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Mahi Pono Plays Politics: What's the end game?

Mahi Pono Plays Politics: What’s the end game?

Mahi Pono director of community relations Tiare Lawrence told a politically active local businessman in January that there would be “a lot of money available” if he ran against South Maui State Representative Tina Wildberger in this year’s election. The businessman recently confirmed the conversation to MauiTime, but asked that his name not be used in print.

The phone call took place after…

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“It’s Hawai‘i, Jake”: In the State Legislature, water legislation grows murkier by the minute

“It’s Hawai‘i, Jake”: In the State Legislature, water legislation grows murkier by the minute

The film classic Chinatown tells a story of power, perfidy, and stolen water rights in 1930s Los Angeles. In 2019’s Honolulu, the same elements seem to be swirling around the State Legislature, where a recent surge of backroom maneuvers has rivaled any movie plot twist.

Late Friday night, HB1326, the so-called Corporate Water Theft Bill, was suddenly joined by a separate but almost identical…

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State Democratic Party Opposes 'Corporate Water Theft' Bill

State Democratic Party Opposes ‘Corporate Water Theft’ Bill

South Maui Rep. Tina Wildberger praised the party’s decision

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 would allow companies such as Mahi Pono seven more years…

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GUEST POST: GARY HOOSER on CORPORATE WATER THEFT

GUEST POST: GARY HOOSER on CORPORATE WATER THEFT

First of two updates on key bills making their way through the current session of the Hawaii Legislature from former Hawaii Senate Majority Leader, Gary Hooser, founder and volunteer Board President of the Hawaii Alliance Alliance for Progressive Action (H.A.P.A.) and co-founder/Executive Director of the PONO Hawaii Initiative.

The corporate water theft bill HB1326introduced by Representative…

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