Mauna Kea Searching the Universe while Destroying the Earth By Henry Curtis Mauna Kea: Picture by SOEST The Geography Imagine a single mountain 60 miles long and 30 miles wide, standing almost five miles tall. Mauna Loa (Long Mountain) is the second highest mountain in the world. Mauna Loa is dwarfed by the world’s tallest […]
Draft Maui Island Plan
Overview The Maui Island Plan consists of recommendations from General Plan Advisory Committee, Maui Planning Commission and Department of Planning. The Maui County Council has one year to review the recommendations and approve a final Maui Island Plan. Once approved, the Maui Island Plan will be used by the County Council, Maui Planning Commission, County staff and the community as a […]
Maui County Development Project Maps
Geographic Information Systems Mapping The following maps as posted on the Maui County website depict development projects on Maui island that have come to the attention of the Department of Planning Project Maps File Name PDF JPG Effective Date West Maui (North Extent) PDF 3 meg JPG 3 meg 7/1/08 West Maui (South Extent) PDF 3 […]
Kaheawa Wind Approved for Expansion
Second Maui Wind Farm Approved By Henry Curtis The Public Utilities Commission has approved a Power Purchase Contract between Kaheawa Wind Power II LLC (KWPII) and Maui Electric Company (MECO)…The proposed wind farm will include a Battery Energy Storage System (10 MW/20 MWh) Read more of Henry Curtis’ article at Second Maui Wind Farm Approved
Second Maui Wind Farm Approved
By Henry Curtis The Public Utilities Commission has approved a Power Purchase Contract between Kaheawa Wind Power II LLC (KWPII) and Maui Electric Company (MECO). FirstWind is the primary owner of KWPII. FirstWind succeeded where other windfarm proposals on Maui failed because FirstWind teamed up with politically connected Makani Nui Associates, LLC (Kent R. Smith, […]
Don’t Inject, RE-direct
(Because the situation’s DIRE) The DIRE Coalition is a group of Maui organizations, residents and visitors committed to protecting our precious coral reefs and ocean and to wise use of scarce water resources. The DIRE Coalition advocates reclaiming and using our treated wastewater for irrigation, stream restoration, green belts and fire prevention, rather than injecting […]