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 […]
KAOI Radio: County Manager Discussion
A brief piece on county-manager government will air at 7 AM this Monday on KAOI radio, 1110 AM or 96.7 FM.
Should Maui go to professional manager instead of elected mayor?
The Maui County Council is studying whether Maui could take advantage of the cost savings in professional management vs elected mayor. The majority of U.S. counties have a professional manager with a degree in administration and experience managing county services. You can comment on this by emailing pia.committee@mauicounty.us Mark Hyde, a proponent of going to professional […]
COURT RULES NAVY TRAINING IN PACIFIC VIOLATES LAWS MEANT TO PROTECT WHALES, SEA TURTLES
Federal judge says Feds wrongly approved plan allowing whales, dolphins, other wildlife to be harmed nearly 10 million times From EarthJustice April 1, 2015 Honolulu, HI —A federal judge ruled yesterday that the National Marine Fisheries Service acted illegally in approving U.S. Navy testing and training activities in the Pacific Ocean that threaten widespread harm […]
Maui Meadows resident view on the Trash forum
by Richard Billman, Maui Meadows Subject: Brief description of March 23, 2015 Recycling Mtg in Pukalani UPCOUNTRY SUSTAINABILITY and HAWAIIAN ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS, educational (not political) groups recommended “Story of Stuff” for garbage info. Part of “Zero Wast Maui”, the four speakers were all part of early recycling efforts on Maui from the 1990s. 1. Tom Reid of […]
Water and Land Committee recommends not to confirm Carleton Ching to DLNR chair
The state senate committee recommended against confirming Castle & Cooke lobbyist Carleton Ching to chair the Department of Land and Natural Resources. In this position Ching, who is on leave from his position with the Big Five developer, would also chair the Water Commission if confirmed. You can read the WTL Recommendation on confirming Carleton Ching