Trees Please – Join Us to Beautify North Shore Parks
Maui Tomorrow Foundation has partnered with the Maui Film Festival on the “Trees Please” project. This effort, to raise funds to replant native trees at Baldwin Beach Park, has begun with the screening in October of three films at Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater. The films, “George Harrison, Living in the Material World;” […]
Flood Forum Kihei Nov 18th
The Maui Nui Marine Council PresentsThe Kokua Ka’ono’ulu ProjectWorking together to minimize flooding in north Kihei:“A Mountains to the Sea Approach” Please join us on November 18th from 5-7:30pm at the Hawaiian Islands Humback Whale NOAA SanctuaryModerator: Robin Knox Expert Speakers: Reef health, sustainable land use, contemporary watershed management traditional watershed management, community-based solutions. Informative […]
Awahi Wind Farm County Permits Approved
From Maui News The Maui Planning Commission unanimously approved permits Tuesday for Auwahi Wind Energy to build and operate eight 428-foot-tall wind turbines on Ulupalakua Ranch land. Two dozen people testified on the proposed special use and special management area permits, and none were opposed to the project, according to planner Ann Cua. Some testifiers […]
Castle & Cooke Applies for Incidental Take Permit
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Incidental Take Permit Application; Habitat Conservation Plan and Associated Documents; Meteorological Towers, Lāna’i, HI http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-07/pdf/2011-31427.pdf The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), has received an application from Castle and Cooke Resorts, LLC (applicant) to renew the incidental take permit number TE194350–0, associated with an existing habitat conservation plan (HCP), […]
County Environmental Coordinator at Upcountry Sustainability
November 7, at 7 pm, Maui County Environmental Coordinator ROB PARSONS will discuss the sustainability issues he finds on his plate in the near future, at Upcountry Sustainability’s monthly public meeting. He invites attendees to bring the environmental issues that are important to them for further discussion. -Proposal for community forum to address potential win-win […]