Best State Blunder
You’re talking about the land in Kihei that Monsanto uses to grow pesticide-resistant corn? Yeah, that operation has been around since the late 1960s (back then, it was known as the Trojan Seed Company). Yeah, they account for about a thousand jobs across the state, and many thousands of dollars in campaign contributions every election cycle. Monsanto has operations all over the world, and scores of elected officials across the country who won’t hesitate to do its bidding. Remember–the Supreme Court has ruled that Monsanto can patent and own life forms. Damn, that’s powerful. How will the upcoming GMO-banning ballot measure in Maui County affect all that? That’s the biggest question of the year for Maui. @apignataro
Monsanto Lease Renewal 10%
Superferry 8%
Airport Access Road 5%
Other 77%
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