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Thursday, March 24, 2016 |
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Maui Budget: Mayor Arakawa Says No Property Tax Rate Increase Necessary
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 6111 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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Citing higher property tax valuations this year....
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Friday, March 11, 2016 |
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Maui Council Rejects 300% Agriculture Tax Hike
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:00 PM :: 7616 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, Taxes
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Combined with a regulatory scheme that allows the county to intrude on property rights by requiring approval of the "economic feasibility" of a farmer's planned use for his or her land....
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Friday, March 11, 2016 |
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Maui: Auditor Undervalues our Garbage
By News Release @ 2:53 AM :: 4069 Views :: Maui County
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The county values each "hypothetical future landfill cell" at $30 a ton ....
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Sunday, February 28, 2016 |
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Monday, February 22, 2016 |
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Grassroot Salutes Court Decision Protecting Maui Hospital Plan
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:44 PM :: 6711 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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...Watchdog group expresses hope that there will be no more roadblocks to better patient care....
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Tuesday, February 2, 2016 |
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Incumbents Challenged on Day One--Candidates Begin Filing on Maui, Big Island
By Selected News Articles @ 12:56 PM :: 8590 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Politicians
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First in line after the 7:45 a.m. office opening in Hilo was state Rep. Joy San Buenaventura....
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Sunday, January 17, 2016 |
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Maui County Report: Co-op Should Buy MECO Transmission Grid
By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 5835 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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There would be little physical infrastructure that would need to change hands, and as such the capital costs for this approach are relatively low....
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Thursday, January 14, 2016 |
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Full Text: Ige Signs Agreement Privatizing Maui Hospitals
By News Release @ 8:36 PM :: 7224 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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...transferring the operation and management of the HHSC Maui Region health care facilities from the state to Kaiser Permanente....
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016 |
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Hana Pier to be Removed due to Public Opposition to Repairing it
By News Release @ 9:30 PM :: 4500 Views :: Maui County
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The estimated cost of the removal is $3.5 million. The additional $16.5 million assigned to the project will be returned to the Harbors Division for use in other improvement projects....
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016 |
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A&B to Shutter State’s Last Cane Plantation
By News Release @ 5:36 PM :: 8732 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Agriculture
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...“We are happy" -- Burning Anti-Cane Activists ....
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015 |
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Maui Homeless Initiative: 'Rapid Deployable Emergency Shelters'
By News Release @ 9:26 PM :: 5952 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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...this includes the acquisition of rapid deployable emergency shelters....
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Monday, November 23, 2015 |
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DHHL Approves NextEra Windfarm on Maui
By News Release @ 6:41 PM :: 7504 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, Energy
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...500 acres of land on the southern flank of Haleakala for wind power generation....
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015 |
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New Tracking System for Maui Bus Implemented
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 4398 Views :: Maui County
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...the ability to track their bus in real-time....
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Grassroot Institute Launches Maui Radio Program
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:09 AM :: 4748 Views :: Maui County
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Grassroot Institute President Keli'i Akina launches a one-hour program on Maui's 1110AM KAOI....
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Friday, October 23, 2015 |
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State, Kaiser Begin Maui Hospital Negotiations
By News Release @ 7:32 PM :: 6691 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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"The state will negotiate in good faith to secure the best possible outcome for our citizens and for employees of the facilities involved,” said Gov. David Ige....
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015 |
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
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Kaiser Selected to Operate Maui Memorial Hospital
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 5999 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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Act 103 authorized Maui Region to transfer its facilities to a new entity as a way to mitigate future budget deficits....
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Tuesday, September 1, 2015 |
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Maui Hires Consultant to Study Utility Takeover Options
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 5679 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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“...options analysis of the alternative forms of ownership and the alternative utility business models for Maui County’s electric utility company....”
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015 |
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Travel Technology Industry Applauds Maui's Proactive Approach to Short-term Rentals
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 5768 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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The Travel Technology Association supports formal regulations that legalize short-term rentals....
