Reprinted from dmzhawaii.com: Taxpayers Stuck With Unsold Ferries in Default August 10, 2011 Bloomberg published an article about the wasteful Maritime Administration (MARAD) loan guarantee program, which became the reluctant owner of two high-speed ferry ships after the Hawaii Superferry went bankrupt in 2009: Two passenger ferries sit at a dock in Norfolk, Virginia, waiting […]
Council Approves EPA Settlement on Lahaina Injection Wells
In a unanimous vote, the council gave final approval to a bill authorizing the proposed settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over allegations that inadequately treated sewage injected into the ground at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility is a violation of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. The county would increase the amount of […]
Bill to Add 3 New Rural Zoning Categories Advances
The Maui News Reports: Maui County Council members on Friday gave initial approval to a bill that would establish three new categories of rural zoning for the island. The new zoning districts would have minimum lot sizes of 2, 5 or 10 acres for rural properties. A parcel in one of the new rural zoning […]
Investigation Tracks Suspected Pollution From Lahaina Facility
August 5th, 2011 By Wendy Osher The US Environmental Protection Agency joins state and federal agencies this week in launching an investigation to track suspected pollution from the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation facility. The study includes evaluation of suspected discharge of pollutants to coastal waters along the Kaanapali Coast. “The tracer study will help us pinpoint […]
Pine State Makena Upzoning Referred to Planning Commission
ADOPTION of a resolution to refer a draft bill to grant a request from Pine State Limited for a District Boundary Amendment, changing the State Land Use District Classification from Agricultural to Rural for a two-lot subdivision on approximately 1.395 acres located at Makena-Keoneoio Road, Makena, Maui, Hawaii (TMK: (2) 2-1-05:117), to the Maui Planning […]