Viewpoint: Planned Kihei mall not in compliance with LUC order or community plan The proposed retail outlet shopping mall in Kihei was recently sprung on the community without notice or debate and presented as a done deal, allegedly based on approvals secured many years ago. The history of the project presents an entirely different picture. […]
Directed Growth Plan Mar 1
General Plan Committee Meeting Council Chambers, 8th Floor 200 S. High St., Wailuku Thursday 1:30pm until 4:30pm The General Plan Committee is currently reviewing and making decisions on THE MOST CRITICAL chapter of the Maui Island Plan (Directed Growth Plan, Chapter 8). The Direct Growth Plan chapter sets policy on managing Maui’s growth and development […]
Article missed key points of General Plan meeting
Letter to the editor by Robert W. Riebling (Views expressed are those of Mr. Riebling) “Director aims to peel back isle plan’s layers” (The Maui News, Feb. 3) missed two key points of the Feb. 2 meeting of the County Council’s General Plan Committee. First, 17, or 85 percent, of the 20 testifiers were critical […]
Maui Island Plan: Former Planning Director Testimony
Mike Foley (former Planning Director) shared this powerful testimony with the General Plan Committee at February 2 meeting: When we started the Update of the General Plan I told the County Council that in my 38 years of planning experience I had never before seen a General Plan without maps. A General Plan that doesn’t […]
Maui Island Plan
Maui Island Plan Thur, Feb. 16 1:30pm General Plan Committee may review, revise, and recommend approval of the following component of the consolidated draft Maui Island Plan: the introductory narrative for Chapter 8 (Directed Growth Plan). The Committee may also receive an overview from the Department of Planning on other elements of Chapter 8, including […]
Map of Contaminated Wells on Maui
This map and accompanying table show the chemicals which have polluted the ground water in various location around Maui