The County of Maui in Hawaii is to issue a Request for Proposals to identify a developer for a landfill gas utilisation project at the Central Maui Landfill in Pu`unene. According to the county, it operates a landfill gas collection and control system at the Central Maui Landfill which collects methane gas produced during the […]
Status Report on Auwahi Wind Farm
OEQC Environmental Notice August 23, 2011 Page 2+3 http://oeqc.doh.hawaii.gov/Shared%20Documents/Environmental_Notice/current_issue.pdf Auwahi Wind Farm Final EIS and Acceptance Determination http://oeqc.doh.hawaii.gov/Shared%20Documents/EA_and_EIS_Online_Library/Maui/2010s/2011-08-23-FEIS-Auwahi-Wind-Vol1%20and%20Acceptance.pdf Volume 2, Appendices A to E, http://oeqc.doh.hawaii.gov/Shared%20Documents/EA_and_EIS_Online_Library/Maui/2010s/2011-08-23-FEIS-Auwahi-Wind-Vol2-App-A-E.pdf Volume 3, Appendices F to M http://oeqc.doh.hawaii.gov/Shared%20Documents/EA_and_EIS_Online_Library/Maui/2010s/2011-08-23-FEIS-Auwahi-Wind-Vol3-App-F-M.pdf Needed Permits: Special Management Area Use Permit; County Special Use Permit; Conservation District Use Permit; State Incidental Take License; Federal […]
County Saves $ with Solar
WAILUKU – Maui County awarded contracts this month to install at least 1,000 solar panels on the rooftops of county facilities on Maui and Lanai. The county will provide the rooftop locations, while the contractors will install and set up the solar power systems at no upfront cost to the county. County Energy Commissioner Doug […]
Water Conservation Pau Hana
Water Conservation Pau Hana This Thursday, August 25, 5:30-7:30 Class Act Restaurant, Pa’ina Bldg, Maui College The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui and OCET-VITEC of UH Maui College present Lauren Roth Venu of Roth Ecological Design to discuss water conservation and natural water systems on Maui. Lauren Roth Venu of Roth Ecological Design, an Oahu-based […]
Maui Time Lists “Dirty Dozen” Planned Developments
Maui Time Weekly posted an article listing planned developments that it felt bore watching for their impacts on growth and quality of life. Their “Dirty Dozen” included: Waiale Community Development Project 2500 unit Mike Atherton’s proposed 900 to 1,100-unit project near the Maui Tropical Plantation Wailea 670: 1,150 units near Maui Meadows Maui Technology Park […]
Lahaina Injection Wells – R1
By the end of 2013, the County must install a non-chlorine disinfection system at the Lahaina wastewater facility, to ensure that bacteria will not contaminate drinking water. In a statement to Civil Beat, Maui County officials disputed EPA’s allegations that the Safe Drinking Water Act had been violated. Officials also said that the brackish aquifer […]