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CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT

Maui Tomorrow is consistently on the front lines, advocating for the ʻāina and defending the will of Maui's people. With your support, we will continue to help ensure that your voice is heard. We have always been a strong advocate for community involvement in determining Mauiʻs future, and continue to offer opportunities to get involved, learn more about how to be effective protectors of our ʻāina, and to learn how to strategically take action, offer testimony, and become more engaged.

Please testify FRIDAY, NOV. 4TH on Bill 159, Relating to Transient Accommodation Cap

CALLS TO ACTION, CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT, Over Tourisim, Quality of Life

CALL TO ACTION:PLEASE TESTIFY THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH.  OVERTOURISM HAS COME ROARING BACK IN FULL FORCE ON MAUI. OVERRELIANCE ON TOURISM KEEPS OUR ECONOMY VULNERABLE TO DOWNTURNS. THE MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL HAS A CHANCE TO KEEP THINGS FROM GETTING WORSE.   Please testify on Bill 159, Relating to Transient Accommodation Caps(see below for details)Friday, November […]

PLEASE TESTIFY this FRIDAY to Control Overtourism!

CALLS TO ACTION, CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT, Over Tourisim, Quality of Life

CALL TO ACTION: PLEASE TESTIFY THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21st.  THIS IS OUR BIG CHANCE TO CONTROL OVERTOURISM!  Maui residents agree that we already have too many visitors, yet the hotel development industry wants to keep building more and more without end! Overtourism is a serious problem affecting our quality of life, and people are looking […]

An Opportunity to Protect South Maui’s Future

CALLS TO ACTION, CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY PLANNING, Land Use

If you care about the future of South Maui, this is a huge opportunity to make a difference, from Māʻalaea to Mākena. The South Maui community planning process is getting underway. The Planning and Sustainable Land Use Committee (PSLU) of the Maui County Council has announced that applications are being accepted for residents of the […]

Public Comment Due March 25th on Federal EIS for Honoapi‘ilani Highway Improvements

CALLS TO ACTION, CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY PLANNING, PRESS RELEASES

What do you want for West Maui? The Honoapi‘ilani Highway Improvements project (a collaboration between the Federal Highway Administration and the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation) is requesting public comment about the “Purpose and Need” section of the Federal Environmental Impact Statement required before the project can move forward to the next planning phase. With your […]

Please Testify to Stop Overtourism on Maui!

CALLS TO ACTION, CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY PLANNING, Over Tourisim, Quality of Life

OVERTOURISM IS RAISING HOUSING PRICES AND HURTING MAUI’S QUALITY OF LIFE! The Maui Island Plan calls for a maximum of one visitor for every three residents in order to protect the quality of life on Maui. Tourism growth has far exceeded that limit. In order to fix this, we need to stop the building of […]

Maui Tomorrow Encourages Community Support of the Visitor Accommodations Moratorium

‘Aina, CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT, Development, DIVERSIFIED & ECOLOGICALLY SOUND ECONOMY, Over Tourisim, Sustainability & Security, Tourism

[Updated 6/18/21] Tourism on Maui has passed the point where it is serving residents, and is now negatively affecting our quality of life. While visitor arrivals have been breaking records lately, local resident sentiment about the visitor industry has fallen to an all-time low. This is a problem that is continuing to grow, and the […]