There’s a large project coming to Central Maui that you may be unaware of. The Maui Medical Plaza at Kanaha, a planned six story building with a five story (300+ car parking garage) on the edge of Kanaha wetlands (in a tsunami and sea level rise zone) has somehow managed to stay under much of […]
Haleakala Telescope Contested Case
Questioning probes impacts of telescope July 19, 2011 By HARRY EAGAR – Staff Writer (heagar@mauinews.com) , The Maui News WAILUKU – The grilling of experts about the impact of the Advanced Solar Telescope on Haleakala began Monday and is expected to last through Wednesday. Attorney James Kimo Frankel attempted to get project manager Craig Foltz […]
Kula Assoc. Concerned About Kula Ridge
Summarized (with many direct quotes) from an article By CHRIS HAMILTON – Staff Writer (chamilton@mauinews.com) , The Maui News The state Land Use Commission probably won’t have a final decision on whether to grant the last land use entitlement for the 320-acre, 116-lot Kula Ridge development until sometime this fall, attorneys said Thursday. Developer, Clayton […]
10 More Ag Inspectors for Oahu
Governor Abercrombie is increasing Ag Inspectors at Honolulu International Airport by 10 positions to help fight the spread of invasive species. This restores some positions lost when former Governor Lingle cut the Agricultural Inspection staff two years ago. None of the restored positions affect Kahului Harbor or Kahului Airport. Maui has 13 state agricultural inspectors, […]
Wailuku Business Owner Analyzes Parking
Printed in the Maui New Written by By SUSAN HALAS, a Wailuku Business Owner We all agree that Wailuku wants and needs more parking. We also agree that we would like to see a minimum of 200 new stalls added to Wailuku town parking right away. What we do not agree on is that the […]
Draft Bill to OK Absentee Vacation Rentals
TVRs will now be called “short-term rentals” – specially permitted homes or condominiums with up to six rooms and located in districts that are not designated by the county for hotels or resorts. Bed-and-breakfast and short-term rental owners fall under the new commercialized residential tax rate, which is $4 for every $1,000 of assessed value. […]