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Organic Summary 2005-2009
European Union votes to ban farm pesticides With a lopsided vote of 577 to 61, the European parliament passed legislation that will restrict the use of pesticides in agriculture and ban 22 chemicals completely. The British government is protesting the new law, but the heavy majority vote makes it likely that all 27 EU member […]
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2009 Food Summary
Much of Maui County’s food is flown in or shipped in. Growing our own food would provide us with fresher and possibly less expensive produce. Home grown food is a security issue. And locally grown food makes Maui more sustainable. Fruit from backyards of Maui picked for the Food Bank Suzanne Freitas and James Mylenek have […]
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Farmland Summary 2009
Maui residents share a compelling need for more diversified agriculture. Maui has an excellent climate which can meet that need. The ongoing loss of agricultural land to speculation and sprawl is an unhealthy economic and social trend. New legislation plus a commitment by county officials to enforce existing laws offers hope that enough farmland will […]
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Ulupalakua Ranch Donates Land
The Maui News November 29, 2009 By CHRIS HAMILTON, Staff Writer Ulupalakua Ranch owner Pardee Erdman has seen a lot of changes in and around his family’s 18,000-acre operation on Hale-akala’s rolling green leeward slopes. Some of the development he’s been a part of, such as large parcel sales to Makena Resort and Maui Meadows. […]
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Maui Pine to shut down by end of year
MAUI NEWS Wednesday, November 4, 2009 By HARRY EAGAR, Staff Writer KAHULUI – Maui Pineapple Co. will shut down by the end of this year, Maui Land & Pineapple Co. announced Tuesday. Several operations at Kapalua Resort will be transferred to other operators, including Outrigger Hotels & Resorts, which will manage the 206-unit Kapalua Villas. […]
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Review of State EIS Process
This report was prepared pursuant to Act 1, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, which requested that the University of Hawaii conduct this study of the environmental review system and develop legislative recommendations for modernizing Hawaii’s system of environmental review. Download the PDF file here. The first half of the Report includes introductory and background sections, […]
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Planning Committee completes review of Countywide Policy Plan 2030
Monday, November 16, 2009 Councilmember Sol P. Kaho`ohalahala, Chair, Planning Committee WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i -– Maui County’s vision for the next 20 years is coming into sharper focus – and it includes a diversified economy, sustainable environmental practices and recognition that the Hawaiian culture is "a vital force in the lives of residents.” The Countywide […]
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Judge Rejects Approval of Biotech Sugar Beets
New York Times September 23, 2009 By ANDREW POLLACK A federal judge has ruled that the government failed to adequately assess the environmental impacts of genetically engineered sugar beets before approving the crop for cultivation in the United States. The decision could lead to a ban on the planting of the beets, which have been […]
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Council takes up a ban on GMO taro
The Maui News June 29, 2009 By CHRIS HAMILTON, Staff Writer WAILUKU – Maui County may become the second county in the state to ban the genetic engineering of taro, the Polynesian staple that is considered sacred by many Native Hawaiians. County Council Member Bill Medeiros, who is Native Hawaiian and holds the rural Hana […]
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Panel favors developer’s downsized Makena plans
The Maui News By HARRY EAGAR, Staff Writer June 15, 2009 WAILUKU – Keaka, Everett Dowling’s development company, was at the Maui Planning Commission last week to seek an amendment to permits for its Maluaka project to drastically downsize the project from 71 luxury condominiums to 13 lots plus recreational facilities. The commission favored it, […]
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