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 "THE OPPOSITE OF BIG GOVERNMENT IS NOT SMALL GOVERNMENT BUT BIG LIBERTY" - -- MARK STEYN (After America) The TEA Party Maui is an active grassroots organization based on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The impetus for the TEA Party Movement is Excessive Government Spending and Overtaxation. Our mission is to attract, educate, organize, and mobilize our fellow citizens to secure public policy consistent with our three core values: Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government and Free Markets.Please see About Us for more information on our Core Values, Mission, and Philosophy.
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A Monthly Publication of the TEA Party Maui Our May 2012 Issue is out! Check it out for articles from members, book reviews, recent TEA Party events, and more! Also, be sure to visit the News section for past issues. (Click on Pono Press banner above to link to issues.) |
TEA Party Maui Monthly Meetings: TEA Party Maui holds monthly meetings at 6:30 PM on the second Thursday of every month. The general public is welcomed at these meetings, They are held at our new location on 400 Hana Highway. The address is a little tricky to find -- please see the note below about our new location. Any questions, please call BILL DOYLE at (808) 269-0552 or (602) 689-5650. Monthly Meeting Postponed to May 17th: Just a note to all that our regular monthly meeting has also been postponed until 6:00 PM, Thursday, May 17th, when our special guest will be South Maui Representative George Fontaine; who, when asked to comment on the just finished session of the legislature, said "There's a lot of information. I will give an overview and outlook and allow the members to ask questions on issues that are most important to them. I believe this will give everyone a chance to learn about what is most important to them rather than me guessing or talking about what I want to talk about" Hope to see you all there!
Constitution Classes In Session Now: A new course to learn more about our Constitution was initiated on September 8th, and is currently ongong. A study guide, The Making of America, is available for $15.00. Although it is not essential to purchase a book, it is recommended you do so. The class takes place every Thursday evening at 6:30 PM. On the second Thursday of every month the Constitution Class coincides with our General Meeting. On those evenings we will begin the General Meeting at 6 PM and the Class will begin after the General Meeting ends (somewhere between 6:30 - 7:00 PM). Please check our website regularly for updates. Hope to see you all there. May 10th Constitution Class Postponed for Guest Speakers:
Due to the availability of a couple of excellent and interesting speakers for this week, the Constitution Class will be postponed to accommodate the speakers' schedules. Come at 6:30 PM to hear our guest speakers: Dick Rowland from the Grassroots Institute (co-founder) and twice candidate for the US Senate from Hawaii followed by Russ Walker, a long time conservative political activist from Oregon who is the Representative of FreedomWorks. We will have a question and answer session after. It promises to be a "do not miss evening" Note: New Location.The class is now being held in our new home at 400 Hana Highway in Kahului. (click address for map) All future classes as well as all TEA Party Maui meetings will be conducted at this new location until further notice. Please don't be fooled by the address! The best way to arrive at this location is to take Alamaha St. off of Dairy Road to the corner of Alamaha Street and Papa Place. We are on the corner of Alamaha and Papa. We will have a flag out front to direct all Patriots to our new location. Freedom and liberty are alive and well with TEA Party Maui. Any questions, please call Bill Doyle at (808) 269-0552 or (602) 689-5650.
WHEN THE PEOPLE FEAR THE GOVERNMENT, THERE IS TYRANNY; WHEN THE GOVERNMENT FEARS THE PEOPLE, THERE IS LIBERTY" -- THOMAS JEFFERSON
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- You must watch this incredible video --> "If I Wanted America To Fail". As they say, it has gone viral!
- The Hawaii State Legislature web site has recently been completely redesigned and updated to allow you easier and quicker access to bills as they move through the legislative process. It is also now easier to submit public testimony which can now be done online. Click on the "Legislature" button on the button bar at the top of this web page to find links to the US Senate, Hawaii State, and Maui County Legislative web sites or just click on this link --> "Legislature" to connect directly to the Hawaii State web site.
- We all have people in our lives that make an impact in ways we do not expect. We are "tea party people" and because of leaders like Andrew Breibart, we have become stronger advocates for what we believe. We should all plan to continue to advocate for America and to fight against "Ameritopia." Thanks Andrew. Click on this link à Andrew Breitbart to see a compendium of eulogies and remembrances of this brave and stalwart fighter for the conservative cause.
- View the great speech by Daniel Hannan (ß click on link) at CPAC. As an invited guest speaker at the recent Conservative Political Action Convention (CPAC) , Daniel Hannan (conservative EU Parliament Member) gave a stirring and incisive speech forewarning the audience about the foreboding consequences of the current socialistic direction that our country has been rushing headlong towards under the Obama Administration. During his speech, Daniel brandished a copy of the US Constitution and declared that we needed to return the model of government outlined in “the most brilliant document” ever created for political structure'
- Worried about the billion dollars that the Obama Administration will reputedly spend to buy votes for re-election in November, 2012? Well, guess what, the administration has a whole lot more than a billion dollars to spend on buying votes. To see this notion fully explained, visit "How the Government buys votes." presented by conservative commentator, Bill Whittle on Breibart TV. Click on this link or go to our Recent Articles/News category under the "Links" Button.
- See what the Hawaii Grassroots Institute has to say about waste in Hawaii State Government. Check the Organizations/Groups category under the "Links" button.
