From Hawai’i Public Radio •Clare Apana has gone to court in an effort to protect ancient burials in the last open space between Kahului and Wailuku. Despite the concerns, the Maui Planning Commission yesterday approved Maui Lani Center. For The Maui News, Ron Youngblood reports.download mp3 •Former professional basketball coach Don Nelson only laughed when […]
Automatic Approval Bill Still Alive in the Legislature
HB 376 HD1 – Automatic Approval of Permits, Licenses & Applications Submit Testimony This measure has three main components: It authorizes third-party reviewers to approve permits, licenses, and other applications; It automatically approves applications before the state historic preservation division if that agency does not review and comment within 60 days; and It automatically approves […]
Honua Kai customers allege documents filled with defects
Maui News Besides the alleged defects in the legal language of the sales documents, customers at Honua Kai Resort & Spa have alleged a wide range of omissions of pertinent information or of physical features that didn’t appear when the project was built out. Among them: * That, initially, the sales documents did not inform […]
Kaiwahine Subdivision Gets Conditional Approval
Kaiwahine Village moves forward Council panel recommends conditional approval after site tour March 3, 2011 – By CLAUDINE SAN NICOLAS, Staff Writer Maui News WAILUKU – The Maui County Council Land Use Committee voted 5-2 Wednesday evening to recommend conditional approval of the proposed Kaiwahine Village in Kihei, an affordable housing project seeking fast-track approval. […]
Bill Would Allow Projects to Avoid Permits
HB376 HD1 – would allow development projects to get automatic approvals if under-staffed agencies fail to rule on permit requests within 60 days. The state testified that applicants often take longer than 60 days to respond to requests for comment – an easy way to game the system and allow ill-conceived and possibly even dangerous […]
Block Grants for Disabled, Homeless, Water Supply…
From Maui News by Claudine San Nicolas A Maui County Council committee gave unanimous support Tuesday to a proposed $1.9 million federal grant application for fiscal year 2012. The application would be filed by the county with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for funding from the Community Development Block Grant Program. The […]