The current debate over sustainable development has raised questions about the mission of Maui Tomorrow Foundation. For nearly two decades we’ve worked in partnership with many community groups on issues vital to Maui’s quality of life. MAKENA The creation of a 155 acre beach park at Puu Ola‘i/Makena, a site where luxury condos once were […]
Wailea and Makena region maps
Download a printable PDF file here of the map below showing proposed development projects for the Makena and Wailea regions as of 2009
Ku’oko’a continues to attempt takeover of HEI
By Henry Curtis Ku’oko’a announced that it wanted to buy Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI), the owner of three of the four electric utilities in the State: HECO (O`ahu County), MECO (Maui County) and HELCO (Hawai`i County). Ku’oko’a plans to sell off HEI’s American Savings Bank and focus on replacing HECO’s, MECO’s and HELCO’s diesel and […]
2011 News Summary
Big Wind Henry Curtis, of Life of the Land, reports from the “Big Wind” hearing: “Big Wind refers to the concept of building an interisland undersea high voltage electric transmission line between Moloka`i, Lana`i and/or Mau`i to O`ahu so that ever-energy-hungry O`ahu can be fed by the Neighbor Islands. Giant wind farms would be built […]
Maui High School Ag Program
The Maui News February 13, 2011 Pomai and Lani Weigert seek to revitalize agricultural studies at Maui High School. The Maui High School farm replanting effort started last month. Under the guidance of AKL owner and lavender farming expert Ali’i Chang, they are working closely with MHS officials and instructor Lowland, who has zero federal […]
Workforce Housing Requirement Under Attack
Maui Tomorrow is working with the County Council and the State to increase the availability of affordable housing for our residents. Maui has one of the highest cost of housing of any state in the U.S. With wages much lower than required to qualify for loans, this has created a huge housing gap for Maui […]