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TEA Party Maui holds a Tax Day Rally on April 16th, 2012
 Some typical posters at the 2012 TPM Tax Day Rally On Monday April 16th, TEA Party Maui held a Tax Day Rally at the County/State/Federal complex on S. High Street, Wailuku. Posters, banners, and American Flags were displayed expressing concern over the deepening burden of excessive Federal and State taxes designed to support an ever expanding and invasive Government. The public response was generally warm and affirmative. After the rally, participants went over to Kahului Park on Onehee Ave. for a potluck (after all, what's a rally without food). Pamela Tumpap, President, Maui Chamber of Commerce speaks at TEA Party Maui meeting  Photo of Pam Tumpap speaking to TPM audience Pamela Tumpap, president, Maui Chamber of Commerce was the featured guest speaker at the TEA Party Maui General Meeting on Thursday, April 12th, 2012. The vibrant, energetic Ms. Tumpap gave a stirring and inspiring presentation on the congruent values held by TEA Party Maui and the Maui Chamber of Commerce. Ms.Tumpap also echoed the sentiments expressed at another meeting earlier in the year by Myles Kawakami, President and CEO of Hawaiian Carpet One/Ceramic Tile on the "Conservative Coalition" and how uniting the diverse demographics of small business owners/employees and various church groups in our movement can lead to a reversal of the current progressive stranglehold over Maui and State politics as a whole. Her presentation was well received by the enthusiastic audience. TEA Party Maui President Bill Doyle is Guest Speaker at Maui GOP Convention 
Photo above: Bill Doyle, President of TEA Party Maui speaks at the GOP Maui Convention Dateline: Saturday, March 3rd, 2012, Kihei, Maui After a welcoming introduction from Maui County Chairperson, Cindy Sue Clark, TEA Party Maui President, Bill Doyle began by thanking the Republican Party for the invitation to speak at the 2012 Maui County Republican Convention. Nearly 100 people were in attendance. To contrast the striking difference between the mainstream media’s portrayal of the TEA Party, Bill introduced the Board members, pointing out that they were local small business owners and managers and, simply, conservative community members. Bill, himself a product of FDR Democratic parents, told of his fathers’ conversion to conservatism and the Republican Party as he operated his own business while he was growing up. Bill & his wife, Marty, were inspired by Glenn Beck to get up off the couch and get involved two years ago and ended up working in the Duke Aiona campaign for Governor. In agreement with prior speakers, Bill said “We have a Marxist in the White House. He is a stateist and an elitist and he must be a one term President! Conservatism is on the right side of the issues” He went on to state the three core values of TEA Parties all across the country. 1. Constitutionally Limited Government – clearly enumerated in the Constitution 2. Fiscal Responsibility – both in spending and taxation 3. The Free Enterprise System – the core of America“ All of the remaining Republican Presidential candidates are currently speaking the TEA Party core values” Bill said and then quoted William F. Buckley formula “Vote for the most elect able Conservative candidate.” which is what we must do in November. TEA Party Maui’s Constitution Class’ textbook The Making of America was juxtaposed with Mark Levin’s new book Ameritopia, the Un-making of America and Bill said “Obama is quoted as wanting to modify the American Dream but we are Americans, big dreams define us. President Obama, you do not get to downsize my grandchildren’s American Dream! We are the ones that must stand and we must do it now!” The republic given to us by the Founding Fathers is in jeopardy. We are at the tipping point in America where nearly as many people are taking from government as are paying the taxes to support it. In 1984, 14.8% of eligible tax-paying Americans paid no Federal income tax, compared to 49.5% in 2009. We're now on the verge of becoming a nation where those who work for a living will be outnumbered by those who vote for a living." We must change direction or risk loosing our freedoms. TEA Party Maui bids Farewell to Sherri Kerr
On March 22nd, 2012, before the regularly scheduled Constitution Class, a surprise Pot Luck dinner was held in honor of Sherri Kerr to bid her farewell and to express our appreciation for all her service to TEA Party Maui. Many of our members came to say goodbye and to wish Sherri well as she returns to Arizona after 30 years on Maui. She will be missed! Barbara Taylor Speaks at TEA Party Maui Meeting 
Barbara Taylor (on right) and friend, Patty Domingo. "Rescued by Mao", by William Taylor On Thursday, March 8th, the wife of the late William Taylor, Barbara Taylor, received a warm welcome as she spoke about her husband's incredible story of being a POW in World War II. She brought his book, Rescued By Mao, and relayed to the audience some of the high points of his capture at Wake Island, his life as a captive in China and his escape with the assistance of Chairman Mao's Communist Army.He returned to his home a free man and served for eight years as Mayor of N. Las Vegas. His story is one of patriotism and service to country.
TEA Party Maui: Keeping it Light (Not Really) From the Patriot Post: Forward to the Unemployment Line The Department of Labor released the April jobs report this morning, and it's more of the same -- a dismal "recovery" as Obama moves us "forward." The economy added just 115,000 jobs, once again shy of "expectations," and the headline unemployment rate ticked down to 8.1 percent. The media are working hard on behalf of Obama's re-election campaign by conveying that things are getting better. The truth is, however, the reason the rate is going down is because people are simply leaving the workforce. Some 522,000 people gave up, and labor participation is now at its lowest since 1981. Forward!
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