From Hawai’i Public Radio •Clare Apana has gone to court in an effort to protect ancient burials in the last open space between Kahului and Wailuku. Despite the concerns, the Maui Planning Commission yesterday approved Maui Lani Center. For The Maui News, Ron Youngblood reports.download mp3 •Former professional basketball coach Don Nelson only laughed when […]
Bill Would Allow Projects to Avoid Permits
HB376 HD1 – would allow development projects to get automatic approvals if under-staffed agencies fail to rule on permit requests within 60 days. The state testified that applicants often take longer than 60 days to respond to requests for comment – an easy way to game the system and allow ill-conceived and possibly even dangerous […]
Map of Large Maui Land Owners
Map indicating all of the Large Maui Island Land-Owners in 2006. Change the magnification to 100% to see real details. After you see what is owned by the 4 public entities and by the 14 largest land-owners, there is NOT much land left over for average folks. 2010 Census Data: Reference Maps 2000 Census Data: […]
Maui County Council Reviews Maui Island Plan
Council committee will go over Maui planning document from beginning February 18, 2011 – By ILIMA LOOMIS, Staff Writer Maui News WAILUKU – As she relaunched the Maui County Council’s review of the Maui Island Plan on Thursday, Council Member Gladys Baisa said she hoped to accomplish a final vote on the document by the […]
Mauna Kea Searching the Universe while Destroying the Earth By Henry Curtis Mauna Kea: Picture by SOEST The Geography Imagine a single mountain 60 miles long and 30 miles wide, standing almost five miles tall. Mauna Loa (Long Mountain) is the second highest mountain in the world. Mauna Loa is dwarfed by the world’s tallest […]