Mike Foley (former Planning Director) shared this powerful testimony with the General Plan Committee at February 2 meeting: When we started the Update of the General Plan I told the County Council that in my 38 years of planning experience I had never before seen a General Plan without maps. A General Plan that doesn’t […]
PUC Waffles on Extra Costs for Residents Installing PV
HAWAI‘I PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 465 SOUTH KING STREET, ROOM 103 HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I 96813 PHONE: (808) 586-2020 FAX: (808) 586-2066 E-MAIL: Hawaii.PUC@hawaii.gov WEBSITE: www.hawaii.gov/budget/puc NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVES NEW RULES FOR INTERCONNECTION TO THE HECO COMPANIES’ DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM HONOLULU – In a Decision and Order issued today, the Hawaii Public Utilities […]
Maui Island Plan
Maui Island Plan Thur, Feb. 16 1:30pm General Plan Committee may review, revise, and recommend approval of the following component of the consolidated draft Maui Island Plan: the introductory narrative for Chapter 8 (Directed Growth Plan). The Committee may also receive an overview from the Department of Planning on other elements of Chapter 8, including […]
Map of Contaminated Wells on Maui
This map and accompanying table show the chemicals which have polluted the ground water in various location around Maui
Quiet Title – The Scourge of Hawaiian Land Ownership
It is unfortunate that the quiet title process of forcing families to sell their ancestral lands continues in Hawaii in this day and age, however that is the result of legal action taken by Maui Land & Pineapple Co. over the last five years to quiet the title of a very small parcel of land […]
Gov. Waivering on Michael Champley for Next PUC Term
Maui resident, Michael Champley was appointed to serve out a term but rumors are that Gov. Abercrombie is debating whether to appoint him to the next term. Here’s what Blue Planet says about Champley: Champley has shared his expertise as a policy consultant for Blue Planet Foundation for more than two years, mostly advising on […]