Massive A&B Corporate Water Theft Faces Public Comment In Maui The aqueduct system and corporate water giveaway are rooted in century-old plantation-era water contracts
On February 22 and 23, 2017, Maui citizens will have a chance to speak out…
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Passage of Amendment 12 Scores Historic Win for Maui Water Rights For years plantation owner Alexander & Baldwin paid almost nothing to use majority of island’s water
With the historic November 2022 passage of Charter Amendment 12, establishing the East Maui Community Water…
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Endorsement: Yes on 12 & ‘Onipa‘a 2022 Candidates Vote to stop development money from buying control of Maui's County Council
View the Maui Independent’s video endorsement, narrated by Alika Atay, or read the text version…
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Betrayers of Maui Democracy Ask Voters to Re-Elect Them This November Arakawa, Victorino, Crivello, and Hokama Enabled Monsanto’s Historic Theft of Voter-Approved GMO Moratorium
The public initiative system is a unique and magnificent tool for grassroots democracy. Four years…
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Passage of Amendment 12 Scores Historic Win for Maui Water Rights For years plantation owner Alexander & Baldwin paid almost nothing to use majority of island’s water
With the historic November 2022 passage of Charter Amendment 12, establishing the East Maui Community Water…
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Endorsement: Yes on 12 & ‘Onipa‘a 2022 Candidates Vote to stop development money from buying control of Maui's County Council
View the Maui Independent’s video endorsement, narrated by Alika Atay, or read the text version…
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Betrayers of Maui Democracy Ask Voters to Re-Elect Them This November Arakawa, Victorino, Crivello, and Hokama Enabled Monsanto’s Historic Theft of Voter-Approved GMO Moratorium
The public initiative system is a unique and magnificent tool for grassroots democracy. Four years…
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Hawai’i Will Become First State in USA to Ban Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Robust People-Powered Effort Pressures Lawmakers to Pass Historic Pesticide Bill That Includes Buffer Zones & Disclosure
In a victory for people power, Hawai’i is about to become the first state in…
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Landmark Case Puts Cancer Risk of Monsanto’s Roundup on Trial For The First Time in US Courtroom, Renowned Health Experts Link Popular Pesticide to Cancer
The most heavily used chemical weed killer in human history has been declared carcinogenic by…
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Maui County Council’s Proposed 2018 Budget Supports Tourism, Stiffs Locals Testify This Week or Call Budget Chair Hokama at 270-7768 to Express Yourself
There was a character in a William Faulkner novel who learned early in life “that…
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Hawai’i Will Become First State in USA to Ban Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Robust People-Powered Effort Pressures Lawmakers to Pass Historic Pesticide Bill That Includes Buffer Zones & Disclosure
In a victory for people power, Hawai’i is about to become the first state in…
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Landmark Case Puts Cancer Risk of Monsanto’s Roundup on Trial For The First Time in US Courtroom, Renowned Health Experts Link Popular Pesticide to Cancer
The most heavily used chemical weed killer in human history has been declared carcinogenic by…
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Why “Hempcrete” May Be the Green Building Solution the World Needs Now World Expert From Ukraine Holds Maui Building Workshop With Hemp That Absorbs CO2, Resists Mold, Fire & Pests & EMF
Ukrainian Sergiy Kovalenkov is on a mission to change the world – with hemp –…
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Alan Clements’ “Spiritually Incorrect: Reborn” Brings Revolutionary Magic to Maui’s Iao Theater Jan 28 Performance will blend spirituality, radical self-honesty, humor & wise insight into the “inseparable nature of our freedom”
Combine a former Buddhist monk with Noam Chomsky, Lenny Bruce, and a hyper-spiritual Terence McKenna…
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How to Buy an Election on Maui Almost $1 million from pro-development interests has been raised to defeat three progressive Council candidates
As part of a broad effort to reverse progressive legislation introduced by the current Ohana…
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‘Onipa’a 2022 Candidates Unite Against Pro-Development Millions Flooding Council Election Johnson, Paltin, Rawlins-Fernandez, Sinenci, Ahia, Boone, Hocker, and Knox fight to preserve Maui’s five person progressive majority
As Maui’s electorate prepares to vote for County Council candidates a clear choice has emerged.…
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A Tribute to Maui’s Dedicated Activist Mark Sheehan Mark Was a Guiding Force and Tireless Fundraiser Behind Many Environmental Efforts
Mark Sheehan, a champion for Maui’s environment and progressive causes, passed away on September 9…
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Vote Yes on Charter Revisions Passed By County Council Term limits & new Dept. of Agriculture for sustainable future to transition Maui out of plantation era policies on the ballot
Passed by a majority of the Maui County Council, the 7 charter amendments on the…
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