ADOPTION of a resolution to refer a draft bill to grant a request from Pine State Limited for a District Boundary Amendment, changing the State Land Use District Classification from Agricultural to Rural for a two-lot subdivision on approximately 1.395 acres located at Makena-Keoneoio Road, Makena, Maui, Hawaii (TMK: (2) 2-1-05:117), to the Maui Planning […]
Hearing on Proposed Pine State Subdivision in Makena
COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI AGENDA Regular Meeting of August 5, 2011 9:00 a.m. Council Chamber 8th Floor, Kalana 0 Maui Building200 South High Street, Wailuku, Hawaii http://www.co.maui.hi.us/archives/117/110805.pdf
Landuse Com. Turns Down Kaufman Up Zoning
Today the Land Use Committee decided not to consider the request by a Makena land owner to amend the State Land Use District Classification of 2.79 acres of land across the street from Oneloa Beach (Big Beach) from Agricultural to Urban. Instead the Committee voted in favor of a resolution to send this item back […]
Environmental Caucus Report
Reproduced from Henry Curtis’ article at Disappeared News.(Note Maui Tomorrow does not endorse any political party. We are reproducing this report on the Democratic Environmental Caucus meeting since it has interesting informational content. ) By Henry Curtis Imagine going to a talk story where half the time is devoted to questions and answers. It’s almost […]
HECO: Raise Rates So We Can Buy Imported Palm Oil
From Henry Curtis: Last year HECO sold 7.6 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity. HECO has asked the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to add a tax on each kWh sold to subsidize HELCO’s purchase of biofuels from the politically connecedt Aina Koa Pono (AKP). AKP would sell 16 million gallons of biodiesel to HELCO to power […]
EPA Starts Lahaina Injection Well Investigation
Investigation begins to track suspected pollution from the Lahaina wastewater facility Release date: 08/01/2011 Contact Information: Dean Higuchi, 808-541-2711, higuchi.dean@epa.gov (08/01/11) HONOLULU – Federal and state agencies have begun important research to evaluate the suspected discharge of pollutants to the coastal waters along the Kaanapali coast of Maui. Funded by the U. S. EPA, U.S. […]