Maui’s Cane Burning – How Dangerous Is It? March 23rd, 2012 HC&S Responds to ‘Cane Burning Dangerous?’ Article March 26th, 2012 New Rules Prohibit Backyard Burning of Household Trash April 9th, 2012 HC&S Explains Air Permit Violation April 11th, 2012 OPINION: EPA Maui Hearing an Expensive Farce June 1st, 2012 Group Opposed to Cane Burning […]
Take the Maui County Survey
2012 County of Maui Community Survey PRESS RELEASE September 27, 2012 WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i – County of Maui residents are urged to fill out the 2012 County of Maui Community Survey, which can be found online at: http://www.co.maui.hi.us/2012communitysurvey Results from this survey will help the Budget Office staff to properly prioritize County projects and funding. […]
Final Review of Maui Island Plan
Council – General Plan Committee 1:30pm Thursday, October 4, 2012 All Archives (View Archived) MEETING AGENDA TO FINALIZE Maui Island Plan BUT NOT CHAPTER 8 – DIRECTED GROWTH MAPS 10/4/2012 – Agenda http://www.co.maui.hi.us/Archive.aspx?ADID=17072 Revised Bill to Adopt Maui Island Plan Correspondence dated September 24, 2012, from […]
Akaku to Air Moloka’i Public Lands Devel. Corp Meeting
Date Time Length Title# Program Name CH# 9/19 5:15:00 pm 1:43:11 11793 PLDC Molokai Meeting 8-27-12 (MP) 53 9/22 8:30:00 pm 1:43:11 11793 PLDC Molokai Meeting 8-27-12 (MP) 53 9/24 4:45:00 pm 1:43:11 11793 PLDC Molokai Meeting 8-27-12 (MP) 53 9/29 2:15:00 pm 1:43:11 11793 PLDC Molokai Meeting 8-27-12 (MP) 53 10/3 8:30:00 pm 1:43:11 […]
How to Register a Complaint Re Cane Smoke
Open field burning by Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar is a permitted activity (See 2012 Permit here), regulated by the State Department of Health (DOH) Clean Air Branch. The 2012 Agricultural Burning Permit covers 15,439 acres (roughly half of sugar cane production) from March 20th through October 10th (though delays in burning will likely push the […]
Life of the Land’s Comments on State Energy Plan
In the past few years the rate of solar installations in Hawai`i has doubled each year. The HECO utilities experienced peak energy use in 2004. Since then the demand for electricity from the grid has been dropping. Mayes introduced the concept of “cascading natural deregulation.” As the cost of renewable systems trends downward and electric […]