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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…

Historic Maui Ohana Victory Will Bring Public Interest Government to County New Progressive Majority Defeats Old Guard That Has Controlled Maui Since Statehood

Posted by Mark Sheehan - November 8, 2018
Since statehood, political power on Maui has resided with resort, development and agribusiness interests.  Through their…

Q&A with Maui County Council’s People Powered Leader Alika Atay "We have the opportunity to wake everybody up and say what is important is keeping Maui Maui"

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - October 31, 2018
What brought you to politics? I’ve been a community servant and leader for well over…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

From Standing Rock to Maui: Tulsi Gabbard Joins Resistance to A&B’s Massive Water Theft Residents pay 1,000 times more per gallon than a $2 billion company that consumes 80% of the public water on Maui 

Posted by Jonathan Greenberg - April 11, 2017
For generations, the myth that what was good for the Alexander & Baldwin corporation was…

Maui’s Timely Political Evolution A Refreshing New Wave of Political Representatives and Candidates Act From a Moral and Spiritual Foundation

Posted by Mark Sheehan - April 5, 2017
It would be gratifying to think that the politics of the Aloha State are conducted…

Activate Locally: Empowerment is the Answer to Despair We can’t just let unconscious people acting on behalf of oligarchs and polluting corporations crush our way of life, whether they work in Washington or Kahului

Posted by Mark Sheehan - March 26, 2017
Now that President Donald Trump and his Goebbels-like propaganda boss Steve Bannon have taken control…

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