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Heptachlor in Hawai`i
Intermediate school students explore various aspects of the 1982 incident when unlawful levels of the pesticide heptachlor were found in Hawai`i commercial milk supplies. The students research the subject of the pesticide contamination from environmental, medical, political, legal, and public health points of view, interviewing two doctors, a chemist, an attorney, government officials, an entomologist, a public health activist, and an organic farmer, mentored by the director of the Hawai`i Heptachlor Research and Education Foundation. This documentary was produced in 1991 and updated in 2005 after long-term medical studies on the impact of the contamination were released. Length: 45:22 Divided into three parts for classroom use Produced for Hawai`i Heptachlor Research & Education Foundation Phone: 808.589.2963 | www.heptachlor.org | info@heptachlor.org Featuring Students: Julie Ann Brown Crystal Jones Heather McCoy Omar Saidy Jeanelle Wat Holly Van Schaick Damion Witham Jarnett Lono Ian Onizuka Also appearing: Willis Butler, MD Steven Lee Montgomery, PhD Art Mori, PhD Rick Scudder Jo E. Youngs Helene Takemoto Sherry Broder, Esq. Hazel Cunningham, MPH Barry Brennan, PhD Ted Norton, PhD Grant Stemmerman, MD Ben Cayetano (then Lieutenant Governor) Bruce Anderson, MPH Grant McQuate Dean Baker, MD, MPH Screenings North American Association for Environmental Education Environmental Film Festival Reviews The students progress from learning basic facts about pesticides, to formulating more in-depth questions about the health effects of pesticides, political and corporate positions on the use of pesticides, and the role of the public in determining regulatory policies. Heptachlor in Hawai`i impressed me greatly. The students in the video are excited and motivated about what they are learning. This is the way education should be. Kyle Merriam, Journal of Pesticide Reform An excellent step-by-step portrayal of stimulating, real-life research in a public school. Elizabeth Rosenberg, New York Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides newsletter All VHS and DVD copies are U.S. standard except for PAL VHS |
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