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EPA sues bankrupt Oahu Sugar Co. over pesticide dumping in Waipio EPA sued bankruptcy Oahu Sugar Co. over pesticide dumping By Rick Daysog | April 26, 2021 at 5:42 PM HST - Updated April 26 at 5:42 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Environmental Protection Agency has sued the bankrupt Oahu Sugar Co. and it’s mainland owners over pesticide dumping. In a federal court lawsuit filed last week, the EPA alleged that Oahu Sugar ― which shut down in 1995 and filed for bankruptcy in 2005 ― operated a pesticide mixing plant on the Waipio penninsula for decades that spilled toxic chemicals into the land. “I see an ecological nightmare going unchecked,” said environmental activist Carroll Cox, who has documented the contamination since 2005. ....
Environment & Land Use your username 2 hours ago A complaint filed by the United States on Monday in the District of Hawaii against Kaanapali Land LLC and its bankrupt subsidiary Oahu Sugar Company LLC alleged that the companies should be responsible for paying for governmental response costs to the release of hazardous substances and damages for a loss of natural resources at its herbicide mixing facility. The defendantsâ 3.5 acre facility is part of the Pearl Harbor Naval Complex Superfund Site in Hawaii, according to the complaint. The lawsuit was reportedly filed at the request of the Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Interior (DOI), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). ....
Lawmakers Must Fix The Agribusiness Development Corporation - Honolulu Civil Beat Lawmakers Must Fix The Agribusiness Development Corporation Two new reports reveal that the government agency has failed miserably in its critical mission to diversify ag. About the Author The members of Civil Beat’s editorial board are Pierre Omidyar, Patti Epler, Nathan Eagle, Chad Blair, Jessica Terrell, Julia Steele, Lee Cataluna, Kim Gamel and John Hill. Opinions expressed by the editorial board reflect the group’s consensus view. Chad Blair, the Politics and Opinion Editor, can be reached at cblair@civilbeat.org. In 1992 Dole Food ended pineapple production on Lanai. Just two years later, Hilo Coast Processing shuttered its sugar operations for good, as did Hamakua Sugar, both on the Big Island. ....