Maui Tomorrow was in attendance at yesterday’s LUC hearing on the proposed Olowalu Town. It was the latest of three long hearing days spent on this matter, and we appreciate the time put in by concerned citizens, who waited through 10 hours of testimony yesterday before they got a one-minute chance to testify. We also […]
LUC to Hear Olowalu FEIS AGAIN!
LUC TO HEAR OLOWALU TOWN DEVELOPMENT FEIS AGAIN! MONDAY, 12/07/15 @ 10am Maui Arts and Cultural Center The Land Use Commission will be back on Maui to hear final statements and comments on Olowalu Town Developers FEIS. The Save Olowalu coalition asks that you wear RED in support of those testifying to #saveolowalu and also […]
County Water Policy Under Attack!
County Water Availability Policy Under Attack!! Wednesday, Dec. 2nd 9:00 am. TESTIFY Water Resources Committee Meeting Agenda Item WR-11 8th Fl. County Building 200 S. High St, Wailuku, HI 96793 Maui County’s current law gives priority and incentives to 100% Affordable Housing. Developers would have you believe just the opposite! They are trying to blame […]
Council Defers Hotel Height Increase
Residents of Maui jumped into action last night and phoned and emailed Councilmembers requesting that they NOT approve the increate in hotel heights from 120′ to 180’. One councilmember said he got 47 calls and emails when he arrived in the office, and more were coming in. This is an 18 hour period. The Council’s […]
Council Votes to Take Honolua/Lipoa Out of Preservation
Mahalo to the hundreds who wrote email testimony in support of keeping Lipoa point in preservation. Mahalo also to council members Elle Cochran, Don Couch and Bob Carroll for supporting the community’s desire to see Lipoa point kept in preservation. Unfortunately, council member Mike White of Makawao made a motion to remove Lipoa Point from […]
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 […]