Mahalo to the hundreds who wrote email testimony in support of keeping Lipoa point in preservation. Mahalo also to council members Elle Cochran, Don Couch and Bob Carroll for supporting the community’s desire to see Lipoa point kept in preservation. Unfortunately, council member Mike White of Makawao made a motion to remove Lipoa Point from […]
Your Chance to Influence South Maui’s Future
ALOHA KAKOU! Your opportunity to be heard as the Council makes it’s decisions re: South Maui’s Future. NEXT TUESDAY APRIL 17 6-8 PM KIHEI CHARTER SCHOOL (former Hapa’s on Lipoa) Pupu provided 6 to 6:30. The Council’s General Plan Committee is expected to vote on South Maui URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY maps by July. Public will […]
SB755 Testimony Needed Before Wed Mar 21
SUBMIT TESTIMONY HERE:http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=755 The House is planning a major ‘bait and switch’ amendment to SB 755 (originally dealing with playing internet poker!). It would allow the governor and all the mayors to exempt projects from HRS 343. A major part of the amendment is found hidden in “Part VI”. Other parts are also bad. Schedule: […]
Kanaha Wetlands Pump Fails
Maui News has an article on the woes of the Kanaha wildlife refuge which include the pump which keeps the wetlands wet failing, feral cats killing the birds in the Wildlife Refuge, nearby property owners complaining about water drainage and the FAA complaining about birds.
Save Honolua Concerned About Land Sale
By TAMARA PALTIN A lot has changed since the Save Honolua Coalition formed in 2007, but the mission remains the same: maintain open space, public access and revitalize the ecosystem of the Honolua ahupuaa through community-based management utilizing Hawaiian values and practices. SHC has been working with Maui Land & Pineapple Co. to care for […]
Moloka’i Community Plan Moves Forward.
Permitting Process Receives Cleanup Reprinted from The Molokai Dispatch The Molokai Community Plan, last updated in 2001, is on the move after holding community engagement workshops last October. Up next is for the Molokai Planning Commission is to choose a Plan Advisory Committee. The Molokai Planning Commission will choose nine of the 13 members on […]