Wednesday Mar 30 – at 9:30am in conference room 211 the Ways and Means committee will hold a public decision making on: HB865 HD 2 SD1 Relating to Inspection Fees – This bill would allow an increase in the fees assessed for the inspection, quarantine and eradication of invasive species contained in any freight from […]
Palauea Archeological Site Still in Limbo
Ten years ago a 20-acre site at Palauea was set aside for preservation as a condition of approving the One Palauea Bay subdivision development. The area is located below Wailea Alanui Drive, near the Fairmont Kea Lani Resort and next to One Palauea Bay. University of Hawai’i Maui has now proposed turning it into a […]
Judge Voids Ohana Kai EIS
Judge Joel August agreed with Ma’alaea Community Association and Maui Tomorrow Foundation Inc. and ruled that the EIS for Jesse Spencer’s Ohana Kai Development at Ma’alaea did not adequately address the proposed injection wells for the on-site sewage treatment plant. anticipated increases in salinity of its water supply as its three wells are pumped. Therefore […]
Population Data for Maui County
NOTE on large number (16,500) of “vacant units”. Many are hotel, condo, TVR or 2nd home accommodations. There may also be some foreclosures. Download a spreadsheet showing Maui County Census Population Data for 2010
Kaiwahine Village Approved 5-4
Affordable housing project in Kihei OK’d March 19, 2011 – By MELISSA TANJI, Staff Writer for the Maui News WAILUKU – The Maui County Council on Friday narrowly approved the proposed Kaiwahine Village affordable housing project in Kihei. After more than an hour of discussion that included the addition of five new conditions to the […]
Maui Island Plan Chair: Immediately Phase Out Kahului Sewage Plant
y Thomas R. Cannon, Architect, A.I.A., Chair, Maui Island General Plan Advisory Committee | Mar 18, 2011 The recent Hawaiian tsunami illustrates that a dangerous threat to public safety exists here in Maui County. The Kahului Sewage Treatment Plant (KSTP) is located on the beach in a proven tsunami flood zone. When this coastline is […]