Hearing to continue over Waiale project KAHULUI – The state Land Use Commission will continue its hearing on A&B Properties’ Waiale project in a meeting Wednesday. The panel will meet at 10 a.m. in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Alexa Higashi Meeting Room. A&B has applied to reclassify 545 acres in Wailuku and Waikapu […]
Haleakala Telescope Hearings Officer Fired
A controversial solar telescope atop Haleakala suffered a setback Thursday when the hearing officer was fired and his recommendation to approve the project was thrown out by the Board of Land and Natural Resources. The board ruled that Steven Jacobson had inappropriate discussions with outside parties to the case — ostensibly, Sen. Daniel Inouye’s office […]
Waiale Public Testimony
– 545 acres to be made “Urban” – 2,550 housing units – Waiko Rd. Industrial Zone is in the middle of Waiale – Maui Island Plan Urban Growth Boundary not yet approved – Plan has changed since the version that was agreed to in GPAC @ Land Use Commission PUBLIC TESTIMONY: 10am next Wednesday, April […]
Parks, Sewers and Drainage Proposed by Mayor
Park projects would get $8.8 million, including: * $500,000 for the South Maui Infrastructure Community Park. * $950,000 for Wailuku Gym improvements. * $690,000 for Baldwin Beach Park improvements. * $430,000 for Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens improvements. * $500,000 for Lahaina Civic Center amphitheater improvements. * $150,000 for Wahikuli Beach Park pavilion improvements. * $350,000 for […]
Mayor Proposes Replacing War Memorial Complex
By Ilima LoomisThe aging War Memorial Gym complex and Coach Soichi Sakamoto Pool would be replaced with a major new sports arena and convention center, and the county would develop a new aquatics center in Kahului in a proposal by Mayor Alan Arakawa. The projects were announced Friday as part of the mayor’s $558.2 million […]
Proposed Kahului Airport Access Highway to Airport
Following is the view from Puunene Avenue toward the Kahului Airport of the proposed Phase 1 of the new highway up to Hana Highway. Phase 2 will go from Hana Highway to the Airport. At Hana Highway there will be an on-grade intersection with NO overpass. Notice Dairy road will bend into the highway next […]