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Gabbard Leads Congress By Defying Trump Sellout and Standing Up to Saudi Arabia Tulsi Slams America’s Most Repressive, Terrorist Supporting “Ally”

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - June 8, 2017

In response to President Trump sucking up to Saudi Arabia’s repressive, fundamentalist regime, one lone U.S. Congressperson, Hawaii’s Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, again demonstrated integrity and…

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 last night condemning America’s fixation…

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 a rigged plantation-era water system…

Hawai’i Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard Urges Federal Decriminalization of Marijuana

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - March 24, 2017

Hawaii’s Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has co-sponsored a bipartisan act to remove marijuana from the federal controlled substances list. She joined a fellow Army veteran and…

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 CEO announced in Kauai’s newspaper,…

MAUI COUNTY CHAIR MIKE WHITE’S PRE-ELECTION VOTE RIGGING DEFIES THE COUNTY CHARTER

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 secret pre-election, Mike White yesterday…

Cannabis & Micro Dosing Medicinal Cannabis: How Even Small Amounts Can Heal

Posted by Annie Nelson - March 29, 2016

We have known about the use of cannabis for medicine since the recording of history. There are even recipes for baby’s teething tablets, which remind…

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) slate of reformist candidates, Mike…

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 suppression, water protectors in Maui…