URGENT TESTIMONY ALERT! Maui Tomorrow believes that East Maui Irrigation’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) does not adequately disclose the negative impacts of their proposed 30-year water lease of East Maui stream water, and this FEIS may be approved this week. Please testify this Friday, Sept 24th at 9:00am at the State of Hawai’i Board of Land […]
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
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 — […]
Gov Abercrombie on Maui Apr 10
Gov Abercrombie and his cabinet will be at the new science building at UH Maui on Wednesday evening.
Legislative Workshops: Free to Public
The Hawaii state Legislature’s Public Access Room will be offering free workshops designed to educate citizens on Hawaii’s legislative process. The Maui workshop schedule is: * noon Dec. 3, Kahului Community Center. * 5:30 p.m. Dec. 3, Kihei Community Center. * noon Dec. 4, Hannibal Tavares Community Center, Pukalani. * 5:30 p.m. Dec. 5, Lahaina […]
Public Land Devel. New Rules Hearings
For Immediate Release: August 9, 2012 PUBLIC LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED NEW ADMINISTRATIVE RULES HONOLULU — The Public Land Development Corporation (PLDC) will hold statewide public hearings, starting Monday August 20, for adoption of new Hawai‘i Administrative Rules (HAR) for the PLDC. Some provisions may affect small business. Lloyd Haraguchi, […]