winds blowing directly towards Waimea Canyon Middle School campus and during a pouring rain....
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Subjugated Knowledge
On 08/08/07 Maluia-WCMS@hotmail.com received an unsolicited e-mail from Rodney Iwasaki of the Hawaii Dept. of Education (2). In the e-mail Mr. Iwas...
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Obdurate Behavior (Part 2)
On 02/27/07 Syngenta broke an agreement with Waimea Canyon Middle School to not spray prior 3:30pm. The Hawaii Dept. of Education's safety division...
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"Obdurate Behavior"
On 02/08/07 Syngenta's Doug Tiffany met with school personnel to discuss chronic pesticide/herbicide exposure as a result of Syngenta spray operati...
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"Prehistoric Monster"
Like a prehistoric monster looking for it's prey, a chemical sprayer works it's way towards a building of classrooms on Waimea Canyon Middle School...
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About Maluia - WCMS
In the Hawaiian language Maluhia means "peace" or "peaceful passage". Maluhia Group (Maluia-WCMS) is a coalition of Waimea Canyon Middle School staff, parents and community members concerned with the use of pesticides, and the agriculture of GMO crops on lands adjacent WCMS campus. The blog (maluiawcms.blogspot.com) was created as a community forum and database to provide information about on-going incidents of pesticide exposure to Waimea students/staff and community as well as the adverse health effects of GMO agriculture.
In the Hawaiian language Maluhia means "peace" or "peaceful passage". Maluhia Group (Maluia-WCMS) is a coalition of Waimea Canyon Middle School staff, parents and community members concerned with the use of pesticides, and the agriculture of GMO c...