Looting the Seas is an award-winning project by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists looking at forces that are rapidly emptying oceans of fish. In its first installment ICIJ documented the massive black market in threatened bluefin tuna. In the second, it revealed that billions of dollars in subsidies flow into the Spanish fishing industry […]
Testimony on Interisland Electric Cable Due
SB 2785 (proposed undersea high voltage transmission cable) has a hearing on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 2:55 p.m. at the Capitol in Room 225. Easy to file Internet comments can be submitted at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx Testimony can be uploaded at the same site. Hearing Notice SB 2785 The Committee on Energy and Environment (Chair Gabbard) […]
Council to Review MIP Growth Boundaries
The Maui County Council’s General Plan Committee will conduct an informational meeting on growth boundaries included in the draft Maui Island Plan on Feb. 2 at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber
Northshore Maui, 2012 and Beyond
Northshore Maui, 2012 and Beyond
Bikeways, Bypass, Projects, Parks: Event invites residents to Help Shape Long Range Plans for a Healthy Community, Economy and Environment
Wave Energy Report
This is a highly technical assessment of potential energy derived from ocean waves.http://www1.eere.energy.gov/water/pdfs/mappingandassessment.pdf (8MB PDF download) Here is a sample from PDF Page 73
Update: Makena Resort
What’s happening with nearly 1800 acres formerly owned by the Morgan Stanley, Dowling and Goodfellow partnership? New owners took charge of the former Maui Prince Hotel and Makena Golf course at the end of August 2010. ATC Makena purchased the property for approximately $190 million, a fraction of the $575 million paid for the same […]