Mālama Archive 2021

Mālama Monthly
Written By Sierra Club Hawaiʻi Chapter

January 2021

Featured
Three ways to prep for 2021 Legislative Session
Three ways to prep for 2021 Legislative Session
PUC extends utility shutoff suspension through March
PUC extends utility shutoff suspension through March
Litigation Station: East Maui & Red Hill
Litigation Station: East Maui & Red Hill
Nate’s Adventures: Native Tree Planting at Hāmākua Marsh
Nate’s Adventures: Native Tree Planting at Hāmākua Marsh
2020 Volunteer of the Year: Tenaiya Brookfield
2020 Volunteer of the Year: Tenaiya Brookfield
2021-22 Newly Elected ExCom Members
2021-22 Newly Elected ExCom Members

February 2021

Featured
Issues we’re watching this session
Issues we’re watching this session
Litigation Station: Red Hill
Litigation Station: Red Hill
How Hawaiian Electric Powered the Illegal Overthrow: Injustice from the Start
How Hawaiian Electric Powered the Illegal Overthrow: Injustice from the Start
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Oʻahu
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Oʻahu
Nate’s Adventures: Lake Waiau on Mauna Kea
Nate’s Adventures: Lake Waiau on Mauna Kea
Tax fairness is a pathway to economic recovery
Tax fairness is a pathway to economic recovery
"Climate Day" Accelerates New Environmental Agenda
"Climate Day" Accelerates New Environmental Agenda

March 2021

Featured
Hawaiʻi’s families are struggling, Hawaiian Electric is not
Hawaiʻi’s families are struggling, Hawaiian Electric is not
CapitolWatch updates
CapitolWatch updates
March Fund Appeals on their way!
March Fund Appeals on their way!
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Oʻahu
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Oʻahu
Litigation Station: Red Hill + East Maui
Litigation Station: Red Hill + East Maui
Nate’s Adventures: Native tree planting in Pia Valley
Nate’s Adventures: Native tree planting in Pia Valley
We’re back baby! US rejoins Paris Climate Agreement
We’re back baby! US rejoins Paris Climate Agreement

April 2021

Featured
CapitolWatch Updates
CapitolWatch Updates
Greed + fossil fuels caused the climate crisis and the need for bill forgiveness
Greed + fossil fuels caused the climate crisis and the need for bill forgiveness
A hui hou Jodi!
A hui hou Jodi!
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Oʻahu
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Oʻahu
You’re invited to invest in the next generation
You’re invited to invest in the next generation
Nate’s Adventures: Pulling Down our Monuments—Hawaiʻi Edition
Nate’s Adventures: Pulling Down our Monuments—Hawaiʻi Edition
Inclusive Recovery: THRIVE Agenda
Inclusive Recovery: THRIVE Agenda

May 2021

Featured
Sine die session adjourned: Bill digest
Sine die session adjourned: Bill digest
Final month for utility shutoff moratorium
Final month for utility shutoff moratorium
Litigation station: Court fails the forgotten streams
Litigation station: Court fails the forgotten streams
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Kauaʻi
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Kauaʻi
Youth organizing: Planting new seeds
Youth organizing: Planting new seeds
What I know about the ocean
What I know about the ocean

June 2021

Featured
Write to Congress to Shut Down Red Hill
Write to Congress to Shut Down Red Hill
COVID-19 Debt Coming to a Head
COVID-19 Debt Coming to a Head
Court Rules Sierra Club Deserved a Contested Case
Court Rules Sierra Club Deserved a Contested Case
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Kauaʻi
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Kauaʻi
Save the Date: Discussions on Energy Sovereignty and Community Owned Energy
Save the Date: Discussions on Energy Sovereignty and Community Owned Energy
Nate’s Adventures: Lehua at Lanihuli
Nate’s Adventures: Lehua at Lanihuli
Justice Must Be at the Heart of How We Build Back Better
Justice Must Be at the Heart of How We Build Back Better

July 2021

Featured
Congress is reacting to your letters, keep the pressure up!
Congress is reacting to your letters, keep the pressure up!
CapitolWatch: Bills became law today
CapitolWatch: Bills became law today
Litigation Station: East Maui Streams
Litigation Station: East Maui Streams
Grassroots energy panels make their debut
Grassroots energy panels make their debut
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Maui
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Maui
Hawaiian Electric has too much power
Hawaiian Electric has too much power
Nate’s Adventure: Restoring Hawaiian Agriculture at Waialeʻe
Nate’s Adventure: Restoring Hawaiian Agriculture at Waialeʻe
Why the Sierra Club Supports Reparations
Why the Sierra Club Supports Reparations

September 2021

Featured
Litigation Station: Double Victories Edition!
Litigation Station: Double Victories Edition!
How to Limit the Impacts of Tourism in Hawai'i: A Starter Guide
How to Limit the Impacts of Tourism in Hawai'i: A Starter Guide
E komo mai, Dr. Katie Kamelamela!
E komo mai, Dr. Katie Kamelamela!
Understanding Our Chapter’s New Energy Justice Policy
Understanding Our Chapter’s New Energy Justice Policy
Leadership Changes Hands at National Sierra Club
Leadership Changes Hands at National Sierra Club
Nate’s Adventures: Color Spectrum of Hau Flowers
Nate’s Adventures: Color Spectrum of Hau Flowers
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Oʻahu
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Oʻahu

October 2021

Featured
Mahalo palena ʻole, Marti!
Mahalo palena ʻole, Marti!
E komo mai, Wayne!
E komo mai, Wayne!
New! Join the Virtual Tree Planting Program
New! Join the Virtual Tree Planting Program
Build Back Better Act: Why is Rep. Case obstructing this historic legislation?
Build Back Better Act: Why is Rep. Case obstructing this historic legislation?
Litigation Station: Red Hill Update
Litigation Station: Red Hill Update
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Maui
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Maui
Nate’s Adventures: Moʻo - Water Protectors
Nate’s Adventures: Moʻo - Water Protectors

November 2021

Featured
Build Back Better Act: What’s In, What’s Out, What’s Next
Build Back Better Act: What’s In, What’s Out, What’s Next
Eyes on Our Streams: Citizen Science Water Quality Monitoring in East Maui
Eyes on Our Streams: Citizen Science Water Quality Monitoring in East Maui
First-ever Public Utilities Commission Listening Session Held
First-ever Public Utilities Commission Listening Session Held
Red Hill Updates with Action Alert!
Red Hill Updates with Action Alert!
Litigation Station: Enforcing the Public’s Right to Know
Litigation Station: Enforcing the Public’s Right to Know
New Feature! Wayne’s Sierra Club World
New Feature! Wayne’s Sierra Club World
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Maui
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island, Maui
Nate’s Adventures: Stories from Kahuku Point
Nate’s Adventures: Stories from Kahuku Point

December 2021

Featured
Make sure the Navy does not defy the law while poisoning our water
Make sure the Navy does not defy the law while poisoning our water
‘Tis the season to save the planet!
‘Tis the season to save the planet!
Litigation Station: East Maui, Lahaina Wastewater & Red Hill
Litigation Station: East Maui, Lahaina Wastewater & Red Hill
Nate’s Adventures: Repairing Steps on the Kuliʻouʻou Ridge Trail
Nate’s Adventures: Repairing Steps on the Kuliʻouʻou Ridge Trail
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island
Group News: Hawaiʻi Island
Wayne's Sierra Club World: The Young Folks are Alright!
Wayne's Sierra Club World: The Young Folks are Alright!
Virtual Tree Planting Launched!
Virtual Tree Planting Launched!
Build Back to Fight Back
Build Back to Fight Back
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