Today, Maui community groups, represented by Earthjustice, sent Maui County a formal notice of their intent to sue the County for its ongoing violations of the Clean Water Act at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility into the nearshore waters of West Maui. The groups include Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund, West Maui Preservation Association, Surfrider Foundation’s Maui […]
Lingle Appointees Refuse to Resign
Jerry Edlao and David Goode, appointed to the Board of Land and Natural Resources by Governor Lingle have refused Gov. Abercrombie’s request that they resign. David Goode is also serving as the Maui County director of public works and has to interface with DLNR as part of his paid job. Last week, Travis Thompson chair […]
Broadband Attached to Big Wind Cable?
Gov. Neil Abercrombie today signed a bill into law to temporarily exempt the development of broadband infrastructure from state and county permitting requirements. The law allows for permitting exemptions for five years – from 2012 to 2017 – on broadband upgrades on existing utility poles and conduits used for telecommunications. Telecommunications companies would also be […]
Undersea Cable Route?
Reproduced from an editorial by Artice Swingle of I Aloha Moloka’i in the Moloka’i Dispatch
Pattern Isn’t Backing Down
Extracts from Pacific Business News Pattern “Energy stays committed to wind farm“ (I Aloha Moloka’i disputes Pattern’s low meeting attendance numbers that are quoted in this article.) Despite a series of contentious meetings on Molokai this week, San Francisco-based Pattern Energy won’t be fleeing Hawaii, according to David Parquet, the wind-energy developer’s director of development […]
Planning Director Explains Goals
From The Maui News By Chris Hamilton Department of Planning Director Will Spence said the most immediate and largest challenges ahead of him are finishing Maui’s master plan and streamlining the Planning Department. The Maui Island Plan is expected to be completed by the end of the year, county officials have said. And much of […]