Mayor Arakawa has nominated Oliver “DeGray” Vanderbilt to fill the one empty seat on the Moloka’i Planning Commission. Although DeGray has many supporters who have written in favor of his nomination, two Moloka’i residents have made charges that he is not friendly enough to business and developers. One of the complainants is Dr. John Corboy, […]
Legislature Kills PACE bill
Energy Chairman Denny Coffman said yesterday he had too many “concerns” about how the legislation would work and killed HB1520, which would have allowed residents to finance renewable energy installations through their utility bills. Coffman, a Democrat representing Kailua-Kona, said existing tax credits and private sector incentives already significantly reduce the cost of installing energy-efficient […]
Maui Tomorrow’s Accomplishments
The current debate over sustainable development has raised questions about the mission of Maui Tomorrow Foundation. For nearly two decades we’ve worked in partnership with many community groups on issues vital to Maui’s quality of life. MAKENA The creation of a 155 acre beach park at Puu Ola‘i/Makena, a site where luxury condos once were […]
2011 News Summary
Big Wind Henry Curtis, of Life of the Land, reports from the “Big Wind” hearing: “Big Wind refers to the concept of building an interisland undersea high voltage electric transmission line between Moloka`i, Lana`i and/or Mau`i to O`ahu so that ever-energy-hungry O`ahu can be fed by the Neighbor Islands. Giant wind farms would be built […]
2010 News Summary
Retail Center and Outlet Mall Proposed for Kihei The Eclipse Development Group of Irvine, Ca., is proposing a retail center and outlet mall to be built in Kihei. The combined projects feature 700,000 square feet of retail space and 3,500 parking spaces on what the compnay describes as “roughly 30 acres of pristine irreplaceable real […]
Fall 2010 Newsletter
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