Vegan News for February 2025
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A bill to make plant-based meals the default options for hospitals, prisons, and government-sponsored events has been introduced in the Hawaiʻi legislature. Plant-based-by-default policies have achieved great success in other states.
The House of Representatives version of the bill, House Bill 828, has been referred to the Labor Committee, chaired by Representative Jackson Sayama, whose district includes Kaimukī and St. Louis Heights. Chair Sayama will need to hear the bill for it to advance through the legislative session that started earlier this month.
How You Can Help
If you support this legislation, please ask Chair Sayama to schedule House Bill 828 (2025) for a hearing. Chair Sayama's contact information is here. When you contact Chair Sayama, you might point out that, by expanding plant-based nutrition, HB828 will save taxpayer money, reduce negative climate impacts, generate income for local farmers and improve health. Similar programs have been effective in other locations. If you would like to receive automated updates on bills, register on the legislature's website.
EVENTS
Sunday, February 23, 12 noon. “Save Your Brain — Why Everything You Know About Dementia is Wrong.” Peter Rogers, MD. Free Zoom presentation. Details here.
Saturday, April 26, 29th 2025, East Maui Taro Festival
NEWS AND TRENDS
The War on Veganism: Powerful industries, misinformation, and cultural resistance slow progress.
Veganism in 2025: Key Events, Campaigns, and Trends
Moving to a plant-based diet can mitigate climate change
Replacing meat with plant-based alternatives reduces cholesterol and weight
Over 130 Organizations Call For ‘EU Action Plan’ On Plant-Based Foods
Impossible Foods Founder Explores Turning Cattle Ranches into Forests in New Documentary
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Can eating more processed red meat increase your dementia risk?
Going vegan may help your wallet as well as your heart
Vegan Diets Are Effective for Muscle Protein Formation in Older Adults
Study Finds That Vegans Have Healthier Gut Microbiomes Than Omnivores
SPORTS AND FITNESS
NBA Legend John Salley on Why Plant-Based Diet Changed His Life
RESOURCES
Seven proven ways to help the planet in 2025
What you need to know about vegan beauty products … 10 best cruelty-free vegan makeup brands to try in 2025
Top 10 NutritionFacts.org Videos of 2024
‘Uplifting’ New Vegan Documentary ‘Food For Thought’
CONNECTIONS
If you live on Maui or visit regularly, you might visit three Facebook pages, Vegan on Maui, Maui Vegans and the Facebook companion page to this website, Maui Vegan Life.
THIS MONTH IN VEGAN HISTORY
February 26, 1765: Dr. William Lambe, “the father of vegan nutrition,” is born in England.
February 1806: Dr. William Lambe adopts a plant-based diet.
February 1945: The Vegan News states that “the present milk mania” proves that “how completely 20th century man can be made to accept an idea that is absurd, dangerous, and immoral.”
February 8, 1960: Jay Dinshah founds the American Vegan Society.
February 1998: A federal jury dismisses a lawsuit brought against vegan activist Howard Lyman and the Oprah Winfrey concerning a broadcast about the threat to humans from consuming beef with mad cow disease.