Growing up in Happy Valley, I was shaped not only by my family’s life in the working class, but also by the people around me who struggled in an unfair system. I had a friend who’d come around for a snack because there wasn’t anything to eat at his home. There were houses where I knew meth had a strong hold. A number of my friends’ parents were absent because they worked … [Read more...] about Solidarity Forever: MauiTime endorses Bernie Sanders
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Coconut Poll: Democratic Presidential Primary Election
Readers Survey: Are you voting in the Democratic Presidential Primary Election? Why or why not? If you are, tell us who you're voting for and why! Vote and leave a comment below for a chance to appear in print! #coconutpoll https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DemocraticPrimary2020 This week we talked about registering to vote in the Democratic Presidential Primary … [Read more...] about Coconut Poll: Democratic Presidential Primary Election
Get Ready to Vote in the Upcoming Presidential Primary Election
The Democratic Presidential Primary Election for the State of Hawai‘i is coming up on April 4, and if you’re left wondering How do I sign up for that again? – well, chances are you missed a deadline. The last day to register for the first mailing of ballots to vote for the candidate you’d most like to see take on President Donald Trump and lead the United States was on Tuesday, … [Read more...] about Get Ready to Vote in the Upcoming Presidential Primary Election
‘It’s Hawai‘i, Jake’: In the State Legislature, water legislation grows murkier
[In November 2018, MauiTime first broke the story of the $267-million sale of 56,000 acres of Alexander & Baldwin sugarcane land and watershed to Mahi Pono, a joint venture between California-based Pomona Farming and a Canadian pension fund. Our Changing Maui: Mahi Pono series examines all facets of the sale and the chages it will bring to Maui. It is part of Changing Maui, … [Read more...] about ‘It’s Hawai‘i, Jake’: In the State Legislature, water legislation grows murkier
State Democratic Party Opposes ‘Corporate Water Theft’ Bill
[This story has been updated since its first posting. See the updated version by clicking here.] The increasingly unpopular HB1326 – the so-called “Corporate Water Theft” bill, currently languishing in the Senate – took another hit over the weekend. In a letter to legislators, the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i has officially declared its opposition to the proposed bill, which … [Read more...] about State Democratic Party Opposes ‘Corporate Water Theft’ Bill