JUNE 12 & 14 ~ UPCOUNTRY Growth Boundaries Discussed & Decided Upon by General Plan Committee. Join the Conversation and Share Your Voice on the Future of Upcountry Aina! NOTE: TESTIMONY will ONLY BE HEARD on JUNE 12th (starting at 9am). www.facebook.com/events/377836175606667/ For More Info on the Maui Island Plan Please Join Us at: www.facebook.com/groups/mauiislandplan/ […]
Council Bows to Mainland Developers and Urbanizes Makena
Today all the developers showed up to the council with their many representatives. The developers got what THEY wanted. The people of Maui lost. The General Plan Committee added the mauka Makena 390 acre lot back into the Urban Growth Boundary, as well as approving 2 large projects in North Kihei mauka of the Piilani […]
BP Wind Energy Joins Sempra For Maui Project
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy recently announced plans to jointly develop the Auwahi Wind farm on Maui. This is the fifth project developed under a strategic partnership between the two companies that includes more than 1,000 megawatts of wind-generating capacity in operation or under construction. The project on southeastern Maui will […]
Sign-wavers Protest Bulldozers at Kihei Mega-Mall Site
See Matt Thayer’s photo (which we don’t have permission to reproduce)
Testimony Effective in Stopping Added S. Maui Urbanization
Maui County Council Committee agreed with testifiers that the following proposals should be turned down and not included in the South Maui growth boundaries: Several hundred acres of proposed urban along Mokulele highway (Thank you Councilmembers Cochran, Couch, Baisa and White) 390 additional acres in Makena (Thank you Councilmembers Cochran, Couch and Victorino) More info […]
2nd Congressional District Debate Tuesday
Maui Group of the Sierra Club and Akaku are sponsoring a live two hour debate on Tuesday, June 5 from 7-9 pm at the Akaku studio, 333 Dairy Road, Kalahui Candidates who are actively campaigning in Maui County were extended an invitatation.Esther Kia’aina acceptedBob Marx acceptedMufi Hannemann declinedTulsi Gabbard has not responded