This letter was written by attorney, Mark Hyde and suggests a method of taking the pro-developer bias out of the EIS methods. Now the developer chooses and pays for the EIS consultant which leads to developer-friendly EIS preparers getting the work. Hyde is proposing a method used in other states where the accepting body (state […]
Romney’s Big Navy Guru Made Millions From Building Ships
From Wired Magazine A bigger maritime force has the possibility of personally enriching one of the candidate’s top advisers. In fact, it already has. Lehman is the founder and chairman of J.F. Lehman & Company, a private equity firm. He also sits on several corporate boards. Lehman invested in a government-backed “Superferry” in Hawaii — […]
Council to Discuss Service Center options & Baldwin Beach land
The Mayor is offering the council two options for the county’s new Service Center which is presently located on the south side of the Maui Mall behind the Maui Megaplex. #1 A&B’s Maui Business Park II in Kahului:County pays $7,145,582 for 4.101 acres, plus A&B will donate 35.55 acres between Baldwin Park and Paia. #2 […]
Home Business Hearing
6PM UPCOUNTRY – This WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30,Pukalani’s Tavares Community CenterCouncil’s Planning Committee’s meeting to receive input on Home-Business BillFrom the agenda: “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 19, MAUI COUNTY CODE, AND SECTION 3.48.305, MAUI COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO HOME BUSINESSES”. The purpose of the revised proposed bill is to (1) establish standards and […]
Waste to Energy Presentation
County Council presents Natural Resources Defense Council on Waste to Energy Monday Oct 14 1:30pm 8th floor Council Chamber
Hawai’i Report: GPI (Genuine Progress Indicator)
Please take examine this fascinating 2012 look at the costs of environmental degradation in Hawaii. http://oeqc.doh.hawaii.gov/Shared%20Documents/2012-Annual-Report-by-Hawaii-State-Environmental%20Council.pdf NOTE: It will take some time to download (82 Megabytes), but it is worthwhile. Thereafter you may want to save the document so that you do not have to download again. In an effort to get away from measuring […]