Entries for 'Joni Kamiya'

... 3 out of 5 of my household turned positive in a matter of a few days ....

... Russian bots spread anti-vaccination messages across the social media ....

... The legislature appears to be dead set on ignoring the entire impact of short term solutions and catchy soundbites ....

... Hearing after hearing, the least informed made so many false claims and none could ever be corroborated with data. Like a virus, that same disinformation was repeated over and over until it was believed as fact. Not one politician asked these testifiers for evidence ever. ...

... Disinformation continues to flow all over the social media while the unvaccinated are filling hospital beds on ICUs ....

... I have to laugh because they mocked me as being sheep but, uh, they are the ones taking enough of a toxic substance made for sheep! ....

... There’s always some excuse as to why they have not taken the vaccine ....

... activists were determined to get their way ignoring all of the evidence while creating lots of fake “evidence” ....

... I was fortunate to get an appointment the very next day I called at my local Kaiser Clinic ....

... being at a facility with a positive worker sparked change for me ....

...people want what works, and they don’t care about the toxicity....

...I recall so many antis marching in Waikiki with those precious N-95 masks and hazmat suits that are needed now....

...I had to think about what was driving me to fight for GMO tech....

...It is pretty fun to belong to a cause and feel as if you’re making a difference....

...to the politician who quietly supported us in word but did the opposite in action-- you’ve created this mess....

... It has been about 6 weeks since this debacle started ....

...Today my kids learned a lesson about thinking logically the hard way....

...activists have scared parents into believing that they must fear pesticides but ignore other real safety hazards....

...The activists could not get the results they wanted in a scientific study and instead went to the courtroom to make their case....

...Wouldn’t be wonderful if a wealthy non-profit volunteered to pay for all the regulations they demand?....

...Nomi Carmona of the Babes Against Biotech was not present at the State Capitol. Ashley Lukens of the Center for Food Safety was a no show. Walter Ritte wasn’t even there too....

...It is trendy right now to be telling tales about farmers....

...These feel-good ideas are placed upon farmers with no consideration of the consequences of its impacts....

...If you do not farm, why should you dictate how farming should be done?....

...This weekend was spent planting the new fields....

...This weekend was the planting of the trees....

...now resorting to sending Babes Against Biotech activists to community events set up by his opponent....

...A few minutes later, she came back and took a slice and ate it to the skin....

...With the recent passage of the anti-pesticide bills in our legislature, I received messages and emails from certain legislators apologizing for voting for this....

...Hawaii will be set back for years with the loss of the Thirty Meter Telescope....

...the other night at 1AM, my 7 year old woke up moaning about not feeling well. She was running a 104 degree fever....

..."I only eat organic”....

...When the anti-GMO activists started up on the social media back in 2013, something in me drove me into action....

...Rep Ing and Sen Green bash farmer online....

...We live in a world of plenty which is both good and bad....

Dr. Marion Nestle referred to the film Food Evolution as “propaganda” and the other activists like Zen Honeycutt and the Food Babe are jumping on board....

...The first 15 minutes left me feeling infuriated beyond belief because the Hawaii anti-GMO movement was replayed....

If it were not for the brave souls who decided to collect information from the wind, stars, weather, and ocean currents, what we know as Native Hawaiians may have not arrived here in Hawaii....

As case number 15 of rat lungworm disease came to light last month, my blood boils a bit because of what has happened over the last several years....

...people would lean in close and whisper quietly if we were about GMOs....

I asked why CFS and other groups like Shaka aren’t informing followers of rat lungworm disease....

The caller had reported that she had seen a farmworker taken off of the field via ambulance and quickly assumed he had been poisoned....

They tout it as a “common sense” measure but never disclose that there’s a penalty included in the bill that opens agricultural entities up to lawsuits....

...Hawaii is being used in the fear mongering against farmers -- our story has had a global impact....

If you look closely at the activists there, none of any have t-shirt tans or even the slightest hint of field dirt under their nails or on their shoes....

...so many kids never get the chance to see a real working farm....

...Getting astray on hobby activism that really doesn’t solve an issue won’t guide a people forward....

Who exactly are the anti-GMO activists with 'national standing'?  Let’s take a look....

...via Skype at the Voice of Farmers event held concurrently during the Monsanto Tribunal at The Hague....

...spend hours on your feet putting stickers on thousands of papayas....