Although at least two individuals called the Department of Health on May 26th asking that a no-burn day be called because an inversion layer was forecasted for May 27th, HC&S went ahead and burned anyway. At least one student was hospitalized and several students were returned home due to thick smoke at Kamali’i Elementary School. […]
Kahakapao Recreational Area Opens June 6
This Saturday, June 6, local and state officials including DLNR chief Susan Case open the new biking trails at Kahakapao Recreational Area near Makawao. Read more at Maui Now and Maui TV News
Maui Tomorrow Foundation Announces New Executive Director
Maui Tomorrow Foundation | May 28, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY: For Immediate Release DATE: May 28, 2015 CONTACTS: Judith Michaels President, Board of Directors Maui Tomorrow Foundation 808-244-7570 Albert Perez Executive Director Maui Tomorrow Foundation 808-244-7570 Maui Tomorrow Foundation Announces New Executive Director The Maui Tomorrow Foundation, an environmental advocacy organization founded in 1989, has announced the […]
PATH wins on Haleakala Trail
From PATH: On April 23, 2014, a jury determined that Haleakala Trail is a public trail under the Highways Act of 1892 and the Mahele of 1848, in a class action that consists of “all pedestrians who, as members of the public, have been, or continue to be, denied access to Haleakala Trail.” (You can […]
COURT RULES NAVY TRAINING IN PACIFIC VIOLATES LAWS MEANT TO PROTECT WHALES, SEA TURTLES
Federal judge says Feds wrongly approved plan allowing whales, dolphins, other wildlife to be harmed nearly 10 million times From EarthJustice April 1, 2015 Honolulu, HI —A federal judge ruled yesterday that the National Marine Fisheries Service acted illegally in approving U.S. Navy testing and training activities in the Pacific Ocean that threaten widespread harm […]
IRENE BOWIE STEPS DOWN AS DIRECTOR OF MAUI TOMORROW FOUNDATION
Wailuku – Maui Tomorrow Foundation president Judith Michaels announced the departure of executive director, Irene Bowie today. Bowie was instrumental in such high profile issues as litigation requiring an environmental impact statement for the Hawaii Superferry, restoring stream flow to Na Wai Eha and East Maui streams, fighting against a planned six story building at […]