A FINANCIAL EXERCISE REGARDING by John Blumer-Buell A question and “food for thought”: What is the estimated monetary value of the public trust water taken from East-Maui streams and watersheds by private corporations Hawaii Cane and Sugar (HC&S) and East-Maui Irrigation (EMI) over the past twenty years, while illegally depriving kanaka maoli the right to […]
Olowalu town EIS
Developers readying to seek state permits for 636-acre, 1,500-home W. Maui project MAUI NEWS Sunday, July 19, 2010 By CHRIS HAMILTON, Staff Writer OLOWALU – A plan calling for 1,500 homes in a new Olowalu town has had its ardent supporters and equally passionate detractors for five years, and so far the proposed development has […]
Ahihi-Kinau to remain closedHeadline
BLNR votes 2-year extension to draft management plan The Maui News July 8, 2010 MAKENA – The Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve will remain closed to people for another two years, the state announced Wednesday. The Board of Land and Natural Resources voted last month to extend the closure, which had been scheduled to expire Aug. […]
Ahihi-Kinau to Remain Closed
BLNR votes 2-year extension to draft management plan The Maui News July 8, 2010 MAKENA – The Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve will remain closed to people for another two years, the state announced Wednesday. The Board of Land and Natural Resources voted last month to extend the closure, which had been scheduled to expire Aug. […]
Makai Watch Meets
The Kaanapali Makai Watch program is seeking community input and involvement as it gets off the ground – Meeting planned for June 30th in Lahaina. All community members who would like to help shape the development of and get involved with the newly-established Kaanapali Makai Watch program are invited to join us for a “talk […]
Sierra Club Maui Group comments on the Wailea 670 Draft Environmental Impact Statement
June 30, 2010 Mahalo for this opportunity to offer comments on the Draft EIS for this project on behalf of the six hundred members of Sierra Club Maui Group. Sierra Club has offered input to this project since its expansion to 670 acres in the late 1980’s. We have long felt that the sensitive characteristics […]