Mahalo to you, for your support and all that you have made possible in 2009!

1. This year, you…

2. …helped grow this grassroots movement—for a greener, more socially just, and sustainable Hawai‘i—to nearly 10,000 individuals.

3. Together, you submitted over 10,000 pieces of testimony in defense of the public trust lands and waters of Hawai‘i nei!

4. … And your support made possible five major legal actions upholding protections for the lands, waters and people of Hawai‘i nei.

5. Here are just a few of things your support and participation made possible…

6. You helped win a first-of-its kind, landmark rule regulating bioprospectingin the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands—permanently protecting biodiversity and cultural property rights in this unique marine region.

7. Thanks to you, some 3.5 million acres of some of the world’s oldest coral colonies will be permanently protected from the impacts of unrestricted commercial bioprospecting and patenting.

8. In October, you helped Maui County go GMO-taro free!

9. Thanks to your persistent and reasoned testimony in support of Hāloa, Maui County Council members found it easy to make the right decision.

10. Your financial support enabled the Environmental Justice Working Group to turn the Waikiki-style bus tour on its head, in a series of huaka‘i through environment justice hotspots on O‘ahu’s Leeward Coast.

11. You put environmental justice on the public agenda--pushing decision-makers to make the connection between unsustainable waste management and energy policy—and the communities that bear the brunt of the impacts.

12. Your giving enabled us to pursue a legal petition to expand critical habitat for the highly endangered Hawaiian monk seal.

13. More critical habitat can help protect miles of shoreline throughout Hawai‘i nei from aggressive development proposals.

14. You made it possible for KAHEA to join in legal action to protect sea turtles from longline fishery expansion.

15. And enabled us to continue the fight for natural and cultural conservation on sacred Mauna Kea—including legal action to ensure a honest, pono, community-based plan for the future of the sacred summit.

16. All possible because of you!

17. From our little office to you: Mahalo nui loa !

18. Everyday, you help us believe in what is possible at the grassroots when people get together! Looking forward to great things in 2010! See you there!