Kent Hiranaga was among three individuals that were nominated to serve on the state Land Use Commission. Hiranga worked for A&B Properties, one of Hawaii’s biggest land developers and currently heads Maui Kai Realty. This is an interesting choice for an agency that is tasked with regulating land use. This interim appointment will have to […]
Dirty Water Warnings for Aug 2014
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Federal Judge Invalidates Kauai’s Anti-GMO Law
While saying that residents worried about pesticide exposure had valid concerns and that Federal law did not pre-empt the Kaua’i GMO-Pesticide ordinance, the judge indicated that section 165-3 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes pre-empted the counties abilities to regulate farming, pesticides or GMOs. Read more (including the decision) at CivilBeat.com [§165-3] Declaration of public purpose. […]
Old Maui High available for lease
Maui County is seeking public proposals from groups interested in using the Old Maui High School campus in Hamakuapoko, and is offering the facility under a 20 year lease for $1 per year. The Office of Economic Development issued an open Request For Proposal, seeking a group or organization interested in the lease. In return, […]
Piilani Promenade Files Draft EIS
Developers for the proposed Piʻilani Promenade in South Maui have filed a draft environmental impact statement for the project. The project calls for the development of a mix of light industrial and business/commercial uses with approximately 226 apartment units on 75 acres of land mauka of the Piʻilani Highway in North Kihei. Read more at […]
Pi‘ilani Promenade will kill existing commercial centers in Kihei
By Mark Hyde Besides the fact that the Pi’ilani Promenade project violates the Kihei-Makena Community Plan (KMCP), which the developers refuse to acknowledge and the County of Maui ignores, the project, if built, will deny South Maui the opportunity to become a special beach community with true downtowns as envisioned in the 1998 KMCP. Instead, […]