Now for the bad news : (

Well, originally I was going to post about my discovery of wax moth in one of my hives. I posted earlier about it and upon inspection found that the colony had vacated and wax moth was to be found in both brood boxes. Very disappointing but that pales in comparison to the news from Rep. Mina Morita who informed me that HB 1387 would not be heard as was indicated by an earlier hearing notice sent from the legislature.
Rep. Morita shared that the AGR chair, Rep Clift Tsuji , did not want to hear this bill. She mentioned that the influence of big ag had reared it's ugly head and persuaded the chair of the AGR committee to pull this bill from the agenda. This is the worst of our representative form of democracy; when legislative action is held up due to the influence of moneyed interest. It is sad that a simple bill such as HB1387 would draw opposition from those who claim to have the best interests of the state's agriculture in mind.
Pesticides and pollinators don't mix. We need to have a sensible policy regarding pesticide use in Hawaii and HB 1387 would help develop that policy. If you feel likewise, please e.mail the chair at   or give him a call (phone: 808-586-8480 or fax: 808-586-8484) and let him know you'd like to see HB 1387 scheduled for a hearing. Maybe an e.mail, phone or fax to Rep Tokioka would help steer the chair in the right direction.