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…

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…

Senator Roz Baker Attacks Eminent Maui Physician for Opinion on Medical Alternatives Dr. Pang incurs wrath of Big Pharma booster by suggesting that widely-prescribed anti-parasite drug might be considered for Covid treatment 

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - August 31, 2021

Photo – Dr. Lorin Pang, Terez Amato, and Dr. Joe Ritter, credit Darius Taj One has to wonder why Maui’s…

Maui Ohana Slate Surges to 5-4 Council Victory with New Activist Energy Keani Rawlins-Fernandez Says She Will Support Kelly King as Council Chair to Implement Progressive Solutions

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - November 8, 2018

A major victory for Maui Ohana candidates in Tuesday’s election is likely to signal a sea change in direction for…

Will Maui’s Corporate Donor Swamp Buy This Election for Victorino and the Old Guard? Flood of Campaign Cash from Recipients of County Contracts Tries to Stop Maui Ohana Candidates from Advancing Public Interest Government

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - October 11, 2018

This November’s mayoral and Council election finds Maui at a critical crossroads. Voters could allow the old guard, in the…

Tulsi Gabbard Emerges as Nation’s Leading Combat Vet for Peace in Inspirational Maui Speech Tells Overflowing Town Hall Audience She Opposes Wars “Based on False Intelligence and Lies.”

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - April 22, 2017

A foremost voice for peace in our nation, fueled by the aloha spirit, Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard spoke on Maui…

No Aloha? Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Sues Hawaiians Then Backs Out

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - January 30, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg dropped his lawsuit to force the sale of small tracts of land within his Kauai estate, the Facebook…

Mike White Misleads Maui Public In Desperate Attempt To Acquire Control Of County Council

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - December 31, 2016

Facing a political hailstorm in response to naming himself the powerful Chairman of Maui’s County Council through an illegally rigged…

Will an Illegal Backroom County Government Control Maui’s Future?

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - December 28, 2016

On November 11, just three days after Maui’s political establishment suffered unexpected Election Day losses to the Maui Ohana (family)…

Maui Models Eco-Future by Electing Native Hawaiian Water Protector in Stunning Upset

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - January 1, 2017

As Native Americans protest to protect their ancestral waters in North Dakota and are met with tear gas and militaristic…