Hawaii Unites to Challenge Maui Mosquito Release

Campaign Created by: Tina Lia

The funds from this campaign will be received by Hawaii Unites.

Goal: USD $30,000
Raised: USD $ 10,986

Hawaii Unites is speaking up for the ‘āina and demanding an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the State of Hawaii's biopesticide mosquito release on Maui.

Update 5/8/23: Hawaii Unites has filed a case against the State of Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Land and Natural Resources for failing to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the BioPesticide Mosquito Experiment. We’re continuing to raise funds towards legal fees and anticipate that at least $30,000 will be needed for the first phase of litigation.

The State of Hawaii and its multi-agency partnership Birds, Not Mosquitoes plan to release up to 775,992,000 biopesticide lab-reared Wolbachia bacteria-infected mosquitoes per week on Maui. This mosquito experiment is an effort to save endangered native birds from avian malaria. Federal documentation confirms that the outcome is unknown and that this plan may not even work for its intended purpose. This specific population control technique has NEVER been done in the state of Hawaii.

This experiment would continue for at least 20 years and could go on indefinitely until the state finds another solution. The primary release method would be by drones, with additional releases by helicopter and ground methods. Mosquitoes would be released throughout the 64,666-acre project area at up to 134 drone flights per week, causing viewscape impacts and noise disturbances to forest bird breeding and nesting. The project would have significant environmental consequences, including impacts to the untrammeled, natural qualities of the wilderness character.

Treatments of up to 6,000 mosquitoes per acre would occur up to twice per week – potentially over 40 BILLION invasive biopesticide mosquitoes released per year just on the island of Maui! These mosquitoes would be released in biodegradable packages that would litter the canopy and forest floor for as long as they remain in the environment.

The lab-reared mosquitoes will be infected with a different strain of Wolbachia bacteria, which could cause them to become more capable of spreading diseases like avian malaria and West Nile virus (bird and human). While state agencies and wildlife officials are hoping this novel strategy will prevent extinction of native birds, it may cause their extinction, and it could impact human health. Tropical disease expert Dr. Lorrin Pang (private citizen) has expressed concerns about horizontal transmission of the lab bacteria to wild mosquitoes and other insect vectors of disease, stating: “Hawaii has a bad history of invasive species entering and spreading unabated, including their spread of infectious diseases.” He asks, “How is this supposed to be self-contained?”

The mosquito species planned for use, Culex quinquefasciatus, has never been used for stand-alone Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) field release. The 64,666-acre project area is over 89 times the size of the largest known IIT release area to date globally (724 acres using Aedes mosquitoes).

Scientific studies document the risks of horizontal transmission of the lab bacteria, increased pathogen infection, evolutionary events, population replacement, and accidental release of females (who bite and breed). Biopesticide mosquitoes for this project originate from Palmyra Atoll. Wolbachia bacteria for the project originates from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. At least one strain of Wolbachia planned for import in connection with the project does not exist on these islands. Once this plan starts, it is irreversible.

An Environmental Risk Assessment for this biopesticide has not been conducted by the EPA, and the Hawaii Department of Agriculture has applied for an EPA Emergency Exemption for use of the mosquitoes without going through regulatory safety processes. There are no documented biosecurity protocols for this project. There is no known pathogen screening of the lab mosquitoes. Male mosquitoes released can transmit bacteria and pathogens to female mosquitoes who could then spread disease to native birds, wildlife, and humans. The article cited by project partners asserting that released mosquitoes pose no risk to human health is based on unsound science that has been discredited by the EPA.

This plan is an experiment on our island home. There are serious risks, and the outcome is admittedly unknown. Who will take responsibility if something goes wrong – the federal government, the State of Hawaii, steering committee partners, private landowners? Adequate studies and research have not been conducted; and safer, less experimental alternatives have not been considered. Conflicts of interest have not been disclosed or addressed, and the state is rushing forward with this project without the consent of the people of these islands.

Public testimony has shown overwhelming opposition to these mosquito releases. We do not accept the Environmental Assessment’s Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). We’re calling for a halt to this project. The scope, risks, and experimental nature of the plan require detailed, comprehensive studies and documentation of the impacts to our native birds, wildlife, environment, and public health. We demand an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to our organization to help us in our efforts. Any amount you can contribute will strengthen our cause.

