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 […]
Pu’ulani Subdivision EIS Comments Needed
The proposed Puʻunani Subdivision Development is seeking preliminary input from residents. This is an opportunity for members of the public to list concerns and issues which they want the Environmental Impact Statement to address. Things like traffic, water, green/open space, parks, views, impacts from other developments (A&B’s Waiale, Waikapu Town Development, Kehalani and Maui Lani’s […]
GMOs: The Uprising on Moloka‘i
A Presentation by Walter Ritte and Mercy Ritte. Pa’ia Community Center.