Parks and Landfill – What’s in the Future
Excerpted from Maui Weekly Past planning designated ocean lands as public parks and beaches, yet KCA President Jon Miller—like many—fear a gloomy future forecast for parks in South Maui. When Miller inquired if there were plans to integrate parks mauka of Pi‘ilani Highway—near large plots where future housing and retail developments are proposed—John Buck, Mayor […]
Lana’i Strawberry Guava Threat to Petrals and Watershed
Maui News Fast-growing plant threat to habitat of Lanai petrels Invasive strawberry guava ‘cancer that’s taking over’ watershed, says biologist By ILIMA LOOMIS, Staff Writer LANAIHALE – For decades, researchers thought the last major colony of Hawaiian petrels in the islands nested on the slopes of Haleakala. Then about a decade ago, wildlife biologist Fern […]
Maui County Council Reviews Maui Island Plan
Council committee will go over Maui planning document from beginning February 18, 2011 – By ILIMA LOOMIS, Staff Writer Maui News WAILUKU – As she relaunched the Maui County Council’s review of the Maui Island Plan on Thursday, Council Member Gladys Baisa said she hoped to accomplish a final vote on the document by the […]
Mauna Kea Searching the Universe while Destroying the Earth By Henry Curtis Mauna Kea: Picture by SOEST The Geography Imagine a single mountain 60 miles long and 30 miles wide, standing almost five miles tall. Mauna Loa (Long Mountain) is the second highest mountain in the world. Mauna Loa is dwarfed by the world’s tallest […]
Draft Maui Island Plan
Overview The Maui Island Plan consists of recommendations from General Plan Advisory Committee, Maui Planning Commission and Department of Planning. The Maui County Council has one year to review the recommendations and approve a final Maui Island Plan. Once approved, the Maui Island Plan will be used by the County Council, Maui Planning Commission, County staff and the community as a […]