Mahalo to everyone for your commitment to protecting the ‘āina from this biopesticide experiment. We stand united in our love for these islands and our respect for the spiritual connection of the lands and the native birds.

UPDATES

Hidden Agenda: Hawai‘i’s Secret Mosquito Lab
July 4, 2023
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DLNR to Mass Produce Lab-Altered Mosquitoes

Recent news about the reemerging cases of human malaria in Texas and Florida has many of us concerned about the possible connection between the transmission of this mosquito-borne illness and the release of lab-altered mosquitoes in both states. In the last few years, Texas and Florida have both released Oxitec GMO mosquitoes as well as lab-infected Wolbachia mosquitoes similar to the ones being released now in Hawai‘i. With the State of Hawai‘i’s multi-agency partnership Birds, Not Mosquitoes pushing for the use of these infected mosquitoes throughout the island chain, we have every reason for alarm.

Adding to the potential for unknown consequences in Hawai‘i, the lab-infected mosquitoes being used here are experimental and have never been released for this purpose anywhere in the world. This is the first time ever that southern house mosquitoes are being used for Wolbachia stand-alone field release, and the East Maui project area is over 89 times the size of the largest Wolbachia mosquito release of any kind globally to date. The agencies involved have openly admitted that females who bite and spread disease will be released. EPA guidelines allow for over 3,000 females weekly to be let loose on East Maui. Just one female can produce 160,000 more females in her eight-week lifespan. That’s a lot of biting disease vectors.

There are no documented biosecurity protocols for these mosquitoes, and pathogen screenings are unknown. Southern house mosquitoes transmit human diseases, including West Nile virus, elephantiasis, and St. Louis encephalitis; and they’re a potential vector of Zika virus. Peer-reviewed studies have shown Wolbachia bacteria to cause mosquitoes to become more capable of spreading both West Nile virus (bird and human) and avian malaria. Not only are the mosquitoes a risk to public health, but this project could cause the extinction of the endangered native birds it’s supposed to save.

Agency partners plan to release over 40 billion mosquitoes a year on Maui alone. All islands are being targeted, and mosquitoes are already being released in East Maui. We’ve filed a TRO and preliminary injunction to stop this. Releases on Kaua‘i are next, and that project area is almost as large as the project acreage on Maui. The comment deadline to oppose this on Kaua‘i is July 24th. A sample comment is available at HawaiiUnites.org.

The public has been misled to believe that these mosquitoes are only being used to address avian malaria in remote forest landscapes. The truth is that approvals are already in place for ground release “to control mosquitoes of public health concern.” The Department of Health is running their own program targeting human health with these mosquitoes. No information about the details of their plan has been disclosed to the public.

What we uncovered this week is even more shocking. The State of Hawai‘i’s Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) already has a secret mosquito lab here on the islands. They’ve been funded by unknown sources to build out the insectary where they intend to mass produce 400,000 lab-infected mosquitoes every month for release throughout Hawai‘i. Not only are they planning to produce billions of dangerous Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes, but they have lied to the public about their intent to release genetically modified (GMO) mosquitoes. The DLNR will actually be producing GMO mosquitoes here in their Hawai‘i lab using pgSIT (precision guided sterile insect technique) CRISPR technology, once research and development are complete.

This mosquito mass production and release plan is intended to continue “in perpetuity” (forever). These agencies have prioritized a cash cow of biotech funding above the will of the people whose health they’re putting at risk with these projects. Now that the money has started rolling in, this scheme will continue to escalate if left unstopped. Gene drives, synthetic biology control tools, and even CRISPR tech genetic modification of forest birds are in the bigger picture plan.

Is the State of Hawai‘i setting the stage for emerging mosquito-borne human disease cases like the ones now happening in Texas and Florida? There’s big money in pushing these lab-altered mosquitoes, and the public often becomes unconsenting test subjects for the biotech corporations behind the products and patents. With a state agency already running a secret lab to implement its hidden agenda, we do have to ask what else they may have opened the door to here in Hawai‘i. Is our state the next hot spot for bioweapons research? Have these activities made us even more vulnerable to a bioterrorism attack in the Pacific Region?

The people of these islands are overwhelmingly opposed to these mosquito releases. We don’t want to be human subjects for biotech experiments. Mosquito labs supplying this program have ties to funding from highly concerning sources, including Bill Gates and George Soros. We’re being targeted by corporate interests and global government overreach.

