Leah Bremer

[Senator Mazie Hirono @maziehirono]

For decades, the Brown Tree Snake Program has kept the highly invasive and destructive brown tree snake out of Hawaii. But all of that good work is in jeopardy because of the firing of the Brown Tree Snake Program Coordinator in Hawaii.

Federal workers do important, often unseen, work that our communities rely on like combating invasive species. This is just one of the many looming consequences of taking a chainsaw to the federal government. Make no mistake, if brown tree snakes were to invade Hawaii, it would be disastrous for our entire ecosystem.

[Senator Mazie Hirono @maziehirono]

RT if you believe the right to access to birth control should be protected by law.

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

First they locked children in cages, now they want to leave children all alone in perhaps the most vulnerable and consequential moments of their lives. Nope. Not on our watch. #NoChildAlone

Source: @voteinorout

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

The maintenance of racism requires the public’s ignorance of racism. As the Trump administration strives to unwind the Department of Education and defund our libraries, I wanted to elevate these words. I went on to explain how enslavers legislated for ignorance. #departmentofeducation #forourlibraries

[Senator Mazie Hirono @maziehirono]

Over 80 years ago, Executive Order 9066 led to the unjust incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans, leaving a dark stain on our nation’s history.

Hate has no place in this country and on this Day of Remembrance, we reaffirm our commitment to standing against efforts to target vulnerable communities and continue fighting for the rights of all.

[Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @RepAOC]

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.

You do NOT have to speak to ICE without a JUDICIAL warrant. (1/3)

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

People often assume that capitalism is defined by "markets and trade". But markets and trade existed for thousands of years before capitalism. Capitalism is only 500 years old. So what is distinctive about this economic system? Three things (well, more, but three for now):

[Naomi Klein @NaomiAKlein]

New piece from me, written with love for everyone in grief right now.

It has a simple message:

"Side with the child over the gun every single time, no matter whose gun and no matter whose child."

Moral consistency ≠ Moral equivalency. 💔

https://t.co/7D9B6S3P9j

[Mike Christie @MikeChristieUni]

Here is an overview of the 15 papers recently published in the #COSUST special issue on 'Leveraging the multiple values of nature for transformative change', which are based on the @IPBES #ValuesAssessment.

https://t.co/PY434gECsT

@AberUni @Aberbschool

[Kua‘āina Ulu ‘Auamo @kuahawaii]

"Communities welcome BLNR’s strong support for grassroots conservation initiatives."

The Star Advertiser's Island Voices Section featuring E Alu Pu Network and Lawai'a Pono Hui members is now easily accessible on our blog.

https://t.co/MGFV9bPOk4

[Amitav Ghosh @GhoshAmitav]

"What’s happening in India is not that loose variety of internet fascism. It’s the real thing." Arundhati Roy at her best. Must read.

https://t.co/db9DBv32Wv

[Clay Trauernicht @claytrau]

Hawai'i has had the ingredients for fire for a long time - droughts & rain shadows, human-caused ignitions, and lowland areas dominated by nonnative, fire-prone grasses. These fuels expanded as money moved from plantations & ranches to tourism & real estate in the 50s/60s

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Grief is not an emotion to move on from. It’s a reality to move forward with.

Coping is not about forgetting those we love. It’s about finding ways to keep their memory alive.

We pay respects by leading a life that honors their legacy.

@noraborealis https://t.co/OyCJwcN6wD

[Becky Chaplin-Kramer @beckyck.bsky.social @beckyck]

My first Op-Ed out today! In @thehill with @unaipasku, reflecting on our recent paper in @Nature that grew out of last year's #IPBESValuesAssessment, about the importance of including diverse values for nature in decision-making. https://t.co/qnWtOY3Z41 @WWFscience @NatCapProject

[Leah Bremer @LeahBremer]

@beckyck @thehill @unaipasku @Nature @WWFscience @NatCapProject This is great Becky and Unai!

[Clay Trauernicht @claytrau]

Wildfire ignitions in Hawaii are nearly constant and 99% human-caused. @HawaiiWildfire first compiled all our county and state fire program data in 2012 - converting street addresses to lat/long for mapping and analysis - we just updated thru 2020.

[Dr. Kamanamaikalani Beamer @kamanabeamer]

EarthJustice letter to Hawaii State Water Resource Management Commission. Regarding Maui Komohana stating the need to:

1- Reinstate Kaleo Manuel
2- Restore Instream Flow Standards
3- Respect Water Management Designation

[Leah Bremer @LeahBremer]

@wiredinhi @UHEROnews Yes findings are 100% applicable and we work on similar issues here. Mahalo for your comment

[Democracy Now! @democracynow]

On Sunday, voters in Ecuador overwhelmingly supported a ban on future oil extraction in the Amazon’s Yasuní National Park. “It's really, really important on a national level but also for the world,” says youth Kichwa Sarayaku environmental activist Helena Gualinga.

[Dr. Kamanamaikalani Beamer @kamanabeamer]

Lawsuit filed by Lahaina residents against DLNR Chair for unlawful removal of Deputy Kaleo Manuel

It is terrible that these families who are suffering from impacts of fire are also battling a government that is trying to return water management to the oligarch plantations