A state Office of Planning official said that developers of two large retail centers and 250 affordable housing units in Kihei should have filed a motion with the state Land Use Commission to amend conditions placed on the parcel that was initially proposed as a light industrial park. “This is a clearly different project than […]
Auwahi Wind Farm Transmission Line Going In
A photo well worth viewing at Maui News
Maui County: RFP for Waste to Energy at Pu’unene Landfill
Maui County is looking for a developer to finance, plan, design, permit, construct and own a waste-to-energy project at the Central Maui Landfill in Puunene, the biggest of four county-run landfills on the Valley Isle. The plan would include diverting nearly 500 tons of waste from the county landfill and turning it into energy that […]
Testify: Put Green Areas Back into Maui Island Plan
Subject: Take Makena 390 acres Urban back out of the plan & Put Back In the Green Areas Message: Makena Resort – 390 more acres of development? Not Needed, Not Wanted, Not Deserved! Green areas, parks, preservation turned into nonbinding diagrams? Maui Island Plan has turned into a Growth Plan not a Green Plan Who […]
Mahina Martin Testifies at PLDC
Maui opponent Mahina Martin flew to Honolulu to attend today’s meeting, criticizing the agency in part for holding a single state-wide followup hearing on O’ahu, which she said was difficult for neighbor islanders to attend.
State Tax Proposal Would Slam the Brakes on Solar Energy, Jobs in Hawai’i
Sierra Club, Earthjustice call on administration to change course November 9, 2012 Honolulu, HI Today, Governor Neil Abercrombie announced a drastic, potentially devastating cut to the Hawaiʻi’s successful tax credit for solar energy. The proposal would reduce by approximately 50 percent the tax credit for homeowners and businesses that install solar energy systems. The solar […]