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…

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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

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - October 28, 2022

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

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - October 25, 2018

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

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - April 30, 2018

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

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - March 14, 2018

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

Posted by Mark Sheehan - April 26, 2017

There was a character in a William Faulkner novel who learned early in life “that…

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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

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - May 6, 2023

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”

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - January 16, 2023

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

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - November 2, 2022

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

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - October 17, 2022

As Maui’s electorate prepares to vote for County Council candidates a clear choice has emerged.…

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What Happened to Tulsi Gabbard? Maui’s former congress member, who once embraced aloha, has careened to the extremist side of American politics, boosting Trump & the GOP’s lawless insurrection

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - October 25, 2022

About five years ago, as managing editor of  The Maui Independent, I wrote four articles…

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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

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - September 15, 2022

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

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - October 8, 2020

Passed by a majority of the Maui County Council, the 7 charter amendments on the…

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Mainland SuperPACs & Old Guard Try to Stop Important Charter Amendments Offshore money floods Maui to stoke fears and thwart people-powered Democracy

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - October 6, 2020

Banners urging Vote NO on all Maui County Charter Amendments are proliferating around Maui, while…

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