Cane Burning, Wastewater & Axis Deer by Ariel Stephens , The Maui Weekly Last month, Rob Parsons, environmental coordinator for the office of Mayor Alan Arakawa, discussed the mayor’s environmental initiatives at a public meeting in Pukalani hosted by Upcountry Sustainability. “Mayor Arakawa has made good on a campaign promise to focus on agriculture and […]
Be a Water Quality Measurement Person
Is the ocean water near you brown from runoff and sedimentation? Would you like to help document what’s going on via citizen science efforts? The community-based Turbidity Task Force on Maui is a way to do so… It’s really simple… grab a sample of water, collect some information, and bring it to the Killa Wiffa […]
Victorino’s Repeal of Show Me the Water Tabled
Excerpted from Maui News A move to amend and perhaps sunset the Show Me the Water ordinance stalled in a Maui County Council committee on a 3-3 vote Tuesday. Water Resources Committee Chairman Mike Victorino at first said he would file the measure, but Council Member Mike White asked him to hold off, since the […]
Council to Limit Citizen Testimony?
Wednesday December 14, 9am the Maui County Council Policy Committee will discuss allowing its chair to cut off public testimony. You may want to testify since this could be the last time you can 🙂
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MECO Meeting Kihei Transmission Lines
MECO Public Meeting Tuesday 12/13/11 7:00 PM Regarding Kihei’s Transmission Lines
MECO will talk to the community about their proposed 70′ tall poles for transmission lines across Kihei, and multi million dollar power substations. The meeting is set for 7pm-9pm on Tuesday Dec 13th at Kamali’i Elementary School 180 Ke Alii Alanui, at the Highway. For more information on the meeting, contact Cheryl Okuma of Munekiyo & Hiraga at 244-2015 or Garth Turley at Maui Electric at 872-3204.