As the controversy over proposed development at Olowalu continues, another potentially disastrous situation in the area has already occurred. A mud plume at Ukumehame is now threatening the coral reef at Olowalu, one of the last healthy reefs on Maui with corals over 500 years old. It is an area of rich bio-diversity and one […]
Ukumehame Mud Plume Interview
Ukumehame Mud Plume on Maui, Hawaii from Maui Tomorrow on Vimeo.
LUC GRANTED OUR MOTION TODAY!
From Mark Hyde, South Maui Citizens for Responsible Growth I am delighted to report that today the Hawaii state Land Use Commission (LUC) found by unanimous vote (6-0) that there is reasonable cause to believe that Pi’ilani Promenade North (the Outlet stores), Pi’ilani South (the shopping center) and Honua’ula Partners (Wailea 670’s 250 workforce housing) […]
Comments on Extension of Sea Wall Near Kahului Treatment Plant Due
Wailuku-Kahului Wastewater Reclamation Facility Shoreline Protection Extension (DEIS) TMK: (2) 3-8-001:188 Permits: Department of Army Permit, Conservation District Use Permit, Section 401 Water Quality Certification, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, Coastal Zone Management Consistency Approval, Special Management Area Use Permit, Shoreline Setback Variance, Flood Hazard Development Permit Proposing/ Determination Agency:County of Maui, Dept. of […]
Interisland Cable/Renewable Energy EIS Public Testimony
Amended Notice of Intent under the National Environmental Policy Act to Prepare the Hawai‘i Clean Energy Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement In 2010, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced its intent to prepare a PEIS for the Hawai‘i Interisland Renewable Energy Program (HIREP): Wind (DOE/EIS–0459) (HIREP: Wind PEIS). In response to public scoping comments […]
Ukumehame apocalypse
Photos courtesy of Jonathan Starr and Dr. Mark Deakos [promoslider width=”640px” height=”480px” category=”olowalu-2″]