Backroom Deal Torpedoes Important Hawai’i Pesticide Bill A Bill Which Would Have Required Mandatory Disclosure and Pre-notification of Pesticide Spraying Near Some Island Schools Is Severely Gutted.

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - March 7, 2018

Maui’s Senator Roz Baker was instrumental in deleting important mandatory pesticide disclosure and notification sections…

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New Harmful Pesticide Bills Offer Hawai’i Hope The Battle Against Toxic Pesticides Has Met With Little Legislative Action Until Now

Posted by Gita Tucker - February 27, 2018

    The fight against the harmful use of pesticides in Hawai’i has been a…

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Maui Council Chair Mike White Seeks New Dictatorial Powers Friday 9 a.m. Hearing to Vote on New Law Empowering the Ruling Gang of Five to Fire Staffers Hired by Independent Council Members

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - November 29, 2017

Ever since a new wave of progressive politicians was elected to the Maui County Council…

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“It’s Not Your Water” Will the Giveaway of More Than 80% of Maui's Public Waters Continue?

Posted by Faith Ewbank - October 14, 2017

The battle over Maui’s public water resources, a battle pitting the common interest of Native…

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Spiritual Comic Provocateur Alan Clements Appears November 11 at McCoy Studio Theater Calls Maui "Epicenter of Transformational Wisdom" and Hopes to Create "a 90 Minute Organic Ayahuasca Experience"

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - October 17, 2017

Heading to Maui to present his “Spiritually Incorrect” one-man show on November 11, Alan Clements…

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GMO Crops Have Become the Hot Potato of Maui Politics Under Pressure, A&B Attempts to Mislead Maui County Council and Public About Their Plans For Former Sugar Plantation Land

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - September 15, 2017

In April at the Maui Energy Conference, Rick Volner, the general manager of diversified agriculture…

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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…

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Signs of Our Times: SF Peace Rally Expressed How Most Americans Feel Inspiring people-power signs from SF Civic Center rally on August 26, 2017, when tens of thousands marched to reject hate and racism

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - September 2, 2017

On Saturday, August 26th, thousands of Californians rallied for a ’Peace, Love, and Understanding” event…

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Smart Meter Victory for Maui Utility Consumers Unlike Rest of USA, Locals Get to Opt in Instead of Having to Pay to Opt Out of Job-Killing Privacy-Threatening New Devices

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - August 28, 2017

Maui’s electric utility has taken an extraordinary step in proposing to only provide new smart…

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Hawai’i’s Journey from Plantation Exploitation to Agro-Chemical Poisoning Exposed in Historic New Study "Hawai’i: GMO Ground Zero" offers critical analysis of agrochemical industry

Posted by Jon Woodhouse - August 15, 2017

A brilliant new doctoral thesis by Kauai native Andrea Brower reveals the first comprehensive analysis…

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