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 […]
Maui Island Plan must go forward
By Dick Mayer Our Maui County Council has been working for the past two years to complete our first comprehensive Maui Island Plan. Council members have worked hard and are now set to finalize a most important part of the plan – the directed growth chapter which will describe the urban and rural growth boundaries […]
OPINION: Giganta Mall – Son of Superferry
Susan Halas writing for Maui Now has a round up of pros and cons on Kihei’s soon to be outlet mall. Interesting take here.
Planning Dept “Simplifying” Maui Island Plan
Planning Director Will Spence said Thursday that the changes he’s proposing to the Maui Island Plan would simplify [it]… …A number of community advocates questioned Spence’s proposed changes, saying he was overriding years of work by groups like the General Plan Advisory Committee and Maui Planning Commission in creating the earlier draft. “It makes a […]