This Legislative Session, the State House of Representatives and Governor Abercrombie have introduced legislation that will erode decades of environmental protections. The House passed the Dirty 8 in First Crossover: HB530, HB2145, HB2154, HB2324, HB2325, HB2611, HB2613, and HB2690. These bills seek to reverse 30 years of steadfast protections, creating a lack of oversight which […]
Electic Vehicle Chargers Come to Maui
By CHRIS HAMILTON for Maui News There may only be about 50 electric cars on Maui today, said Anne Ku, director of the University of Hawaii Maui College’s new Maui Electric Vehicle Alliance, but alternative-energy investors are banking on big jumps in the number of these more powerful and less expensive cars on Valley Isle […]
Task force looks at vast Hawaii offshore energy potential
A federal-state offshore renewable energy task force held its first meeting in Hawaii, which may have more wind energy resource within 50 miles of its coasts than any US state other than Alaska. The task force is patterned after others formed with 10 East Coast states and Oregon that allow the Bureau of Ocean Energy […]
Gutting of Show Me the Water to be Heard Friday Mar 16 9am
Here’s the ordinance. Sign up to testify prior to 9am
Map of Maui’s Largest Land Owners
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Kahului Airport to Includes Industrial Development
The DOT plan for Kahului Airport includes many new industrial lots along Hana Highway (page 27), and purchase of an additional 584 acres on the east side (page 28). You’ll notice the total $$ numbers do not add up properly on Page 30 (last row in the table.) KAHULUI AIRPORT MASTER PLAN AND NCP Mar-13-2012v3