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 […]
Put the Implementation Back in Maui Island Plan
A letter to the County Council from a voter (not Maui Tomorrow) follows: Recommended changes to the Council’s proposed Bill 29 “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE MAUI ISLAND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM” Each community plan district shall have its own permanent Community District Planning Advisory Committee. PLEASE INSERT: “The Council shall establish permanent Community […]
Public Access Trails Hawaii Wins Case Against Haleakala Ranch Company
Public Access Trails Hawaii Wins Case Against Haleakala Ranch Company From Civil Beat A jury on Maui ruled Wednesday that the Haleakala Trail on Maui belongs to the state, dismissing Haleakala Ranch Company’s claim to the land. The decision followed a 14-day jury trial brought by Public Access Trails Hawaii. The Maui-based nonprofit has been advocating […]
Council to Discuss Service Center options & Baldwin Beach land
The Mayor is offering the council two options for the county’s new Service Center which is presently located on the south side of the Maui Mall behind the Maui Megaplex. #1 A&B’s Maui Business Park II in Kahului:County pays $7,145,582 for 4.101 acres, plus A&B will donate 35.55 acres between Baldwin Park and Paia. #2 […]
Discuss Excessive Muddy Runoff
Come to the Maui Nui Marine Resources Council Water committee on March 26, 11am at the Pacific Whale Foundation Educational Center
Administration Guts Implementation Portion of Maui Island Plan
In an article for Maui Weekly, Susan Halas writes that: The version under consideration was drafted by the county Planning Department and dated Nov. 29, 2013. In this document, virtually all of the specific details proposed in earlier incarnations approved by GPAC and the Planning Commission have disappeared. and says that: Final version has few […]