If you’ve been on the fence about publicly opposing this project, now’s the time to make your voice heard. For anyone still actively supporting this escalating mosquito release agenda with full knowledge of what’s being planned for these islands, you need to start answering to the communities affected by the decisions you stand behind.

We didn’t agree to this. Our volunteer activists have been working tirelessly for over a year to raise awareness about the risks of bringing these lab-altered mosquitoes onto the islands. We’re continuing to research and uncover more disturbing details of this plan, and we’ve taken action in court to stop it. The question is, will project partners continue to ignore the legal process along with our voice as a community?

Hawai‘i Unites needs your support to present a strong case against the DLNR and its board for pushing this unsafe experiment on the public and railroading it through without the consent of the people of Hawai‘i. Help us take this to court.

Your tax-deductible donations to our legal fund will move this case forward:

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We’ve created a video of the information in this article to get the message out there. Share the link, and let’s make this story go viral:

Hidden Agenda: Hawai‘i’s Secret Mosquito Lab

Mahalo for all of the encouragement and contributions to our efforts.

Aloha,
Tina Lia
Founder & President
Hawaii Unites

Our Change.org petition now has over 5,500 signatures! Help us get to 7,500 to raise public awareness and make our voices heard: Demand an Environmental Impact Statement for the Experimental Mosquito Release on Maui

Hawaii Unites has filed a TRO and Preliminary Injunction to STOP the Release of BioPesticide Mosquitoes
June 23, 2023
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Help Us Take This to Court

Early this month, we learned that despite our lawsuit in environmental court, the multi-agency partnership Birds, Not Mosquitoes (BNM) had already rushed ahead and released lab-infected mosquitoes in East Maui. According to BNM, “Small-scale pilot releases of Wolbachia-incompatible male mosquitoes started in mid-May after the Finding of No Significant Impact for the East Maui Environmental Assessment.” The specific locations, times, and details of these releases have not been disclosed.

What we do know is that last year, the Department of Land and Natural Resources improperly segmented these initial releases, called “mark release recapture” studies, from the overall project by filing an exemption notice. This means the studies are exempt from the environmental assessment, and no public information is available. Not only do we not know where, when, or how the releases are happening, but we don’t even know what type of mosquito is being transported, where the mosquitoes are being transported from, or whether or not the mosquitoes are being tested for pathogens prior to transport.

The exemption notice does offer the tax map keys for the potential release locations. We’ve mapped those sites where the current mosquito releases may be taking place.

After working with our attorneys to build a strong case, we filed a temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction this week to stop these mosquito releases. A hearing is scheduled for July 21st, 2023.

We need your help to take this to court. All legal funds donated to date have now been expended, and we are over $20,000 short of reaching our goal for this first phase of litigation. Please get the word out to the community and help us challenge this dangerous mosquito experiment.

Your tax-deductible donations to our legal fund will move this case forward:

GiveSendGo "Hawaii Unites to Challenge Maui Mosquito Release"

You can choose to show your name as a contributor or remain anonymous. We appreciate everyone sharing this donation link and working together to raise the funds needed to halt these biopesticide mosquito releases.

Last week’s outreach event in Hāna was an important gathering of East Maui residents. Dr. Lorrin Pang (private citizen) and I shared our concerns about the mosquito project, and the community is now organizing weekly meetings to discuss action steps moving forward. Mahalo to Faith Chase of Farmers Voice Hawai‘i for hosting, and to everyone who showed up with thoughtful questions, suggestions, and care for the ‘āina.

If you’re in East Maui, please join the weekly meetings at Wananalua Congregational Church’s Mother Alice Hall on Wednesdays from 5:00-6:00pm.

Thank you so much to everyone for contributing your time and resources to raise awareness about protecting our environment, native birds, and public health from these biopesticide mosquitoes.

