Come hear an environmental hero share how he and his nation, the Republic of Palau, balance local culture and natural resources against the demands and challenges of economic growth, tourism, and climate change. President of Palau Thomas (Tommy) Remengesau is speaking on Sunday, June 2, 2013 from 5:00-6:30pm at Maui College ‘Ike Le’a Building #114. […]
Maui Nui: Detrimental Effects of Olowalu Development
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 5:00pm Monthly Maui Nui Resource Council Meeting: PAC Whale Education Classroom Next to Beach Bums At the next Maui Nui Resource Council Meeting, learn about the detrimental effects the planned Olowalu development will likely have on the near shore coastal reef ecosystem, an interactive project I am developing to monitor […]
OFA Climate Change Meeting
Waikapu Community Center, 22 Waiko Road
Waiehu Aquifer Getting Saltier
Central Maui’s groundwater has gotten saltier over the past four decades due to increased pumping of surrounding wells and a decreased amount of rainfall, USGS said. From Maui News “The Waiehu well is used to monitor the Wailuku area, where most of Central and South Maui’s groundwater is pumped from and then used for fire […]
Castle & Cook: Lana’i Windfarm Still On
Castle & Cooke Inc. told Pacific Business News that it remains committed to building the 200 MW wind turbine farm on Lana’i. However the State Energy Office has dropped this project from its list of Hawaii Renewable Projects.
PLDC Look-alike Leases Land to GMO Company
This is a 20 year lease of 2,939 acres of Crown land for $50 per year to Syngenta (A GMO company) That nets the State of Hawai’i $147,000 per year. Learn more about the Agribusiness Development Corporation LICENSE AGREEMENT NO. L-08202 between STATE OF HAWAII AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION as LICENSOR and SYNGENTA SEEDS, INC. a Delaware […]