A Fishy SECRET in Hawai'i

Heads up!

Do you care?
I added that meetings should be held in Hilo and Kona as I believe that this is an island wide concern.
Thanks for taking time to consider how you feel.

Mahalo, Merry Anne
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From: Christina Lizzi, Food & Water Watch [mailto:fwwatch@mail.democracyinaction.org]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 8:31 AM


Subject: A fishy secret in Hawai`i

Shhh - don't tell anyone about the tuna!

Ask the Army Corps of Engineers To Go Public With a Hearing

Aloha e Merry Anne,

Give Kawaihae the chance to protect these waters.
Ask the Army Corps of Engineers to hold a public hearing.

Want to know a secret? About three miles off of Kawaihae, on the Big Island, a company wants 247 acres of your ocean to put 12 huge untethered cages to grow 6,000 tons of tuna -- mostly for export to the Mainland and Japan. It isn't actually a secret, but with the lack of public hearings held so far, you'd think it was. Before the Army Corps of Engineers gives the green light for a corporation to pollute Hawaiian waters, tell them to hold a public hearing.


Industrial fish farming poses threats to communities like Kawaihae, including disrupting and interfering with the natural ecosystem, fishing grounds, and way of life. Unfortunately, Hawaii Oceanic Technology has almost all its ducks in a row to put its floating "oceanspheres" in the water. Did I mention that each cage is the width of a football field and could hold 30 Olympic swimming pools worth of water?


Even on the Big Island, very few people know that this is happening. Only one public hearing has been held on the Island during the permitting process, and even then the notice for it included incorrect information. A decision like this could greatly impact not only Kawaihae, but all of Hawai'i. Tell the Army Corps of Engineers to hold a hearing near Kawaihae and give people a chance to particpate in this decision.


Contact the Army Corps of Engineers now:

http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4132

Malama ke kai,
Christina Lizzi
Food & Water Watch

fish@fwwatch.org

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