by Michael Williams, Maui Tomorrow Foundation President, and Albert Perez, Maui Tomorrow Foundation Executive Director For generations, Maui has been a beautiful, but expensive place to live, especially if you have keiki. Although many parents have decided to make sacrifices so that their children can grow up here, overtourism and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have […]
Maui Tomorrow Encourages Community Support of the Visitor Accommodations Moratorium
[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 […]
Summary of Maui Tomorrow’s Comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Hotel Wailuku
Since the proposed Hotel Wailuku project will have many significant impacts on the environment, an Environmental Assessment is not appropriate, and an Environmental Impact Statement is required instead. Following are some of the document’s failures to disclose significant impacts: The document fails to disclose all historic properties that may be affected. The proposed off-site sewer […]