PLEASE TESTIFY: Wailea 670/Honuaʻula Public Hearing 9/24/2024
In 2008, Maui County Council members worked for months to make sure the Honuaʻula project (popularly known as Wailea 670) would be appropriately conditioned to serve the people of Maui, and then narrowly approved the project. Key to that approval was the developer’s promise to provide 700 affordable homes, 450 of which would be within […]
Appeals Court Upholds Decision to Reject EIS for County Sludge-Drying Contract
Wailuku, Maui – On May 31st, the Intermediate Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed the 2019 decision of retired Judge Joseph Cardoza that voided an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a wastewater sludge drying project proposed by Maui County and Anaergia Services at the Wailuku-Kahului Wastewater Reclamation Facility – situated between the Kahului shoreline and Kanahā […]
Hawai‘i’s High Court Issues Another Historic Ruling in Maui “Four Waters” Case
Victory — State Water Commission failed to restore stream flows after closure of last sugar plantation CONTACTS HONOLULU, HAWAIʻI — Last Thursday, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in the long-running water case over Nā Wai ʻEhā, “The Four Waters” of Waiheʻe, Waiehu, Wailuku, and Waikapū in central Maui. In a 134-page unanimous opinion authored by Justice […]
Maui Tomorrow Supports Two Charter Amendments on the 2022 Ballot
MAUI COUNTY PROPOSAL #1: Maui residents are facing the worst housing crisis in recent history. We need a County government structure that gives affordable housing the attention it deserves. By creating a separate, dedicated Department of Housing, separate from the many functions of the departments related to Human Concerns (such as Immigrant Services, Early […]
Maui Tomorrow Encourages Support for a Limit on Maui County Transient Accommodations
SAVE THE DATE! On Friday April 22nd, at 9 AM, the Maui County Council will decide whether or not to refer a draft bill to establish a limit on the number of transient accommodations allowed in Maui County. If the resolution passes, a draft of the bill will be sent to the Maui, Molokai and […]