This letter appeared in the Maui News: I wish someone would give me an explanation on how we could have three planning entities reject the proposed – and now approved – growth changes for Makena and yet have this suddenly approved (The Maui News, June 6)? The Maui General Plan Advisory Committee, the Maui Planning […]
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 […]
Upcountry Growth Boundaries Testimony June 12
JUNE 12 & 14 ~ UPCOUNTRY Growth Boundaries Discussed & Decided Upon by General Plan Committee. Join the Conversation and Share Your Voice on the Future of Upcountry Aina! NOTE: TESTIMONY will ONLY BE HEARD on JUNE 12th (starting at 9am). www.facebook.com/events/377836175606667/ For More Info on the Maui Island Plan Please Join Us at: www.facebook.com/groups/mauiislandplan/ […]
Council Bows to Mainland Developers and Urbanizes Makena
Today all the developers showed up to the council with their many representatives. The developers got what THEY wanted. The people of Maui lost. The General Plan Committee added the mauka Makena 390 acre lot back into the Urban Growth Boundary, as well as approving 2 large projects in North Kihei mauka of the Piilani […]
Sign-wavers Protest Bulldozers at Kihei Mega-Mall Site
See Matt Thayer’s photo (which we don’t have permission to reproduce)
Testimony Effective in Stopping Added S. Maui Urbanization
Maui County Council Committee agreed with testifiers that the following proposals should be turned down and not included in the South Maui growth boundaries: Several hundred acres of proposed urban along Mokulele highway (Thank you Councilmembers Cochran, Couch, Baisa and White) 390 additional acres in Makena (Thank you Councilmembers Cochran, Couch and Victorino) More info […]