ASK THAT SB793 BE HEARD CALL: 808-586-6070 EMAIL: senbaker@capitol.hawaii.gov
Here’s Roz’s twisted response to concerns over the HC&S 2015 Burn Permit:
From: Sen. Roz Baker senbaker@capitol.hawaii.gov
Subject: Sugar Cane Permit on Maui
Mahalo for your e-mail and taking time to weigh in on this measure. My research indicates that the DOH has the authority to issue the burn permits and does so with a variety of conditions. I lived next to a cane field in Lahaina for many years. (Most of us in Lahaina would welcome back the sugar fields and the jobs and community help they provided.) Yes, it is a nuisance when the cane is burned but it fortunately it isn’t an everyday occurrence. The HC&S workers have been studied and studied with no evidence of harm from working in the fields or near the burns. I continue to work with and encourage HC&S to increase buffer zones and begin transitioning to other profitable crops. Perhaps one will be industrial hemp. I will continue to look for solutions.
Best regards, Roz Baker
Roz has sponsored bills that would strip the county of our rights to control agricultural practices.
Roz does not support Home Rule because the people want stop corporations from exploiting our environment.
CALL & EMAIL SEN. ROZ BAKER! ~ ASK HER TO HEAR SB793
SB793 establishes mandatory notice, reporting, and use requirements when pesticides are applied outdoors near sensitive areas.
CALL: 808-586-6070 EMAIL: senbaker@capitol.hawaii.gov