Ma’alaea Developer Should Withdraw the Project and Address the Issues Viewpoint December 17, 2015 By PAM DAOUST and ALBERT PEREZ The Maui News Ma’alaea Community Association (MCA) and the Maui Tomorrow Foundation (MTF) have worked with the developer on the Ma’alaea Plantation project for years. We tried in good faith to come up with conditions […]
DOUBLE ALERT!!! “Tech City” AND “Community Plans & Zoning Under Attack”
Aloha Maui! We apologize for the VERY late notice but we’re also just getting up to speed on this turn of events. Your Planning Committee will be holding a Public Meeting TOMORROW, Wednesday December 16 at 9am with a VERY IMPORTANT item on the agenda: Agenda item: PC-11 Lāna’i Community Plan Update (under attack […]
County Water Policy Under Attack!
County Water Availability Policy Under Attack!! Wednesday, Dec. 2nd 9:00 am. TESTIFY Water Resources Committee Meeting Agenda Item WR-11 8th Fl. County Building 200 S. High St, Wailuku, HI 96793 Maui County’s current law gives priority and incentives to 100% Affordable Housing. Developers would have you believe just the opposite! They are trying to blame […]
Mark Hyde: Blanket legislative change to fix zoning mess a remedy worse than the disease
By Mark Hyde While I agree with Dave DeLeon that the county has made a mess of planning and zoning, the blanket legislative change proposed by Maui County Council Member Don Couch to address the problem is a remedy worse than the disease. Furthermore, the megamall case cited by Mr. DeLeon to justify his call […]
CANCELLED. Community Plans under attack again!
Good Job Troops!!!! You beat back the latest attempt to destroy our Community Plans!!!!! Planning Committee Chair Don Couch has CANCELLED the Planning Committee’s meeting that was scheduled for this Friday, October 9 at 9am. That meeting agenda contained the item to over-ride specific community plan “land-use designations” with overly-generous zoning definitions that would wipe […]
Maui’s Future Is Being Created Now by Dick Mayer
Maui is at an important crossroad. Major decisions are being made that will affect every resident and shape our beloved island’s communities and environment. These decisions and their timely implementation will allow us to control anticipated events and may prepare us to react effectively to events beyond our control. Changes and Challenges: a) Our agricultural future […]