[Updated 6/18/21] Tourism on Maui has passed the point where it is serving residents, and is now negatively affecting our quality of life. While visitor arrivals have been breaking records lately, local resident sentiment about the visitor industry has fallen to an all-time low. This is a problem that is continuing to grow, and the […]
Maui Tomorrow to Host “TOOLS FOR THE ‘ĀINA PROTECTOR” Free Webinar, March 31st at 6PM
TOOLS FOR THE ‘ĀINA PROTECTOR A webinar to empower the community Webinar held live via Zoom Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 6:00PM – 7:30PM REGISTER HERE Maui Tomorrow Foundation is proud to host a new installment in our free webinar series that helps empower the Maui community to use three tools to check on land […]
Hotel Wailuku Project is On Hold
Mahalo to everyone who submitted comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Hotel Wailuku. We have now heard that the developer has put this project on hold (although it could come back at any time). The proposed 6-story, 156-room hotel would be built on the corner of Main and Market streets, and […]
Community Plan Revisions are Underway in West and South Maui
The West Maui Community Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) met for many months in 2019, and worked very hard to update the plan to reflect the community’s desire to prioritize truly affordable housing while preventing sprawl and overdevelopment of the visitor industry. In particular, much effort was put into making the wording of the plan unambiguous […]
Maui Tomorrow Foundation Strongly Supports the Proposed Charter Amendment Establishing a County Department of Agriculture
Now that a pandemic has halted tourism, we see the folly of overreliance on the visitor industry. Our existing agricultural system is NOT providing enough locally grown food. There are many reasons for that, but the bottom line is this: if imports stop, we will be out of food in just a matter of days. […]
LUC Portion of Mega Mall Case Resolved, Community Must Stay Involved
Mahalo to all who testified at today’s Land Use Commission hearing on the Kaʻonoʻulu Ranch case. Over the last 8 years, we have been gratified by all the support we have received from the community in our efforts to enforce the law and make the developers comply with the terms of their original 1995 permit. […]