DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEIL ABERCROMBIE, GOVERNOR LINDA ROSEN, MD, MPH. DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2014 DOH CITES HAWAIIAN COMMERCIAL & SUGAR COMPANY FOR VIOLATIONS OF AIR QUALITY REGULATIONS HONOLULU- The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) Clean Air Branch has issued a Notice and Finding of Violation and Order (NFVO) to Hawaiian Commercial […]
New Pi’ilani Plan Looks Very Similar
Wendy Osher of Maui News Now writes that the Kihei MegaMall developers say they have “modified the project in response to community input.” And yet the “modified” plan looks very similar to the plan that was rejected by the LUC and many citizens of Kihei. Here is the old plan from 2013: Developers plan on submitting […]
Expand Baldwin Beach
If you love Baldwin Beach: ask the County Council to “Expand the Park” as part of the County’s purchase of a separate site for a new County Service Center. Let Budget Committee Chairman White and committee members know that you support amending the County budget to purchase a Service Center site in the A&B Business […]
Federal Court Rules That Maui County Is Violating Clean Water Act
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 […]