Oh, to be a fly on the wall in Mayor Alan Arakawa’s 9th Floor county office today. You guys saw The Maui News’ huge front-page story yesterday on the dramatic Mar. 5, 2013 meeting at Starbucks in Kahului between then-Maui Film Commissioner Harry Donenfeld (who secretly recorded the meeting because he was worried about his job) and three key aides to Mayor Alan Arakawa: Managing … [Read more...] about We also listened to the secret 2013 recording of Mayor Alan Arakawa’s aides but we just thought it was pathetic
Election
Keith Regan holding fundraiser at Maui County Corp Counsel Pat Wong’s house
We have more than a year to go before the 2016 elections get here, but County of Maui Managing Director Keith Regan isn't wasting any time. Regan, who's running for the Maui County Council seat currently held by Mike Victorino (who's prevented from running again in 2016 because of term limits), recently filed papers announcing a big fundraiser next week. According to this … [Read more...] about Keith Regan holding fundraiser at Maui County Corp Counsel Pat Wong’s house
This Wednesday, Nov. 19: GMO Free Maui Plans Big Monsanto Protest In North Kihei
For those heavily involved in the war over the growing of genetically engineered seeds in Maui County, we seem to suddenly find ourselves in a quiet time. The ballot initiative that would place a moratorium on the cultivation of GMO seeds until the completion of health and safety studies passed narrowly in the recent election, but won't become law when the state Election's … [Read more...] about This Wednesday, Nov. 19: GMO Free Maui Plans Big Monsanto Protest In North Kihei
Who wants to read complaint letters against MauiTime? You do, of course!
READER INITIATIVE [Editor’s note: the following letters on our Oct. 30, 2014 Election Issue recommendation to vote no on the Maui GMO Initiative are just those that were sent to us directly–we received many more comments on our Mauifeed.com blog and Facebook page.] As a retired high school administrator, I am aghast at your paper and its stance on the GMO battle to save this … [Read more...] about Who wants to read complaint letters against MauiTime? You do, of course!
Maui County GMO Ballot Initiative Passes; Monsanto Vows Lawsuit
Now that’s what I call an election. And yes, the voter initiative to bring about a “moratorium” on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the county passed. It was a real nail-biter, too. The first batch of votes (released around 7:30 or so) showed the initiative failing by nearly 20 percentage points. But when the state Office of Elections finally published the final … [Read more...] about Maui County GMO Ballot Initiative Passes; Monsanto Vows Lawsuit