County subject to millions in penalties for illegal discharges from Lahaina injection wells Honolulu – On Friday, May 30, 2014, the federal district court in Honolulu ruled that Maui County’s use of injection wells at its Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility violates the federal Clean Water Act. The court concluded that most of the three to […]
Clean Air Ap for Your Phone!
Maui Tomorrow Foundation this week announced a new smart phone application: CleanAirMaui, as part of the foundation’s Clean Air for Keiki campaign. This free app for iPhone, Blackberry and Android allows members of the community to use their smart phones to report incidents of excessive cane smoke; ash; and fugitive dust to the state Department […]
Environmental Council Updating EIS Rules
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Environmental Council, with the assistance of the Office of Environmental Quality Control (OEQC), has issued a draft of revised rules for the state’s environmental review process (Chapter 343, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes). The public is encouraged to view the draft rules and provide input via the comment form at http://oeqc.doh.hawaii.gov/default.aspx. “Recent […]
Akaku to Air Moloka’i Public Lands Devel. Corp Meeting
Date Time Length Title# Program Name CH# 9/19 5:15:00 pm 1:43:11 11793 PLDC Molokai Meeting 8-27-12 (MP) 53 9/22 8:30:00 pm 1:43:11 11793 PLDC Molokai Meeting 8-27-12 (MP) 53 9/24 4:45:00 pm 1:43:11 11793 PLDC Molokai Meeting 8-27-12 (MP) 53 9/29 2:15:00 pm 1:43:11 11793 PLDC Molokai Meeting 8-27-12 (MP) 53 10/3 8:30:00 pm 1:43:11 […]
Hawaii Only State Not Regulating Pesticides in Water
From Sophie Crocker in Civil Beat Hawaii is the only state that isn’t complying with new federal regulations that increase oversight of pesticides that are sprayed in and around waterways, according to officials from the Environmental Protection Agency. The delay is angering local farmers and state agriculture officials who for months haven’t been able to […]
2012 Legislature – Last Minute Actions
HB2523_HD1_ – Sets up PUC regulatory framework for a planned interisland electric cable. Senate accepted House version and it passed. Passed. See Maui News article for more – especially the reservations our Maui County Senators expressed about this bill and their attempts to rewrite it to include more community input. Sen English was the only Maui […]