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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday July 12, 2020 ( 2 items )  

American Bird Conservancy: After Years at Sea, Hawaiian Petrel Arrives Safely Home
KAUAI, Hawaii, July 10 -- The American Bird Conservancy issued the following news release: An historic effort to save the endangered Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis), or 'Ua'u, has reached a critical milestone after years of anxious waiting by project partners: The first of 87 birds translocated as chicks and fledged from the protected haven of Nihoku at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge has returned after several years at sea. The sighting of this individual, via trail camera fo  more

Natural Products Association: CBD Blues - Hawaii Becomes Third State to Propose CBD Regs to Fill Food and Drug Administration Vacuum
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Natural Products Association issued the following news release on July 9: As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to defy mounting requests from the US Congress and the natural products industry to provide science-based and public health regulations for CBD, more states are rushing in to fill the vacuum. The State of Hawaii recently joined Virginia and Texas in proposing new state regulations for consumable hemp and CBD products. NPA has been the leader i  more