April 13, 2008, By CHRIS HAMILTON Staff Writer, The Maui NewsHAIKU -- During an often highly emotional public meeting late last week on a petition seeking the return of sugar company-controlled water to five perennial streams in East Maui, Native Hawaiian taro farmers made it clear again and again that they need more water to grow their staple crop.
The crowd of more than 100 people, most of whom were Native Hawaiians with farmland, attended the meeting Thursday night before staff members of the state Commission on Water Resource Management at the Haiku Community Center.
The meeting was...
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