From Ililani Media … By 1982 the U.S. Department of Energy had concluded that an interisland electric line was necessary to transmit geothermal power to the other islands. Hawaiian Electric Company became the prime contractor, and the utility picked Parsons Hawaii as the systems integration manager. The State considered and rejected the idea of conducting […]
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EarthJustice: Down to Earth – Hawai’i Water
From the article: For more than 10 years, the Hawaiʻi office has been involved in a massive legal effort to restore freshwater, taken by sugar plantations, to the streams in which it rightfully belongs. The cases, which pit large companies against local residents, are often described as David and Goliath struggles and several of Earthjustice’s […]
Recent Water Studies/Maps/etc
USGS Hawaii Publication Library Development of Invertebrate Community Indexes of Stream Quality for the Islands of Maui and Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2012/5055/ A Multitracer Approach to Detecting Wastewater Plumes from Municipal Injection Wells in Nearshore Marine Waters at Kihei and Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5253/ Measurements of Seepage Losses and Gains, East Maui Irrigation Diversion System, Maui, […]
Home Business Hearing
6PM UPCOUNTRY – This WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30,Pukalani’s Tavares Community CenterCouncil’s Planning Committee’s meeting to receive input on Home-Business BillFrom the agenda: “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 19, MAUI COUNTY CODE, AND SECTION 3.48.305, MAUI COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO HOME BUSINESSES”. The purpose of the revised proposed bill is to (1) establish standards and […]