You now have until February 6, 2014 to send in your comments on the Pu’unani Sub-division EIS Preparation Notice. Your emphasis should be on asking questions and raising issues that the Environmental Impact Statement should consider and address. Issues like: drainage, view planes, schools at all levels (pre-school, elementary, middle, and high), traffic, water sources, […]
Maui Island Plan Implementation Chapter to Go Before Council
On an upcoming Council agenda Draft Bill to Adopt MIP Implementation Chapter Chapter 10 Transmittal MIP Draft Chapter 10 Final Clean Formatted MIP Draft Chapter 10 Final Redline Appendix A Maui GPAC IRD Recommendations Long Range Implementation Maui PC Recommendations Long Range Implementation Planning Dept May 2010 Long Range Implementation
Elle Cochran Proposes Pesticide Disclosure Bill
Elle Cochran has proposed to the Maui County Council a bill similar to the Kaua’i pesticide disclosure bill that will require disclosure of what pesticides are being applied, notice of proposed spraying and buffer zones around schools, etc. You can read the bill here. She is waiting for the bill to be scheduled in Councilmember […]
Proposed Kahoma Village
The Maui County Council’s Land Use Committee announced a public hearing and site inspection in which it will consider the proposed Kahoma Village Project in West Maui. The project is proposed for fast-track approval under a statute that promotes affordable housing. The council’s 45-day deadline to reach a decision on the application is on Feb. […]
Interisland Cable Meeting
Is the interisland electric cable in the public interest?
Jeff Stark Opinion: Plans for Maui Trash
Reprinted from Maui Weekly: Anaergia Plan Morphs Again Most of the changes are significant and add, modify or remove major components. December 26, 2013 Jeff Stark – Chair, Maui Recycling Group Public Education Committee , Maui Weekly On Sunday, Dec. 8, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) ran a full-page paid advertisement in The Maui […]