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An end-goal of damage reduction leads the EPA and three major biotech firms to agree to stricter regulations for a popular herbicide, but is it enough? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached an agreement with agricultural and...

History shows a chemical once used in Hawai‘ian pineapple fields has been seeping into Maui water wells. Pineapple, the fruit that many say wears a crown, has a lasting legacy that may not appear as beautiful as its...

A proactive approach to banning and eliminating asbestos on ships prevents exposure and unnecessary illness and death. Lack of uniformity can often lead to confusion, but when it involves a dangerous carcinogen such as asbestos, the likelihood of...

Inland waters are thought to be polluted by nearby facilities operated by international agrichemical firms. As the waves continue lapping onto the western shores of the Hawai‘ian island of Kauai, there is increased concern by local residents that...

Opposing views on GMOs have the state divided. To some, including many natives of Kauai, Hawai‘i, the facts are stacked high against GMOs. 88 percent of corn and 94 percent of soy grown in the U.S. is genetically...

Galiher’s Partners Clear Legal Challenge Allowing Galiher DeRobertis & Waxman to Move Forward HONOLULU – Richard DeRobertis and Ilana Waxman, longtime law partners of the late Gary O. Galiher, announced today that the Galiher estate has dismissed all...

Hawai‘i has become the new ground-zero in the war over pesticides and GMOs (genetically modified organisms). The Hawai‘ian islands have evolved into a base for the development of genetically engineered corn as well as other crops that are...

According to analysis performed by local physicians, a dangerous trend has become quite noticeable in Waimea, on the island of Kauai, Hawai‘i: the number of severe heart malformations has risen to more than ten times the national rate....