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At the recently held Hawaii Peoples Congress issues with regards to the “accountability of elected officials” was a hot topic of discussion. The matter of the Maui County Council flaunting the Sunshine Law was discussed. Another complaint is filed against … Continue reading →

From EPA – HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has filed a complaint alleging that Syngenta Seeds, LLC violated numerous federal pesticide regulations meant to protect agricultural workers at its crop research farm in Kekaha, Kauai. EPA is seeking … Continue reading →

The proposed repeal of Ordinance 960 formerly known as Bill 2491 is another indicator of the power and influence the west side chemical companies hold in our community. Because the courts have already invalidated the measure, repealing it serves no … Continue reading →

Aloha, It has been a rough few weeks. On November 8th Donald Trump was elected to be the next President of the United States and I was defeated in my bid for re-election to the Kauai County Council. Then on … Continue reading →

It both saddens and angers me to read this morning Alan Parachini’s attack on the character of both myself and former Council Member Tim Bynum who passed from this world only a few days ago. The timing, tone and general … Continue reading →

The much awaited 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding Ordinance 960 was released this morning and while there are positive spots within the decision, the short answer is we lost. This means that though State government has failed miserably … Continue reading →

Aloha Friends, Following the disappointing results of Tuesday night, I wanted to write you this brief note, with a more extended message to follow in the coming days. Many of you have asked about the reasons for our loss, and … Continue reading →

The voting will end in approximately 3 hours and our poll watchers are telling us there are still thousands of our friends and neighbors who have not yet voted. These are folks who share our core values but who for … Continue reading →

Aloha Friends, We did it! Mahalo to the over 100 generous donors who contributed from $10 to $1,000 per person and allowed us to meet our goal! As a result we were able to produce and mail our final GOTV … Continue reading →

Aloha Friends, Today will be the final time I ask you to help with a donation to our campaign. While we have largely been on track with our fundraising, today with only two weeks remaining until Election Day of November … Continue reading →