Best Maui Politics, Community and Environment Here are the top voted choices for politics and the environment on Maui. We asked you Maui, what politics, what issues are important, and who the top community leaders were on Maui, and you responded with your votes. We tallied up all of your votes and posted them right here. Read on for who you voted Best County Official, Best … [Read more...] about BEST OF MAUI 2015: Best Maui Politics, Community and Environment Revealed
Best Maui Politics Community and Environment 2015
MauiTime Best of Maui 2015: Best Political Scandal on Maui GMOs
BEST POLITICAL SCANDAL ON MAUI GMOs You can look at this a number of ways. First, that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) themselves–which are grown on Maui by Monsanto, most famously–are themselves scandalous. Or that the act of getting an initiative that calls for a ban on GMO cultivation in Maui County placed on the 2014 general election ballot was the scandal. … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2015: Best Political Scandal on Maui GMOs
MauiTime Best of Maui 2015: Best Environmental Issue on Maui Cane Burning
BEST ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE ON MAUI Cane Burning Is there a bigger issue than this right now on Maui? Yes, cane burning has been going on for over a century, and yes, Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar employs 800 or so people at their Puunene Mill–the last big sugar operation in Hawaii. But tradition and jobs are poor excuses for maintaining what many people on the island … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2015: Best Environmental Issue on Maui Cane Burning
MauiTime Best of Maui 2015: Best Maui County Official Elle Cochran
BEST MAUI COUNTY OFFICIAL Elle Cochran First elected to the Maui County Council in 2010, Cochran has been a stalwart friend of land preservationists and slow-growthers. She’s lived in Lahaina her whole life and helped found the Save Honolua Coalition. She faced a tough challenger backed by huge developer money in the November election, but easily won reelection. This … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2015: Best Maui County Official Elle Cochran
MauiTime Best of Maui 2015: Best Scariest Public Figure of Maui Alan Arakawa
BEST SCARIEST PUBLIC FIGURE OF MAUI Alan Arakawa We had no idea our readers were Mike White fans (just kidding, but only somewhat). But this is puzzling to us (if no other reason than that he also nearly won this year’s Best County Official category). We certainly have had issues with Arakawa’s administration in the past (most notably, departments like Environmental … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2015: Best Scariest Public Figure of Maui Alan Arakawa