HAPA Blog and Updates
State Funded Panel Issues Final Report on Impacts of Agrochemical Industry on Kauai's Health and Environment
The state-funded JFFG final report makes recommendations to the state and county for environmental testing and health monitoring to close important information gaps and modernize Hawaii`s pesticide regulations. Take action now to ask the state to immediately enact the recommendations of its own state-funded report!
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Government Sponsored Study Reinforces Concerns About Pesticides Kauaʻi
Residents of Kaua`i who are concerned about the public health and environmental impacts of agrochemical research operations have been encouraged by the release of the government study commissioned by the state and Kaua`i county, called the “Joint Fact Finding Group” (JFFG). The study recommends basic pesticide protections such as buffer zones and disclosure of data to secure further study.