How the Narrative Gets Steered
Public narratives can be controlled and shaped during major policy debates, power quietly shifts away from communities, and people can lose agency even when change feels like progress.
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Who Stands to Gain From Bill 9?
Bill 9 will phase out thousands of Minatoya-listed vacation rentals across Maui. Who stands to gain from that shift? Why does the hotel industry have the strongest incentive—and how do
Maui County Missing Wetlands
Maui County Wetlands Overlay Mapping Project Fail How could the consultants get this wrong? These two major wetland gulch stream systems are
Rezoning Could Affect Swimmers, Surfers, and Fishermen in Kihei
Maui County Planning Commission has recently approved rezoning to allow More Commercial/Industrial use of the land around the Kihei Wastewater Plant. This
Unregulated Development in Kihei
Kihei’s flooding crisis is not just a modern problem. It is the legacy of decades of unregulated development, buried drainage systems, wetland impacts, and short-sighted land use decisions made without