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Saturday, August 15, 2015 |
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Maui's New Public-Private Partnerships--Panel Discussion on Possibilities and Challenges Ahead
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:02 PM :: 6891 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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Mayor Alan Arakawa
Dr. David Ulin of Kaiser Permanente
Dr. Nicole Apoliona of the Kula Hospital, Maui
Dr. Gerard Livaudais, of Hawaii Pacific Health
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Sunday, August 9, 2015 |
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Ige to hear Testimony on Maui Memorial Partnership Plan Tuesday
By Selected News Articles @ 12:40 AM :: 6673 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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Maui Waena Intermediate School – Kahului
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015 |
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Anti-Cane Burning Suit to be First Case Heard by Hawaii Environmental Court
By Andrew Walden @ 8:23 PM :: 8710 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Agriculture, Judiciary
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Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction will be heard by the Honorable Joseph E. Cardoza, Judge of the Environmental Court of the Second Circuit on September 16, 2015 at 9:30 a.m....
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Thursday, July 16, 2015 |
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Overtime Expenditures Out of Taxpayers’ Pockets
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:48 AM :: 5217 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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One common way public employees increase their pensions is by maximizing overtime....
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 |
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Anti-GMO Activists Attack State’s Last Cane Plantation
By Joni Kamiya @ 11:07 PM :: 8107 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, GMOs
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...ugly comments happily hoping to send people who work on these farms back to where they came from....
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Friday, May 8, 2015 |
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Kaiser to Bid for Maui Hospital Partnership
By News Release @ 9:26 PM :: 6016 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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Due to the passage of recent legislation, Kaiser Permanente is preparing to submit a letter of interest to participate in the process for the selection of a partner for Maui Memorial Medical Center....
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Monday, May 4, 2015 |
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Securities Fraud: Former Maui Mayoral Candidate Sentenced to 20 Years
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 5807 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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"In total, Mr. Waikiki’s schemes scammed up to 21 victims for more than $100,000.00.”
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015 |
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Souki: HB1075 'Will open the doors for a vital public-private partnership'
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 5964 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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... But the Maui News isn't so sure it still won't be sabotaged....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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Let Your Voice Be Heard for Maui Hospital!
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:29 AM :: 6153 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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HB1075 concerns the creation of a public-private partnership for the Maui Hospital System....
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 |
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Video: Rep Thielen Questions NextEra on Big Cable
By Video @ 8:22 PM :: 6123 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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...HB1468 Removes the authorization granted to the public utilities commission to establish an interisland high-voltage electric transmission cable....
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Sunday, February 8, 2015 |
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Maui Democrats Release Names of 13 Applicants for HD13 Vacancy
By News Release @ 1:43 AM :: 7495 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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The final three names as identified by the nominating committee will then be forwarded to the Governor....
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Saturday, January 31, 2015 |
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Wes Lo's Smoking Gun: Improvement of Medical Services on Maui Started With Fight for Second Hospital
By Andrew Walden @ 7:34 PM :: 8803 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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If the Legislature fails to grant MMMC permission to negotiate a partnership agreement with HPH and MMMC goes bankrupt, this interview will be the smoking gun....
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Monday, January 26, 2015 |
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$100M Penalty? Federal Court Again Finds Maui County in Violation of Clean Water Act
By News Release @ 7:42 PM :: 6430 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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Maximum penalties in this case already exceed $100 million, and the meter is ticking at a rate of over $100,000 per day....
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Saturday, November 15, 2014 |
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Temporary Injunction: Judge Blocks Enforcement of Maui Anti-GMO Law
By Selected News Articles @ 5:08 AM :: 17088 Views :: Maui County, GMOs
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...the ban will "probably bankrupt Molokai"....
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014 |
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VIDEOS: Maui Anti-GMO Activists Steal Signs, Suffer Road Rage
By Video @ 5:52 AM :: 6703 Views :: Maui County, GMOs
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Must See: Anti-GMO activist stops his Volvo in middle of busy highway....
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014 |
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Source: Maui News Shutting Down Weekly
By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 AM :: 6493 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment
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Maui Weekly competed with Maui Time which continues to publish an independent bi-weekly print newspaper on Maui....