Aloha,
Tina Lia
Founder & President
Hawaii Unites

Our Change.org petition now has over 5,400 signatures! Help us get to 7,500 to raise public awareness and make our voices heard: Demand an Environmental Impact Statement for the Experimental Mosquito Release on Maui

Help Us STOP the Release of BioPesticide Mosquitoes
June 9, 2023
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We’re Working with Attorneys to Halt this Project

After filing our case in environmental court last month, Hawaii Unites learned that the multi-agency partnership Birds, Not Mosquitoes (BNM) had every intention of rushing ahead with their plan to release biopesticide mosquitoes despite the lawsuit. Now those releases have been confirmed. According to BNM, “Small-scale pilot releases of Wolbachia-incompatible male mosquitoes started in mid-May after the Finding of No Significant Impact for the East Maui Environmental Assessment.” Specific location details of the released mosquitoes have not been disclosed.

We’re working with our attorneys to stop these releases and will continue to keep everyone updated as we challenge this further. Our case against the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Land and Natural Resources is moving forward, and a scheduling conference is set for August 3rd. Hawaii Unites is raising funds to cover legal fees, and we anticipate that at least $30,000 will be needed for the first phase of litigation.

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to our legal fund:

You can choose to show your name as a contributor or remain anonymous. We appreciate everyone sharing this donation link with the community.

An important outreach opportunity is scheduled for next Thursday 6/15 in Hāna. Farmers Voice Hawai‘i will be hosting an informational meeting where Tropical Disease and Vector Expert Dr. Lorrin Pang (private citizen) and I will share our concerns with the East Maui community about this biopesticide mosquito experiment and answer questions about the project. The event is open to the public, and we hope to see you there:

Hāna Informational Meeting
"Concerns about the Wolbachia Mosquito Release"
Thursday, June 15th, 5pm-6:30pm
Wananalua Church - Mother Alice Hall

New flyers are being printed that explain more about disease risks of the lab-infected mosquitoes. We encourage sending the online version out to your network and spreading the word about the dangers of this project to the health of our community, including the people of these islands, the endangered native birds and other animals, and our fragile ecosystems. Visit our website at HawaiiUnites.org to view the flyer.

Mahalo again for all the support for our efforts. Together, we will continue to challenge this dangerous experiment and speak out to protect the ‘āina.

Aloha,
Tina Lia
Founder & President
Hawaii Unites

Our Change.org petition now has over 5,000 signatures! Help us get to 7,500 to raise public awareness and make our voices heard: Demand an Environmental Impact Statement for the Experimental Mosquito Release on Maui

Recent Media:

The Ohio Brett Show: Ohio Brett ft. Melanie Roberts, Glenn Baker, Ron Symon & Tina Lia (5/17/23)
(interview starts at 39:14)

The Tenpenny Files, On Your Health: Dr. Sherri Tenpenny ft. Tina Lia & Lorrin Pang (5/15/23)

Live Interview Today with Dr. Sherri Tenpenny
May 15, 2023
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Live Interview Today with Dr. Sherri Tenpenny

Monday 5/15 at 1:00pm Hawaii Time

Hawaii Unites is gaining momentum and media coverage with our court challenge of the planned biopesticide mosquito experiment. We’re excited about today’s live interview with Dr. Sherri Tenpenny. Tropical disease and vector expert Dr. Lorrin Pang will be joining me to talk with Dr. Tenpenny about the risks and potential significant impacts of the state’s multi-agency plan to release millions of bacteria-infected mosquitoes weekly on our fragile East Maui ecosystems.

Tune in live on Brighteon TV today, Monday 5/15, at 1:00pm Hawaii Time, and catch the replay tomorrow on Dr. Tenpenny’s site.

We filed our case in Environmental Court last week challenging the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ and Department of Land and Natural Resources’ failure to complete an Environmental Impact Statement for the project. Our filing describes numerous risks the lab mosquitoes pose to wildlife and the 'āina that require further study. We’re also focused on the need for meaningful public participation in the decision-making process.

Last Friday, Hawaii Unites’ petition for a contested case hearing was on the agenda for the BLNR meeting. Mahalo to the community for showing up in support of our organization through written testimony, and a special shout out to everyone who hung in there for a wait of close to ten hours before our agenda item was addressed. We had some very powerful voices at that meeting. 100% of all testimony was in opposition to the release of the biopesticide mosquitoes and the state agency’s denial of our right to a contested case. Once again, the BLNR chose to disregard the will of the people, along with constitutional due process. Our petition was denied. 

Project proponents have indicated that they intend to move forward with releasing the mosquitoes as early as this month despite the fact that there’s a lawsuit pending to determine if further study is needed. We will continue to challenge this in court, and we expect to have an update on our case in the days ahead. The lawsuit in environmental court is still active and is separate from the contested case hearing process. 

