The State of Hawai’i and its multi-agency partnership Birds, Not Mosquitoes plan to release up to 775,992,000 bacteria-infected mosquitoes per week on Maui. This project would continue for at least 20 years.
These Experimental Lab-Altered Mosquitoes are already being released in East Maui.
Hawai’i Unites has taken the state to court to stop this. With the support of our community that is overwhelmingly opposed to these mosquito releases, our case is currently in the appeals process and moving through the courts. This active case can set a precedent that will strengthen Hawai‘i’s environmental laws for all islands and impact the course of this agenda globally.
Your tax-deductible donations to Hawai‘i Unites help us move our legal case forward and continue our mission to protect the ‘āina.
Hawai’i Unites v. BLNR/DLNR: Hearing to Stop Lab-Altered Mosquitoes on Maui 7/21/23
Hawai’i Unites and Tina Lia v. Board of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawai’i, and Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawai’i: Day one of our hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction to stop the release of millions of bacteria-infected mosquitoes on sacred lands of Maui, Hawai’i. Plaintiff Tina Lia, founder of the environmental nonprofit Hawai’i Unites, testifies. Tropical disease and vector expert Dr. Lorrin Pang, expert witness for the Plaintiffs, also testifies on the potential significant impacts of this project and the lack of study of the risks to the health of the people, wildlife, and ‘āina.
Hawai’i Unites is speaking out against the toxic dump site on sacred land at Olowalu. The County of Maui, working together with FEMA and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, is using Olowalu as a dumping ground for millions of pounds of waste containing elevated levels of arsenic, antimony, cobalt, copper, and lead, as well as unknown levels of carcinogenic dioxins. Olowalu is a culturally and historically significant natural resource area with a critical ocean reef. Help protect the ‘āina from this environmental hazard.
