Can Elle Cochran Win Maui’s Mayoral Race and Send the Good Old Boys Packing? Q&A With the Most Outspoken Populist Reformer in County History

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - October 12, 2018

Council Member Elle Cochran, who was the top vote-getter in the 2016 Maui Council election,…

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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…

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Just Say No To Roz Baker Ignore Her Ads: Her Record as a Backroom Booster of Pesticide Conglomerates Has Been Disgraceful

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - August 6, 2018

Almost Orwellian in its doublespeak deception, Maui Senator Roz Baker’s latest campaign ad promotes her…

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Is Hawai’i Corporate Media Smearing Populist Kaniela Ing to Prevent Ocasio-Cortez-Style Upset? Minor Violations Deceptively Framed to Challenge Integrity of Only Candidate to Refuse Corporate Payola

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - August 4, 2018

Congressional candidate Kaniela Ing comes from a place called hope. With a Sanders-inspired progressive platform,…

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Maui’s People-Powered Candidates Poised to Take Majority in 2018 County’s Monsanto-Boosting Old Guard Establishment May Lose its Majority Stranglehold in Historic Election

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - July 26, 2018

The upcoming 2018 Maui election offers an extraordinary, historic opportunity to change the power structure…

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Maui’s Sign Wars No Billboards Allowed But Political Campaign Signs Abound

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - May 26, 2018

Due to the diligent perseverance of a group of female environmentalists back in the 1920s,…

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What Trump’s John Baron Deception Says About our Truth-less President Pundits Reflect on Deeper Meaning of Story About Trump Lying His Way onto Forbes Rich List

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - May 16, 2018

My recent article in the Washington Post about Donald Trump lying his way onto the…

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How Monsanto Failed to Stop Hawaii Legislature From Banning Chlorpyrifos Lawmakers Placed Public Health Over Dubious Claims by Pesticide Lobbyists

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - May 7, 2018

Hawai’i’s new pesticide bill passed last week made our state the first in the nation…

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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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Historic Pesticide Legislation Remains Stalled in the Hawaii State Senate New Bill Remains Stalled for Unknown Reasons

Posted by Tina Wildberger - April 24, 2018

Despite being a priority of the Hawaii Democratic Party and receiving unanimous support in the…

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