March 7, 2013 Maui Weekly http://www.mauiweekly.com/page/content.detail/id/511012/Connect-the-Dots.html?nav=13 Connect the Dots Real estate, construction, politics and the development of Maui Susan Halas – Senior Contributing Writer , The Maui Weekly “In the years following WWII, Maui steadily lost population. But by the late 1960s, with the coming of jet airlines, the Valley Isle began to evolve as […]
Big Changes to Roads Near Kahului Airport
New Airport Loop Road and Pu’unene to Hana Hwy road: Note: very different from the last airport EIS in 1997 Maui News writes: “The funds are earmarked for the second phase of the Kahului Airport access road. In January, Gov. Neil Abercrombie released funds for the first phase, from Puunene Avenue to Hana Highway. Work […]
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PUC Gives Lana’i Utilities to Ellison
Hawaii regulators have given their final approval to the indirect sale and transfer of ownership of Lanai’s three public utilities from David Murdock’s Castle & Cooke Inc. to Larry Ellison’s Lanai Island Holdings, the last step needed to complete the sale of the Pineapple Isle.
Moloka’i Big Wind Project Falls Apart
From Civil Beat by Sophe Cocke The owners of Molokai Ranch have backed out of plans to lease thousands of acres of land to a large-scale wind farm developer. The decision likely spells the end for the Molokai portion of the Big Wind project, an ambitious plan to build about 70 wind turbines on both […]
LUC Decision Against Megamall
Statement by Mark Hyde: Today the state Land Use Commission, by a vote of 6-3, found Pi’ilani Promenade North (the shopping mall), Pi’ilani South (the shopping center) and Honua’ula/Wailea 670 in violation of the LUC’s 1995 order. In particular, the LUC found violations of Condition 5 (provide a frontage and connector roads), Condition 15 (develop the property […]