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July - September 2012 Volunteer Spotlight Candidate Endorsements Nate’S Adventures Group Reports & Outings High School Hikers SIERRA CLUB Ma-lama I Ka Honua Cherish the Earth JOURNAL OF THE SIERRA CLUB, HAWAI‘I CHAPTER A Quarterly Newsletter July - September 2012 Volunteer Spotlight Candidate Endorsements Nate’s Adventures Group Reports & Outings High School Hikers The spotlight is on Kathy The Sierra Club Hawai‘i Nate fi nds White Fairy Terns News, issues, and hikes on A trip to Moloka‘i for hiking, Valier & Leilei Joy Shih. Chapter Endorses… in downtown Honolulu. your island. service, and learning. Page 6 Page 8 Page 10 Pages 12 - 21 Page 15 SIERRA CLUB APPLAUDS DEATH OF THE DIRTY DOZEN The 2012 Legislative Session Closes with Few of the “Dirty Dozen” Bills Passing by Robert D. Harris (testify, comment on, question) certain to remove public oversight so it development projects. Many worried could more rapidly build projects the The Hawai‘i state legislature ended that this was the start of a slippery governor supported, and the House on a moderately positive note, with slope—if public participation was leadership was carrying water for the Senate refusing to pass many of the unnecessary for government projects, the administration. This theory is dozen bills that would have eliminated then why should we have these somewhat buttressed by the fact that or signifi cantly reduced several key regulations for private developers? some agency offi cials were instructed environmental regulations for state The arguments in favor of to stay silent on the bills as they projects. Along the lines of the attacks eliminating the environmental came up for hearing. Ordinarily, that occurred in far more conservative regulations were odd. It seemed like for example, the DLNR would take states, environmental protections were the proponents of these bills weren’t a position on proposed bills that placed squarely in the crosshairs from looking for logical reasons to pass the reduced oversight on projects near the a certain block of representatives in the bills, but rather for excuses to justify shoreline. This year, the department House. These representatives attempted their actions. At fi rst the proponents had little to say. to force a false choice between “jobs” said the bills were “minor tweaks,” The proposed elimination of and the “environment.” then they became “necessary for job decades-old checks and balances drew A number of particularly troubling creation,” then they went back to opposition from a diverse group of bills—such as SB 2927 (SD1) and SB being “minor tweaks,” and so on. environmental and public interest 755 (HD2)—would have eliminated One theory is that the groups. Special recognition for their the public’s right to participate in Abercrombie administration wanted Continued on page 3 Hawai‘i’s largest and most successful grassroots environmental advocacy organization SIERRA CLUB HAWAI‘I CHAPTER “Dirty Dozen” Bills Affairs sharply criticized the behind- FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK the-scenes shenanigans. Continued from page 1 The sharp controversy over efforts to defeat these bills goes out to the “dirty dozen” bills ensured that Whew, there are a lot of updates for this Donna Wong of Hawai‘i’s Thousand some other important environmental edition. First, as you read your Mälama you may Friends (who coined the label “the dirty measures were caught up in the notice some terrifi c improvements. Thanks to the dozen”), Michelle Matson, Scott Glenn, rhetoric. One measure, HB 2703, efforts of our designer, Geoff Moore, the Mälama is Nicole Lowen, Representatives Riviere, was a mom-and-apple-pie bill that now printing on Maui in full color at approximately Thielen, C. Lee, and Saiki, and Senators drew widespread support becasue the same price as before. Starting with our next Ihara, Gabbard, Kim, and Tsutsui, it proposed food self-suffi ciency edition, our fi ne team of volunteers will unveil an - among many others. In addition, the standards for the state to achieve by entirely new layout design that will take advantage Malama I Ka Honua public really stepped up; the number 2020. Hundreds testifi ed in support and of the color printing. Among other things, this gives us the capacity to run of people who submitted emails and this measure seemed set to fl y through better photographs (signifi cantly improving Nate Yuen’s regular column!). Editor: Phyllis Frus testimony on these bills was impressive. the legislature. But, perhaps in an Second, the Mälama now includes a regular spotlight on two of our [email protected] The Senate seemed to grasp that attempt to disturb environmentalists, volunteers. This edition, we’re highlighting one volunteer from the Kaua‘i Layout & Design: Geoffrey T. Moore we can have both a strong economy House Chair Clift Tsuji proposed a Group and one volunteer from Capitol Watch. I’m particularly proud of this Editorial Board: Scott