The Kula and Makawao community associations will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, to discuss the future of Upcountry. The meeting in the King Kekaulike High School cafeteria will focus on the proposals for the next 20 years that are included in the Maui Island Plan currently before the Maui County Council. […]
Turtles Protected by Law
HAWAII SEA TURTLES REMAIN PROTECTED UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS HONOLULU – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and NOAA Fisheries remind the community that sea turtles remain protected under State and Federal laws. In Hawai‘i, sea turtles are protected by the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes […]
Earthjustice etc. File Against County on Lahaina Injection Wells
From EarthJustice Four Hawaii community groups recently filed suit under the national Clean Water Act, asking the federal district court to direct Maui County to secure a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit that would set limits on the pollutants that can be discharged from injection wells at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility. Earthjustice filed the […]
Corporations Eye Maui For Oahu Energy Projects
From Civil Beat The Legislature’s recent approval of the undersea cable bill earlier this month is generating added interest in projects seeking to bring energy from neighbor islands to Oahu… Read more
Maui Island Plan Meetings Resume
MEETING SCHEDULE: MAY 21 & 22: 9am – 5pm. Public testimony will only be heard on MAY 21st. MAY 29 & 30: tentative date JUNE 4 & 5: tentative date More details to follow after the agenda is posted on the County website at http://www.co.maui.hi.us/Archive.aspx?AMID=201http://www.co.maui.hi.us/Archive.aspx?AMID=201
HC&S Sugar Down – Coal Fired Electric Sales Up
From the Maui News Sugar production at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. on Maui was off significantly in the first quarter of this year compared to same quarter last year, but profits rose 35 percent in the company’s agribusiness sector, according to Alexander & Baldwin’s first-quarter report released Wednesday. Only 1,900 tons of sugar were […]