BEST ENVIRONMENTAL NON-PROFIT Shaka Movement Oh, how our readers love the Shaka Movement. After all, they did deliver Maui County’s first-ever citizen-inspired ballot measure, which they also won. Though that measure, which seeks to halt all GMO agriculture in the county, was initially thrown out of court, the matter remains on appeal. Shaka’s a powerful movement in Maui … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2016: Best Environmental Non-Profit on Maui: Shaka Movement
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CORRECTED: The radical plan to keep Maui green forever
[NOTE: This story originally reported that the SHAKA movement itself was behind the Maui Community Organic Farmland Initiative. That is actually not the case, though three of the five citizens who created the measure and are pushing for its passage worked to push for SHAKA's recent anti-GMO initiative. The five citizens who created the Farmland Initiative are Dr. Lorrin Pang … [Read more...] about CORRECTED: The radical plan to keep Maui green forever
CORRECTED: SHAKA Movement founders announce two new Maui County ballot initiatives
The SHAKA Movement’s anti-GMO voter initiative worked so well that the group’s organizers are now cooking up two new bills. If you’ll recall your recent history, SHAKA got a bill pledging to stop Monsanto from growing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on Maui approved for the 2014 ballot (a historic first!), then inspired thousands of residents who don’t seem to have … [Read more...] about CORRECTED: SHAKA Movement founders announce two new Maui County ballot initiatives
Shaka Movement Rejects Moves To Amend ‘Show Me The Water’ Law
Late last year, Maui County officials really started blaming the “Show Me The Water” law (passed back in 2007) for the county’s serious lack of affordable housing. The law, quite simply, requires housing developers to prove they had a long-term water source before the County Council would authorize new home construction. Mayor Alan Arakawa blamed it for a “3,000-unit deficit” … [Read more...] about Shaka Movement Rejects Moves To Amend ‘Show Me The Water’ Law
Maui Film Festival presents ‘This Changes Everything’ at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center
The Maui Film Festival presents This Changes Everything this Tuesday, Oct. 20 at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center. Based on the book by Naomi Klein, the movie emphasizes empowerment over fear. Nine countries, five continents and four years culminate in one spectacle. The screening is a benefit for Sierra Club of Maui, the Maui Chapters of the Hawaii Farmers Union United and … [Read more...] about Maui Film Festival presents ‘This Changes Everything’ at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center