March 23, 2011 Maui Time “This is not a budget of fluff and extravagance but one of necessity,” Mayor Arakawa announced as he presented his plan for the 2012 fiscal year to the County Council last week. Arakawa said he got the draft budget to the Council a week early in an effort to “help […]
Maui County Board Nominees
The County Council Policy Committee recommended approval of the following appointments. The Maui County Council will vote on these 9 a.m. Tuesday March 29 * Affirmative Action Advisory Council. Lilah Inaba. * Board of Code Appeals. Thomas Behnke. * Board of Ethics. Sydney Kikuchi. * Board of Water Supply. William Kamai. * Civil Service Commission. […]
Editorial: State utility grid desirable but help small-scale users, too
Honolulu Star Advertiser Editorial Global news events of recent weeks remind us why wise energy policy at the local level is so crucial. Hawaii, the state that’s most dependent on fossil fuels for its electricity and other energy needs, has watched helplessly as unrest in the Middle East increased the volatility of oil markets — […]
Kaiwahine Village Approved 5-4
Affordable housing project in Kihei OK’d March 19, 2011 – By MELISSA TANJI, Staff Writer for the Maui News WAILUKU – The Maui County Council on Friday narrowly approved the proposed Kaiwahine Village affordable housing project in Kihei. After more than an hour of discussion that included the addition of five new conditions to the […]
Maui Island Plan Chair: Immediately Phase Out Kahului Sewage Plant
y Thomas R. Cannon, Architect, A.I.A., Chair, Maui Island General Plan Advisory Committee | Mar 18, 2011 The recent Hawaiian tsunami illustrates that a dangerous threat to public safety exists here in Maui County. The Kahului Sewage Treatment Plant (KSTP) is located on the beach in a proven tsunami flood zone. When this coastline is […]
Film: Bag It
“Try going a day without plastic. In this touching and often flat-out-funny film, we follow “everyman” Jeb Berrier as he embarks on a global tour to unravel he complexities of our plastic world. What starts as a film about plastic bags evolves into a wholesale investigation into plastic and its efface on our waterways, oceans […]