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Hawai’i Report: GPI (Genuine Progress Indicator)
Please take examine this fascinating 2012 look at the costs of environmental degradation in Hawaii. http://oeqc.doh.hawaii.gov/Shared%20Documents/2012-Annual-Report-by-Hawaii-State-Environmental%20Council.pdf NOTE: It will take some time to download (82 Megabytes), but it is worthwhile. Thereafter you may want to save the document so that you do not have to download again. In an effort to get away from measuring […]
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Sierra Club Trash Forum
Talkin’ Trash: Solid Waste Solutions for Maui September 11, 2013 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm DATE: Wednesday, September 11, 2013TIME: 5:30 to 8:00 pm.LOCATION: New science lecture hall (‘Ike Le’a building) at UHMCSPONSORED BY:Sierra Club Maui GroupSustainable Living Institute of Maui Panelists TBA Moderated by Kainoa HorcajoLight pupu and beverages will be served outside […]
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Feral Cat & Chicken Meeting
Public Forum to Address Issue of Feral Cats and Chickens (Unfortunately Scheduled for the same time as the SIerra Club’s Talk’n Trash forum which will discuss the planned waste to energy plant and other solid waste issues on Maui.) WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i – The issue of feral cats and chickens will be addressed during a […]
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Will MECO Become Obsolete?
From Business Week Worldwide revenue from installation of solar power systems will climb to $112 billion a year in 2018, a rise of 44 percent, taking sales away from utilities, according to analysts at Navigant Research, which tracks worldwide clean-energy trends. “Certain regions in California, Arizona, and Hawaii are already feeling the pain,” says Karin Corfee, a […]
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Climate Change Event
On Saturday, August 24, citizens concerned with the threats of climate change will hold a demonstration at the Waihe’e Coastal Dunes & Wetlands Refuge of projected impacts on Maui for future generations if current trends of global warming continue at the current pace. Volunteers will take part in two activities: ACTIVITY ONE: 12 Noon –2 […]
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Kanaha Medical Plaza
Save Kanaha Wetlands from six story building that will do nothing to improve medical care on Maui. The 2002 Wailuku Kahului Community Plan states the following:“Protect shoreline wetland resources and flood plain areas as valuable natural systems and open space resources. These natural systems are important for flood control, as habitat area for wildlife, and […]
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Injection Wells Endanger Water Quality
County’s sewage injections traced to West Maui coastal waters Lahaina, HI–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013. Scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi have released a final study vindicating the concerns of Maui citizen groups that sued Maui County last year under the federal Clean Water Act and state water quality laws for illegally discharging wastewater into the ocean […]
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Wailea 670: County Council Violated Sunshine Law
From Civil Beat: The court’s action came in a Maui case which had challenged alleged sunshine violations by the Maui County Council and its Land Use Committee when approving a proposed 670-acre development above the Wailea Resort in 2008. In an 80-page decision dated Aug. 8, the Supreme Court allowed the approval to stand, although it […]
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