Campaign Corner: Let’s All Help Save Molokai From Monsanto
There has got to be a better way than the enslavement and poisons that Monsanto brings.
Growing up on Oahu I remember how I was always intrigued by Molokai and her people.
They stuck to their values at all costs. Year after year they resisted the commercialism that has taken over most of the other islands and they always respected the land. I would often encounter people (including my parents) who just couldn’t understand how the residents of Molokai would turn away a cruise ship, a ferry, or a hotel development because it meant jobs.
Yet it was perfectly understandable to me, and in my heart I was proud for what they stood for. They inspired me.
A sign protests Monsanto along the main road in Kaunakakai, Molokai on July 4, 2014.
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It pains me to see what is happening on Molokai. Monsanto has decimated communities all over the world and now they have arrived on our soil, on our land.
Given their history, why would we welcome them with open arms? Why would the people of Molokai welcome them?
Maybe it is time for the other islands to reach out and help the people of Molokai to be able to survive and prosper without having to depend on Monsanto to make ends meet.
For those who live on Molokai who are wanting to vote no. What do you need?
For those who are voting yes: what does Molokai need to move forward? Please let us know because the alternative is a future that I can’t bear to think of. There has got to be a better way than the enslavement and poisons that Monsanto brings.
Let the rest of Hawaii know what you need and maybe we can build a better future for you and for the rest of Hawaii as we are all in this together.
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