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

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - October 25, 2018

The public initiative system is a unique and magnificent tool for grassroots democracy. Four years ago, Maui’s GMO Moratorium made…

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

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - March 14, 2018

The most heavily used chemical weed killer in human history has been declared carcinogenic by a team of health experts…

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

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - February 23, 2017

On February 22 and 23, 2017,  Maui citizens will have a chance to speak out against a 30-year extension of…

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

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - March 28, 2023

With the historic November 2022 passage of Charter Amendment 12, establishing the East Maui Community Water Authority, there is hope, for…

Endorsement: Yes on 12 & ‘Onipa‘a 2022 Candidates Vote to stop development money from buying control of Maui's County Council

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - October 28, 2022

View the Maui Independent’s video endorsement, narrated by Alika Atay, or read the text version of the commentary below. Corporate…

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

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - October 25, 2018

The public initiative system is a unique and magnificent tool for grassroots democracy. Four years ago, Maui’s GMO Moratorium made…

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

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - April 30, 2018

In a victory for people power, Hawai’i is about to become the first state in the nation to ban the…

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

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - March 14, 2018

The most heavily used chemical weed killer in human history has been declared carcinogenic by a team of health experts…

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

Posted by Mark Sheehan - April 26, 2017

There was a character in a William Faulkner novel who learned early in life “that words go up in the…

A Tribute to Maui’s Dedicated Activist Mark Sheehan Mark Was a Guiding Force and Tireless Fundraiser Behind Many Environmental Efforts

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - September 15, 2022

Mark Sheehan, a champion for Maui’s environment and progressive causes, passed away on September 9 in Haiku at the age…

Will Unregulated Gene Editing Technology Destroy Nature? Untested Side Effects of Fast Growing New Technology May Have Catastrophic Consequences

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - December 5, 2019

We’ve all grown up with the existential threat of nuclear annihilation and more recently the ominous impact of climate change.…

Monsanto Exposed for Spraying Banned Pesticide on Kihei Land in 2014 Felony Charges Disappeared After Political Fixers in Washington Intervened

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - September 5, 2019

Yahoo News recently reported that the agro-chemical giant Monsanto (now known as Bayer) had been close to being charged with…

Acquisition of Monsanto Proves Toxic to Bayer Corporation Roundup Lawsuits Shrinks German Megacorp’s Value By Billions of Dollars and They’re Just Getting Started

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - April 4, 2019

Facing an avalanche of lawsuits alleging serious harm from the weed killer Roundup, German pharmaceutical giant Bayer has seen its…

Tulsi Gabbard Becomes First Presidential Candidate to Call for Ban on Monsanto’s Roundup "Victims Shouldn't Have to Go to Trial to Get the Truth"

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - March 22, 2019

Presidential candidate, Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, has renewed her criticism of the agro-chemical industry’s use of toxic pesticides, calling for…

Will A&B’s Leases for GMO Farming Poison Maui’s Agricultural Future? Tuesday Sept 5 Council Meeting Gives Public Chance to Express Whether A&B Should Receive Public Water with Market Value of $250,000 for Just $750

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - September 4, 2017

A&B is set to increase GMO crop growing on Maui against the wishes of a majority of the island population…

“Poison Papers” and Major Monsanto Document Release Exposes Toxicity and Collusion Historic Disclosures Prove That Safety of FDA and EPA-Approved Chemicals Were Based on Tobacco Industry-like Collusion Promoting Demonstrably Faked Science

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - August 2, 2017

More than 100,000 pages of documents exposing how the chemical industry and government regulators knew about the extraordinary toxicity of…

New Documentary Exposes Devastating Impact of Pesticides on Kauai “Poisoning Paradise” screens at the Maui Film Festival on June 23

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - June 15, 2017

The devastating impact of pesticide poisoning on Kauai by the agro-chemical industry is highlighted in the groundbreaking documentary “Poisoning Paradise,”…