Media Contact: Albert Perez, Maui Tomorrow Foundation (808) 264 8229 director.mauitomorrow@gmail.com May 3, 2017 Maui Community Groups Ask Court to Halt Approval of Mākena Resort’s Environmental Assessment Luxury Development Will Have Significant Impacts on Environment & Cultural Practices Hoʻoponopono O Mākena, Maui Tomorrow Foundation, and Sierra Club Maui Group filed a lawsuit in Maui’s Environmental […]
Olowalu LUC Hearing
The Hawaii State Land Use Commission will hold a meeting at the MACC in Kahului on Wednesday, Nov. 18 and/or Thursday, November 19. There are at least 2 items on their agenda: the Final Olowalu EIS, and a field trip to see the Maalaea Plantation 270 acre housing project. LUC’s Olowalu website The […]
CANCELLED. Community Plans under attack again!
Good Job Troops!!!! You beat back the latest attempt to destroy our Community Plans!!!!! Planning Committee Chair Don Couch has CANCELLED the Planning Committee’s meeting that was scheduled for this Friday, October 9 at 9am. That meeting agenda contained the item to over-ride specific community plan “land-use designations” with overly-generous zoning definitions that would wipe […]
Alert ! ! ! Oppose Attempt to Circumvent Maui Island Plan
ALERT ! ! ! Please Testify: Save our community plansThis Thursday June 18th at 9am the Maui County Council Planning Committee will hear PC-021 entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.80B, MAUI COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO GENERAL PLAN AND COMMUNITY PLAN.” This bill will remove the force of law from the community plans, making the plans […]
GMO Inititative passes – Monsanto/Dow threaten to sue
The citizens of Maui county were able to pass the GMO Initiative despite $7.9 million dollars spent to defeat it by Monsanto and Dow. Monsanto and Dow immediately announced they will be filing a lawsuit to prevent the GMO initiative from going into effect. There was much misinformation promulgated by Dow and Monsanto. 1. “Law […]
County post Maui Island Plan
The Maui General Plan has 3 Components: Maui Island Plan Overview (From the County’s Website) The Maui Island Plan provides direction for future growth, the economy, and social and environmental decisions on the island through 2030. The Maui Island Plan establishes a vision, founded on core values that break down into goals, objectives, policies, […]