Sustainable Initiatives by Andrea Dean » Activism http://www.andreadean.com/blog Initiatives that enhance island economy, environment and community. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:12:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 There’s no business like green business! Green business coach and consultant Andrea Dean interviews green business people who are successfully living and working in alignment with their eco values- integrating environmental and social principles into business. Dynamic interviews about green business from Hawaii and beyond- join the conversation at andreadean.com/blog. Andrea Dean, MBA, is coach and consultant. Andrea provides individual life and business coaching on a wide range of issues; group and green team coaching for individuals and teams who want to achieve rapid results; conducts workshops using The Natural Step framework for companies who want to incorporate sustainability into their strategic planning; and conducts research and management for business projects with a green focus. More at andreadean.com. Andrea Dean no Andrea Dean andrea@andreadean.com andrea@andreadean.com (Andrea Dean) 2009 Andrea Dean LLC Stories from the cutting edge of Green Business andrea dean, green business hawaii, green business, environment, coaching, hawaii, going green, life coach, business coach, going green hawaii, environment hawaii, business consultant Sustainable Initiatives by Andrea Dean » Activism http://www.andreadean.com/images/goinggreenpodcast.PNG http://www.andreadean.com/blog/category/activism/ Bizarro World: Violating the Sunshine Law in Order to Tank Clean Elections? http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/09/02/bizarro-world-violating-the-sunshine-law-in-order-to-tank-clean-elections/ http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/09/02/bizarro-world-violating-the-sunshine-law-in-order-to-tank-clean-elections/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:31:04 +0000 admin http://www.andreadean.com/blog/?p=326

Well, well… those of us who have worked on the Clean Elections issue for years were very dismayed that back in April certain members of the Hawaii County Council tried to overturn years of public effort with a resolution to undo the public funding for Hawaii County Council races in 2010. See my original blog post and testimony.


It would seem that their message was WE MUST PRESERVE SPECIAL INTEREST FUNDING AT ALL COSTS. And indeed, it now appears they were willing to go pretty far- like travelling to Oahu together to lobby the legislature- (if proven) a clear violation of Hawaii’s Sunshine Law. Read the story in today’s West Hawaii Today:

WHT suit alleges multiple council violations


I must add that my own Councilmember Pete Hoffmann has always been a strong supporter of Clean Elections and did not vote for that screwball resolution.


My original testimony:

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You are invited to Dance to the Divine

Come Celebrate Andrea’s Birthday & Janmashtami (celebration of Lord Krishna’s Birth).

Open Dance Party- tell who you want, bring who you want! No gifts please- you can support the local economy by drinking Kava.

Friday, August 14th – After Sunset- Kave Kafe in Hawi (upstairs from the Kohala Coffee Mill)
$10 all you can drink kava.

]]> http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/07/31/blogging-my-birthday-party-dance-to-the-divine/feed/ 0 Gary Hooser, the real sustainability candidate getting geared up for 2010 http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/06/19/gary-hooser-the-real-sustainability-candidate-getting-geared-up-for-2010/ http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/06/19/gary-hooser-the-real-sustainability-candidate-getting-geared-up-for-2010/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:58:11 +0000 admin http://www.andreadean.com/blog/?p=218 Today I met with Gary Hooser in Hawi. Gary is running for Lieutenant Governor in 2010. It may be a little early for some of us to start thinking about who we are going to vote for in 2010… but it is a great time to lend your support to the campaign and help get the grassroots network in place.

Gary has a track record in the Senate of forwarding Sustainability legislation and we can expect him to help lead sustainability initiatives as the Lieutenant Governor. You can follow Gary on twitter and friend him on Facebook. If you want be a part of the network to get Gary elected, you can contact Gary Hooser on his website.

]]> http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/06/19/gary-hooser-the-real-sustainability-candidate-getting-geared-up-for-2010/feed/ 0 Hawaii County Council Tanks Clean Elections- Still a Chance to Save It in the Legislature http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/04/16/hawaii-county-council-tanks-clean-elections-still-a-chance-to-save-it-in-the-legislature/ http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2009/04/16/hawaii-county-council-tanks-clean-elections-still-a-chance-to-save-it-in-the-legislature/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:26:02 +0000 admin http://www.andreadean.com/blog/?p=113 On Monday April 13th, I was one of 25 people testifying, or maybe we should call it pleading, with the Hawaii County not to overturn a previous resolution supporting Fair Elections (clean elections, comprehensive public funding- same thing- the point is no private money for candidates, public funding instead!).


I testified in opposition to Council Resolution 98, which attempts to kill the Fair Elections Act 224. Act 224, which passed in last year’s legislature- set up a pilot program for comprehensive public funding of Hawaii County Council races, beginning in 2010.


Sadly, the Council Voted in support of the resolution- trying to eviscerate Act 224.
The vote was 6-3:
AYES: Enriques, Naeole, Yoshimoto, Onishi, Greenwell, Ikeda (These people don’t want public financing)
NOES: Hoffmann, Ford, Yagong (These people support public financing)


The next step is to try to defeat this regressive attack at the State Legislature.


This from Noeli Rodrigues: The GOOD NEWS is that Act 244 is NOT dead just because of their resolution. In fact, WE NEED TO KEEP THE EMAILING PRESSURE because the real decision will be made by the Senate and the leadership if the House and Senate [Calvin Say and Colleen Hanabusa] in the next 2 weeks. Email Representative Calvin Say and Senator Colleen Hanabusa Click here for talking points and an email form.


The Hawaii Tribune-Herald printed my letter to the editor today- after the council council vote, unfortunately, but we still have a chance at the legislature.

Andrea

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