Maui Tomorrow is working with the County Council and the State to increase the availability of affordable housing for our reasidents. 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 […]
Sprecks Sand Replentishment Project Fails
The Maui News By HARRY EAGAR, Staff Writer July 25, 2010 SPRECKELSVILLE – An innovative and privately funded beach replenishment project on Stable Road has been suspended early. Neighbors to the west, who say their beach has been eroded, call it a complete failure, while the hui that tried bringing in offshore sand admits to […]
Draft EA for Strawberry Guava Eradication
The Hawai’i Department of Agriculture has posted a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the release of a natural predator (Tectococcus ovatus, a Brazilian scale insect) for the sustainable management of strawberry guava in Hawai’i. This action is proposed to mitigate the impacts of strawberry guava on native forests, the water supply, and agriculture. The draft […]
Agricultural Zoning
Agricultural Zoning The conversion of good agricultural land into gated communites or luxury estates is a problem for island residents. The loss of farmland and the exclusive nature of luxury development threatens our island way of life. This $2mil Luxury Gated House is build on 4 acres of ag land
2009 News Summary
Interisland Cable Survey Report Completed The State of Hawai‘i has announced the completion of the Interisland Cable Project Ocean Floor Survey. The survey indicates that placement of undersea electrical transmission cables is physically possible between the islands of O‘ahu, Maui, Moloka‘i, and Lana‘i. The cable is an integral part of a proposed Interisland Wind project […]
Planners streamline permit processes
Trimming expected to pay off when economy picks up The Maui News December 20, 2009 By CHRIS HAMILTON, Staff Writer For the past year, at the direction of Mayor Charmaine Tavares, the county Department of Planning has quietly been working to streamline and update the county’s out-of-date code into a new era of "smart-growth" and […]