Thank you to everyone for speaking out about this project. We’re united in our love for these islands, and we will not stop advocating for the protection of the 'āina.

Hawaii Unites is raising funds for our legal case. We anticipate that at least $30,000 will be needed for this first phase of litigation. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to our organization's legal fund, and share this link with the community:

GiveSendGo "Hawaii Unites to Challenge Maui Mosquito Release"

Mahalo to the everyone for supporting our efforts.

Aloha,
Tina Lia
Founder & President
Hawaii Unites

Please continue to share our Change.org petition to raise public awareness and make our voices heard: Demand an Environmental Impact Statement for the Experimental Mosquito Release on Maui

Recent Media:

Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Group seeks to stop mosquito release into Maui wilderness (5/14/23)

Scott Adam’s Liberty Arise! 5/12/23 Maui Mosquito Agenda Continues with Dr. Lorrin Pang, Tina Lia, Barry O’Keefe

Natural News: Educator Peggy Hall blasts plan to release BILLIONS of lab-bred mosquitoes in Hawaii (5/11/23)

Hawaiʻi Public Radio: Hawaiʻi Unites sues DLNR over mosquito suppression plan to save native birds (5/11/23)

Courthouse News Service: Plan to use bioengineered mosquitoes to save Hawaiian birds draws fire (5/9/23)

Hawaii Unites Challenges BioPesticide Mosquito Experiment in Court
May 9, 2023
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Mahalo to everyone for your contributions to our legal fund. Today (5/8/23) we filed our lawsuit against the State of Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) and Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) for failing to prepare an environmental impact statement for the planned biopesticide mosquito release experiment on Maui. According to the complaint, the DLNR has moved forward with the project without adequate research or public participation in the decision-making process.

The DLNR and its multi-agency partnership Birds, Not Mosquitoes plan to release up to 775,992,000 biopesticide lab-bred Wolbachia-bacteria-infected mosquitoes per week on Maui for what will likely be at least the next 20 years. The project is an effort to save endangered native birds from avian malaria transmitted by the southern house mosquito. The U.S. Department of the Interior confirms that the Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes are a novel tool for conservation purposes and that the outcome is unknown. The specific population suppression technique planned for use on Maui has never been done anywhere in the world.

“We’re concerned about how this plan will affect Maui’s endangered native birds and our fragile East Maui ecosystems,” Hawaii Unites’ Founder and President Tina Lia explains, “Our organization is focused on protecting the ‘āina, and we’re asking that the DLNR and its Board honor the purpose of the Hawaii Environmental Protection Act and give appropriate consideration to the potential impacts of this biopesticide mosquito experiment that we’ve brought to their attention over the past several months.”

Among those concerns, according to Lia, are the scope and the experimental aspects of the plan. “The East Maui project area is over 89 times the size of the largest Wolbachia mosquito release area globally to date,” says Lia, “and the southern house mosquito has never even been used before with this technique for stand-alone field release.” She adds, “We’ve presented peer-reviewed studies showing that the bacteria can cause mosquitoes to become more capable of spreading avian malaria and West Nile virus. These bacteria can transmit horizontally to wild mosquitoes and other insect vectors of disease. Studies show that Wolbachia can cause increased pathogen infection in mosquitoes. We also know that lab-bred females who bite and breed will be missorted and released. This experiment has the potential to catastrophically impact Maui’s wildlife, environment, and public health.”

Hawaii Unites’ Donna Thompson calls attention to the lack of detail in the DLNR’s environmental assessment (EA). “There are no monitoring or mitigation plans in the EA to address the possibility of something going wrong here,” she says, “I’m appalled that this was rushed through without biosecurity protocols documented for the imported mosquitoes. Where is the risk analysis to mitigate vulnerabilities of lab-bred mosquitoes transmitting pathogens that can have irreversible impacts on the environment and its inhabitants? Male mosquitoes can transmit bacteria and pathogens to females through mating, and the Wolbachia can spread through shared feeding sites and standing water breeding sites. This needs to be studied thoroughly in a comprehensive EIS.”