Glenn, and reasonable regulations that protect conference draft that inserted numerous feature; please take a look. It is a great way to know what’s happening with the Janice Marsters, Geoffrey T. Moore, the environment. Senate leaders, “poison pills” into the bill, such as Club, and to give some hard-working volunteers the recognition they deserve. Deborah Ward particularly Senate President Shan having the bill dismantle the state water Tsutsui and Senator Ihara, deserve code and requiring a set amount of Third, this edition includes the Club’s political endorsements. The Mälama I Ka Honua is published The leaders of the Sierra Club took a great deal of time to choose the quarterly by the Hawai‘i Chapter credit for protecting regulations that development around the state. These candidates to endorse. They interviewed candidates, compiled surveys, of the Sierra Club, P.O. Box 2577, assure citizen input and ensure that unrelated introductions doomed an and reviewed records. I hope you will support the candidates the Sierra Honolulu, HI 96803. A small portion impacts of a project are considered otherwise popular initiative, which the Club endorsed—that’s a terrifi c way to ensure that champions for of the annual Sierra Club dues goes before construction starts. Sierra Club strongly supported. the environment get elected and remain committed to environmental toward a one-year subscription. Unfortunately, at least two Another bill, SB 2511, a popular issues. If you would like more information, feel free to see some of the Contribution of news, opinion, worrisome bills did pass. SB one proposing a fee on throwaway candidate surveys and links to the candidates’ websites by going to art, and photography may be sent 3010 exempts the Department of bags, was killed by House leadership. SierraClubHawaii.com/vote. electronically to: Transportation from virtually all A diverse group of retailers, Girl Scouts, Finally, please allow me to close with a plea for help. As you can see [email protected] environmental regulations for the and elementary students supported this from the cover article, certain legislators were particularly aggressive in or by post c/o the Hawai‘i Chapter, construction and rebuilding of eleven measure for its obvious environmental P.O. Box 2577, Honolulu, HI 96803. trying to curb laws that protect the environment. I hope you will support bridges around the state. If the benefi ts and potential to fund watershed the Sierra Club Political Action Committee’s efforts to publicize the voting Submissions must be received by the governor signs it, the Department of protections. Not all was bleak in this records of certain less-desirable candidates. We need to send a strong fi rst of the month prior to the date of Transportation will be exempt from regard, however, as the City and County publication. message that voters will not stand for efforts to kill our solar tax credit, basic regulations such as preventing of Honolulu passed a ban on plastic remove environmental review protections, or get rid of basic health Articles, graphics, and photos are the dumping of sewage water into bags. (See article on page 7.) standards that protect our water, our air, and our ‘äina. copyrighted by the authors and the ocean or the killing of endangered A few positive measures did pass. We would greatly appreciate your support for our political action artists and may be reprinted only species. Even assuming someone SB 2787 requires the Public Utilities with permission. committee. We’re targeting a total of $10,000. This is a fairly ambitious agreed with the underlying principle, Commission to adopt reliability target for us and we need your support. Checks can be made out to Sierra The Mälama is printed on recycled it is perplexing that this bill was not standards for renewable energy Club PAC and mailed to PO Box 2577, Honolulu, HI 96803. paper. Please recycle it again! Members more narrowly crafted. projects that apply to connect to the may elect to receive only an electronic Another bill that passed, HB grid. This measure will ensure that subscription of the Mälama I Ka Honua Please join us in pushing for a better Hawai‘i. renewable energy projects—like at sierraclubhawaii.com/malama. 2398, amends and assigns land, – Robert D. Harris such as Aloha Stadium Lands, to the rooftop solar—can continue to highly controversial Public Lands advance in Hawai‘i without arbitrary Sarah Hodgdon, the Sierra Club’s Advertisement Rates: Development Corporation. Critics hurdles by the utility. were particularly upset that these HB 2656, which requires National Conservation Director, visited • Full page ($350) Hawai‘i in May to meet with key amendments were introduced into crematoriums with obsolete burners • Half page ($250) volunteers and leaders in the community. the bill by Senator Dela Cruz without to qualify for a clean air permit, was • 1/4 page ($110) On her day off, she joined us on a short public input.
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