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Friday, October 24, 2014 |
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Photos: Molokai Unites to Defend GMO Agriculture
By Joni Kamiya @ 10:36 PM :: 7209 Views :: Maui County, GMOs
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Moloka’i: A Community that Comes Together When Faced with Adversity....
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Thursday, October 23, 2014 |
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Elle Cochran Fired Staffer Because he had National Guard Duty?
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 5:03 AM :: 8510 Views :: Maui County, Military
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At the least, this appears to be a violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Right Act....
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Friday, September 26, 2014 |
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Carlisle: Maui Anti-GMO Law Would Send Farmers, Gardeners to Jail
By Video @ 2:22 AM :: 8657 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, GMOs
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...gardeners growing GM corn, GM papaya, or GMO marijuana may be arrested and imprisoned for one year under the anti-GMO law....
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 |
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Oahu, Maui, Hawaii County Shelter Locations
By News Release @ 12:11 AM :: 8030 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Maui County
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...List of designated shelters for Hawaii , Maui, and Honolulu ....
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Friday, July 25, 2014 |
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Video: Anti-GMO Maui Mayoral Candidate Runs from Cop, Gets Tazed
By Andrew Walden @ 5:00 PM :: 10162 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement, GMOs
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"Witnesses say that the suspect ran from the police earlier that day, for allegedly not having license plates or a driver’s license...."
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Sunday, May 18, 2014 |
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Follow the Money: The Mainland Anti-GMO SHAKA Movement
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 7748 Views :: Maui County, GMOs
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SHAKA posted the voter registration of Maui voters online. It included people’s names and addresses....
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Monday, May 12, 2014 |
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Molokai Ranch Achieving Success with … Ranching
By News Release @ 1:05 PM :: 9379 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Agriculture, Tourism
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Moloka'i Ranch is launching initiatives to achieve sustainability, starting with the re-establishment of ranching operations....
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Saturday, May 10, 2014 |
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Settlement Brings Free Speech Victory for MAUIWatch
By News Release @ 6:36 PM :: 6007 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment
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The federal lawsuit alleging unconstitutional interference with plaintiff Neldon Mamuad’s prominent “MAUIWatch” Facebook feed settled on 5/8/14....
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Monday, May 5, 2014 |
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Maui Council Approves Budget with Tax and Fee Cuts
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 5613 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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...real property tax rates were reduced by 3.1 percent across the board from fiscal year 2014 rates....
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Monday, April 21, 2014 |
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Parties Reach Agreement in Na Wai Eha Water Flow Case
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 7531 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Agriculture
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Under this agreement, more water will be returned to the streams of Na Wai ‘Eha, particularly to ‘Iao stream....
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Monday, April 21, 2014 |
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No New Taxes! Maui County Budget Hearing April 24
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 7984 Views :: Maui County, Taxes, TEA Party
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County Budget Hearing
April 24th, 6pm, County Council Chamber, Wailuku
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Monday, March 24, 2014 |
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Guilty: Physical abuse, exploitation, and barbaric security measures at Maui Pineapple
By News Release @ 7:38 PM :: 10443 Views :: Kauai County, Maui County, Ethics, Agriculture, Labor
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Kobayashi cited examples of physical abuse, exploitation, and barbaric security measures at Maui Pineapple Company's historic pineapple plantations and old worker dormitories where the Thai workers were forced to live and other abuses throughout Hawaii.
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Saturday, March 22, 2014 |
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Video: Freedom and Film
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:52 AM :: 6446 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment
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interview with Chuck Boller, Director Emeritus of the Hawaii International Film Festival....
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Saturday, March 15, 2014 |
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ACLU Sues Maui County over Employee’s Website
By News Release @ 3:10 AM :: 8162 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment, Law Enforcement
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...based on the County’s efforts to restrict what Neldon Mamuad may say on his prominent “MAUIWatch” Facebook feed....
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Monday, February 24, 2014 |
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Kanoho Helm Debunks 'Developer-Driven' Big Cable Scheme
By Selected News Articles @ 7:19 PM :: 7140 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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The sequence of events seems to go like this: Elected officials – in this case our Governor – are treated to a persuasive sales pitch and sign off prematurely on a “bold new concept.”....
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