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Joshua Noga Joins Staff at Sierra Club of Hawai‘i




Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi is pleased to welcome Joshua Noga to the staff as our new Conservation Program Coordinator. Joshua will be focusing on community organizing in support of SCH’s effort to end climate change and secure a healthy, just future for Hawaiʻi’s residents.

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Get Heard: Reject NextEra




NextEra is pushing to take-over Hawai‘i's local utilities, including HECO, MECO, and HELCO. NextEra has a long track record in Florida of undermining customer interests and clean energy, including customer-focused solutions like roof-top solar and energy efficiency.

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Manoa Falls Trail project

 

Volunteer with the Mānoa Falls Trail project and help protect one of the most-visited trails in the Hawaiian Islands.

Mahalo to the many who have already done so much to divert water from the trail, install informational signs, and make the trail safer.

Next work day is Sunday October 18th.


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Stop Ho‘opili

A quarter of all food grown in Hawai’i is grown on farmland where DR Horton wants to plant 11,750 homes in a new suburban town called Ho‘opili.The project will dump thousands more cars on the H1 freeway impacting every commuter from the west side, Mililani and the North Shore.

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Sierra Club Announces 2014 Endorsements

“We are pleased to endorse the following slate of candidates,” said Scott Glenn, Chair of the Sierra Club of Hawaii “Our candidates have demonstrated a commitment to our goal of maximizing renewable energy, protecting the environment and preserving our outdoor trails and places.”

“Candidates endorsed by the Sierra Club understand that a healthy environment is the foundation of a strong economy,” said Vice Chair Roberta Brashear-Kaulfers. “We are particularly interested in candidates who will fight to make sure our utility (HEI) allows greater levels of rooftop solar onto the grid. We've helped pass programs which enable residents of all income levels, including renters, to install rooftop solar. Now we need to make sure the utility does its part to let working families participate in the savings, and simultaneously help Hawaii achieve energy independence by transitioning off of dirty fossil fuels."

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