Sophie Cocke at Civil Beat has written an article on the Land Use Commission’s power to revert zoning to Ag when developers violate their conditions and change the project. This has big implications for the Giganta Mall (Pi’ilani Promenade) in Kihei: “Hawaii’s attorney general is fighting back against a recent decision by a Big Island […]
Tamara Paltin’s Honolua Testimony
Aloha Chair Baisa and General Plan Committee members, The Save Honolua Coalition was formed as a result of the General Plan process. In January of 2007, a much different version of Maui Land & Pineapple Co. submitted conceptual plans for a luxury golf course, 40 home sites and a surf park/cultural area at Honolua. Much […]
USGS: Natural Hazards of Hawai’i
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Biologist: Olowalu Project Threatens Reef
“Fertilizer can get washed down,” she told me. “Silt is an issue. When that silt gets suspended, it reduces the amount of sunlight the coral receives. Over and over, that reduces the ability of the coral to grow and be healthy.”
Board of Variances Dismisses MT Appeal on Megamall
An appeal before the County Board of Variances and Appeals, brought by Maui Tomorrow Foundation, South Maui Citizens for Responsible Growth and Daniel Kanahele, appealing the Director of the Department of Public Works’ decision to issue mass grading permits for the Pi’ilani Promenade, was heard today, July 27th, 2012. The Board of Variances and Appeals […]
West Maui Part of Maui Island Plan
The General Plan Committee will meet at 9am Tuesday morning, July 31 to take public testimony and then recess to the MORNING of August 2 and continue all day for decision-making. The Maui County Council’s General Plan Committee will continue to meet on the proposed directed growth boundaries for West Maui on Tuesday, July 31, […]