Please take examine this fascinating 2012 look at the costs of environmental degradation in Hawaii. http://oeqc.doh.hawaii.gov/Shared%20Documents/2012-Annual-Report-by-Hawaii-State-Environmental%20Council.pdf NOTE: It will take some time to download (82 Megabytes), but it is worthwhile. Thereafter you may want to save the document so that you do not have to download again. In an effort to get away from measuring […]
Kanaha Medical Plaza
Save Kanaha Wetlands from six story building that will do nothing to improve medical care on Maui. The 2002 Wailuku Kahului Community Plan states the following:“Protect shoreline wetland resources and flood plain areas as valuable natural systems and open space resources. These natural systems are important for flood control, as habitat area for wildlife, and […]
Wailea 670: County Council Violated Sunshine Law
From Civil Beat: The court’s action came in a Maui case which had challenged alleged sunshine violations by the Maui County Council and its Land Use Committee when approving a proposed 670-acre development above the Wailea Resort in 2008. In an 80-page decision dated Aug. 8, the Supreme Court allowed the approval to stand, although it […]
Kihei Megamall Owners Given Dec. to Change Plan
The State Land Use Commission, rather than rezoning the Kihei megamall land back to agricultural because of lack of compliance, gave Texas-based landowner Sarofim Realty Advisor and affiliate Honua’ula Partners until December to submit amended plans for their 700,000-square-foot development in Kihei. The Developer’s (less than complete) plan shows a “mixed-use” development with business, commercial […]