Maui Tomorrow supports regenerative agriculture on Maui, and we are pleased that the Maui County Council passed Bill 160 to require organic practices at the Kula Agricultural Park! We agree that it’s very important to improve soil health for all of the reasons mentioned in this press release from the County. Visit the council’s website […]
Opportunity to Provide Input to County Charter Proposals, Thursday 10/21
The County Charter establishes the structure and organization of the government of the County of Maui, and can deeply impact our future. Every ten years, the Mayor and the Council appoint an eleven member Charter Commission to review the operation of the County and propose amendments or draft a new Charter. This process has begun […]
North Shore Citizens Feel Left out of Maui Water Use and Development Plan Decisions
Maui’s Water Use and Development Plan (WUDP) is 1,200 pages long, 20 years overdue and has been read by very few. It’s hard to see specific plans in the bulky WUDP document, but the message is there in the text and charts: ‘Iao aquifer (Wailuku-Waiheʻe) supplies 60% of County water customers and it’s nearly maxed […]
Maui Tomorrow Foundation Strongly Supports the Proposed Charter Amendment Establishing a County Department of Agriculture
Now that a pandemic has halted tourism, we see the folly of overreliance on the visitor industry. Our existing agricultural system is NOT providing enough locally grown food. There are many reasons for that, but the bottom line is this: if imports stop, we will be out of food in just a matter of days. […]
Food Security Hawaii & SHAKA Movement: Jeffrey Smith on the new GMO’s
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Mālama ‘Āina: A Conversation About Maui’s Farming Future
Another period in the history of Hawai`i appears to be coming to a close with the announcement by Alexander & Baldwin (A&B) that they are closing their sugar operations on Maui under their subsidiary, HC&S. Many people look at the 36,000 acres that HC&S currently farms on Maui and wonder what the future will look […]