Maui Tomorrow Foundation encourages community members who live in South Maui, Pā’ia, and Ha‘ikū to sign up to join their regional Advisory Committees to the Maui Planning Commission. This is a wonderful opportunity to be heard and make a positive impact, right where you live. Deadline to apply is August 23rd at 4:30pm. The Maui […]
Regenerative Tourism: Beyond Maintenance!
By Dr. Genesis Young As a physician I always followed the Hippocratic oath to do no harm; sustainable tourism and anything sustainable should at the very least do no harm. However, our reefs are dying and we are losing our sea life. The Hawaiian culture continues to be threatened, and is treated as a […]
Maui Tomorrow Encourages Community Support of the Visitor Accommodations Moratorium
[Updated 6/18/21] Tourism on Maui has passed the point where it is serving residents, and is now negatively affecting our quality of life. While visitor arrivals have been breaking records lately, local resident sentiment about the visitor industry has fallen to an all-time low. This is a problem that is continuing to grow, and the […]
Maui Tomorrow to Host “TOOLS FOR THE ‘ĀINA PROTECTOR” Free Webinar, March 31st at 6PM
TOOLS FOR THE ‘ĀINA PROTECTOR A webinar to empower the community Webinar held live via Zoom Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 6:00PM – 7:30PM REGISTER HERE Maui Tomorrow Foundation is proud to host a new installment in our free webinar series that helps empower the Maui community to use three tools to check on land […]
Hotel Wailuku Project is On Hold
Mahalo to everyone who submitted comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Hotel Wailuku. We have now heard that the developer has put this project on hold (although it could come back at any time). The proposed 6-story, 156-room hotel would be built on the corner of Main and Market streets, and […]
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. […]