If you are still on the fence about the Initiative, I kindly ask you to sign
it, so that the all-important question about Maui’s future will make it in
front of the voters.

I have heard all kinds of arguments about it, but this is not the time to
doubt the ability of us, farmers or the administration. We need to have
10,000 supplemental signatures by our final turn in on June 1st simply for the next step – to begin a
democratic process.

Our main signature turn in is planned for the 22nd of May to give us another week in case we are still missing signatures.

This is how Maui looks today:

This is the logic of private ownership (same size):

This is the San Fernando valley. It once was farm land planned to feed
the city of Los Angeles. Because farming was not protected, the
owners found it financially attractive to sell their farms for subdivisions.

Now you have the choice!

Mahalo,

Chris Mentzel