Tina Lia notes that Hawaii Unites requested a contested case hearing prior to the BLNR’s March 24, 2023, vote to approve the DLNR’s EA and issue a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project. “We believe the BLNR improperly denied our request and our right to due process,” she says, “We’ve filed a Sunshine Law appeal with the Office of Information Practices. It’s unacceptable for our government agencies to shut the public out of decision-making for these islands, particularly when we’re addressing serious concerns like those documented by our organization.”

The public can voice an opinion on the mosquito experiment at the upcoming (BLNR) meeting Friday, May 12, 2023. Hawaii Unites is asking for testimony opposing the BLNR’s request for denial of their petition for a contested case hearing (agenda item C-4). The organization is also raising funds for their legal case in environmental court, and they anticipate that at least $30,000 will be needed for the first phase of litigation. Donations can be made through the Hawaii Unites GiveSendGo campaign.

Public input is crucial with a plan of this magnitude and potential significant impact to the environment. “These biopesticide mosquitoes could end up causing the extinction of endangered native birds instead of saving them,” says Lia, “Please help raise awareness about the risks of the project by sharing this information with the community. Stand united with us to protect the ‘āina and demand an environmental impact statement.”

Read the full lawsuit at HawaiiUnites.org

We've Retained an Attorney and are on Schedule to File our Case
May 4, 2023
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Hawaii Unites is Raising Funds to Challenge the Maui BioPesticide Mosquito Experiment in Environmental Court

Demand an Environmental Impact Statement!

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, proposing/determining agency for the biopesticide mosquito experiment on Maui, published their Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) in the 4/8/23 issue of The Environmental Notice. This set the 30-day deadline for challenging the project in Environmental Court. We have until Monday, May 8th, 2023, to file our case and seek a ruling to require an Environmental Impact Statement.

Hawaii Unites has retained an attorney, and we’re on schedule to meet the May 8th filing deadline. We need your help to raise the funds to move forward. We’re anticipating at least $30,000 will be needed for this phase of the legal challenge. Our immediate goal is to raise $5,000 to get the case to court once we’ve filed. If we can raise these funds, we may have a chance to halt this project.

We believe that the FONSI never should have been issued by the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR). Clear, documented information was provided to the BLNR of the serious risks and potential significant impacts of the project. They chose not only to disregard that information, but to suppress it from the public.

Testimony from Hawaii Unites was submitted prior to the BLNR's approval of the EA and issuance of the FONSI. Scientific studies, expert opinions, and the multi-agency partnership’s own documents were referenced regarding numerous risks to our environment, native birds, wildlife, and public health.

This project is an experiment on our island home. The southern house mosquito has never been used for stand-alone Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) field release. Landscape level control of the southern house mosquito using IIT has never been done before. The 64,666-acre East Maui project area is over 89 times the size of the largest IIT biopesticide mosquito release area globally to date.

The population suppression method proposed here on Maui requires the release of up to 775,992,000 mosquitoes per WEEK (potentially over 40 BILLION per year). This would need to continue for at least 20 years, according to the EA. Wolbachia IIT mosquitoes have never been used for conservation purposes, and the outcome is admittedly unknown.

The accidental release of lab-bred females who bite and breed has not been adequately addressed. This project could even create lab-strain-infected females in the wild, as the introduced bacteria can transmit horizontally to wild mosquitoes and other insect vectors of disease. Wolbachia has the potential to cause increased pathogen infection and could make mosquitoes more capable of spreading diseases like avian malaria and West Nile virus. Peer-reviewed studies document these risks. This plan has the very real potential of causing the extinction of endangered native birds, and it may impact human health.

Hawaii Unites is speaking up for the ‘āina and demanding an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Please help us raise the funds to challenge this mosquito experiment in court. Your tax-deductible donations move this case forward: 

GiveSendGo: Hawaii Unites to Challenge Maui Mosquito Release

Mahalo for your continued support and for sharing this message with the community.

Aloha,
Tina Lia
Founder & President
Hawaii Unites

Please continue to share our Change.org petition to raise public awareness and make our voices heard: Demand an Environmental Impact Statement for the Experimental Mosquito Release on Maui

Recent Media:

The Healthy American Peggy Hall: MILLIONS of INJECTED MOSQUITOS to be released in HAWAII

Scott Adam’s Liberty Arise! Maui Mosquito Agenda Buzz w/ Tina Lia
(interview starts at 18:32)

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