Wells in Waikapu Aquifer System Area
Wells in the Waikapu Aquifer System
Wells in Waikapu Aquifer System Area
Henry Curtis Transcription of PUC Meeting
On March 7, 2013 the PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION held an invitation-only meeting. The meeting started with PUC Chair Hermina Morita talking about a survey that the Commission sent out. “As many of you know with our invitation you also received a survey, and here’s what I learned from the survey. If you appear to […]
Sea Level Rise Threatens Maui
Sea-level rise (SLR) threatens islands and coastal communities due to vulnerable infrastructure and populations concentrated in low-lying areas. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data were used to produce high-resolution DEMs (Digital Elevation Model) for Kahului and Lahaina, Maui, to assess the potential impacts of future SLR. Two existing LiDAR datasets from USACE (U.S. Army Corps […]
Rain Decreasing in Hawai’i
Rain In Hawaii On The Decline April 24, 2013 http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112829666/global-warming-could-lessen-rain-for-hawaii-042413/ It has happened almost imperceptibly, but rainfall over the Hawaiian Islands has been in decline since 1978. According to a team of scientists at the University of Hawaii, Manoa (UHM) and the University of Colorado, Boulder, this trend is likely to continue with global warming […]
Sierra Club etc. File in Liquified Natural Gas Import Docket
The Gas Company, dba Hawai`iGas has filed an Application with the Public Utilities Commission for Phase 1 of 3 for importing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) into Hawai`i. Life of the Land, Sierra Club and Blue Planet Foundation have filed Motions to Intervene because of concerns that this will delay the transition from fossil fuel to […]
Old Maui Island Plan Maps
Council’s General Plan Committee 1:30pm Thursday, March 1 and 15 Comparison of three proposed maps: 1. 2009 GPAC 2. 2010 Planning Director 3. 2012 Planning Director C – 2 CENTRAL MAUI MAP B Waihee village — GPAC and 2010 Director recommended “Country Town”. 2012 Director recommends a RGB. GPAC recommended an increase in […]