HB1312 Ala Wai Boat Harbor; Leases; Submerged Lands; Request for Proposals Provides that state fast lands and submerged lands may be leased. Provides for the lease of fast lands and submerged lands of the Ala Wai boat harbor pursuant to requests for proposals. Effective July 1, 2030. (SD1)
Statewide Pedestrian Master Plan
A second round of public meetings for the Statewide Pedestrian Master Plan has begun. The Maui meeting is set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday April 7 at the Cameron Center Auditorium. Project planners said that, in the past decade, Hawaii has been one of the leading states in pedestrian accidents. From 2001 to 2005, […]
PATH Bring Court Case to Open Haleakala Trail
Public Access Trails Hawai’i (PATH) filed suit in January to force the State to take control of the Haleakala Trail and reopen it. According to PATH: Haleakala Trail, which runs from the top of Olinda to the Haleakala crater rim across lands owned by Haleakala Ranch and the National Park. The trail was the Hawaiian’s […]
Council Delays Maui Island Plan Until December
Hundreds of Maui Residents created the Maui Island Plan through years of testimony and work. Then the County Planning Department reviewed it. The Council was supposed to adopt it by October of 2010. Instead, they have been over-riding the citizens’ plan and delaying adoption. The additional 8 months the Council has given itself will allow […]
Inter-island Electric Cable Controversy
SB367 SD3 HD1 text status Submit Testimony RELATING TO ENERGY Energy; Interisland High Voltage Electric Transmission Cable System; Public Utilities Commission; Tax Exemptions Description: Establishes a regulatory structure for the installation and implementation of an interisland high voltage electric transmission cable system and for the construction of on-island transmission infrastructure. Allows for the utility company […]
Instant Run-off Elections Bill Still Alive
HB 638 HD1 has crossed over from the House and is now up for a hearing in Senate JDL on Monday This bill would establish instant runoff voting for certain county elections. In some recent elections, we saw candidates win with far less than 50% of the vote. Instant runoff voting would prevent that by […]