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2006 ‘Aina News Summary
Sustainable farming vital for health of Isles As organic products continue to gain shelf space in markets and residents turn their vision toward self-sufficiency for the Islands, farmers face decisions about managing lands, marketing products and maintaining a financially viable business in a state where agricultural parcels are increasingly rare. As we consider creative ways […]
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2006 Housing News
Harbor Lights Condos Council Over-rides Arakawa Veto – Passes Workforce Housing Ordinance A new residential work force housing policy became law Tuesday after the Maui County Council unanimously overrode a veto by Mayor Alan Arakawa. "This is the win-win situation that we all strive for," said Housing Chairman Danny Mateo, who got in the last […]
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Federal Court Rules Biopharm Permits Issued Illegally in Hawai’i
EarthJustice: Citing possible harm to Hawai’i’s 329 endangered and threatened species, a federal district judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in permitting the cultivation of drug-producing, genetically engineered crops throughout Hawai’i. The court found that USDA acted in “utter disregard” of the ESA, and also violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), by failing to conduct even preliminary investigations prior to its approval of the plantings.
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2005 Housing News
Harbor Lights Condos This New House – Maui Tomorrow’s plans to revolutionize affordable housing "We decided at Maui Tomorrow that we would come up with a model that would work for Maui," said Richard Michaels, the group’s Affordably Housing Committee chairman. Michaels said he and his wife became convinced of the need to overhaul the […]
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In Law We Trust
Can environmental legislation still protect the Commons? December 19, 2004 by Mark Dowie With privatization of natural resources sweeping the country like a new dance, it’s time to polish up a venerable legal weapon: the Public Trust Doctrine. Excerpt: In the early 1900s, a company known as Waiahole Water constructed an elaborately engineered ditch and […]
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Streams in Hawaii show slow decline
By Mary Adamski, Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sunday, December 5, 2004 Streams make news when they overflow during a deluge, but a new federal study reveals that the flow in island streams has declined over the past 90 years. The trend may be bad news about a dwindling drinking water supply, according to the U.S. Geological Survey […]
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Irrigation Ditches Wasting Water?
Surplus water regularly ends up being "dumped" October 22, 2004 Ed Lindsey and Lucienne de Naie for Maui Tomorrow Pictured is unneeded (wasted) water from Waihe’e ditch as viewed today (October 22, 2004) from Honoapiilani Hiway at Pohakea bridge in Waikapu, Maui. This flow is not the result of rainy runoff. Rather it is the […]
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New threats loom at Ahihi-Kinau reserve
By Valerie Monson, Staff Writer The Maui News September 7, 2004 With commercial activities banned and more watchful eyes on the scene, have things changed for the better at the Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve and adjoining Keoneoio? Yes – and no. That was the report given to the Ahihi-Kinau/Keoneoio Advisory Group from an ocean biologist […]
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2003 Housing News
Upcountry Reservoir Mayor promises water for affordable housing project Mayor Alan Arakawa said Tuesday that he has assured developer Jesse Spencer that there will be water available for Spencer’s planned 100-acre affordable housing project in Waikapu. After already expending several thousand dollars on preliminary studies for the project, Spencer said he needed to know for […]
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