HB 2338, which allows the Counties to reclassify land before the Land Use Commission without meaningfully involving the public, is a terrible idea.

Citizen participation in land use decisions is an essential part of our democratic tradition.  It ensures decisions are based on complete information (which may involved directly challenging biased studies paid for by developers).  It gives decision makers sufficient information so that they can attached protective, enforceable conditions to perm...

The Sierra Club supports reducing the use of single-use plastic bags in Hawai`i by imposing a statewide ban or modest fee.  (See, e.g., HB2645, HB2125, SB2559 and SB2560).  Oil-based plastic bags simply are not a part of Hawai`i's sustainable future.  Consider: