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Maui Tomorrow & South Maui Citizens Group: File Over Mega-mall
Maui Tomorrow, South Maui citizens file suit over planned mega-malls in Kihei Maui Tomorrow Foundation, Inc., South Maui Citizens for Responsible Growth, and Kihei resident Daniel Kanahele have filed motions before the state Land Use Commission and Maui County Board of Variance and Appeals regarding a large land parcel at the intersection of Pi’ilani […]
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SB2785 Interisland Cable Bill Text
RELATING TO INTERISLAND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION CABLE SYSTEMS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. The legislature finds that attaining energy independence from imported fossil fuels is a long-standing objective of the State. The legislature finds that interconnecting the islands via a high-voltage undersea electric transmission cable system […]
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Guest commentary: An informal history of monk seals
Lloyd Miyashiro – Special to The Garden Island | … Home / News / Opinion / Guest / Guest guest commentary An informal history of monk seals Story Discussion Lloyd Miyashiro – Special to The Garden Island | Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2012 11:30 pm | (4) Comments Font Size: Default font size Larger font size My wife […]
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NOAA: Coexisting with Monk Seals
Good Neighbors: How to Share Hawaii’s Beaches with Endangered Monk Seals As the Hawaiian monk seal (HMS) population in the main Hawaiian Islands continues to naturally increase, the number of encounters between seals and humans is certain to increase as well. The eight-minute video, “Good Neighbors: How to Share Hawaii’s Beaches with Endangered Hawaiian Monk […]
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Debate on Interisland Cable (video)
Jeff Mikulina (Pro Inter-Island Cable)Henry Curtis (Alternatives Are Better, Cheaper, More Reliable) With Rep. Marcus Oshiro (Moderator) Democratic Party of Hawaii 2012 State Convention Sheraton Waikiki Hotel May 25, 2012 7:30 to 9 p.m.
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Who is Pattern Energy (Moloka’i Wind Farm)
The wind industry has been likened to the wildcatters during the oil boom – risk takers seeking out ever more land on which to extract energy to fuel our nation’s power demands.While some energy companies have made efforts to be good corporate citizens, profits in the energy industry have attracted some players of dubious integrity. (Remember those ENRON traders caught on tape boasting about defrauding grandmothers?)
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KCA Confronts County on Megamall
KCA Confronts Projected Development Plan Kihei Community Association members press for answers about proposed “big picture” for Mokulele corridor. “… what can we do to have a voice in the development?” From Maui Weekly May 24, 2012 Tom Blackburn-Rodriguez , The Maui Weekly Still reeling from its inability to as yet influence or stop the planned Pi’ilani […]
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EPA: Public Hearing on Regional Haze Plan
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be holding two public hearings on the proposed Clean Air Act Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan for Hawaii, one in Kahului, Maui on May 31 5:30-8:30 pm at MCC Pilina Multipurpose Room.
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South Maui Plans – Let your voice be heard
Attend Council Meeting 9am Next Tuesday May 29 County Council Chambers 200 High St Wailuku If you can’t come: send comments to General Plan Committee gp.committee@mauicounty.us South Maui Alert: Four “NEW TOWNS” in South Maui? Your Voice is very much Needed on the “Maui Island Plan South Maui Maps” THIS MAY BE THE ONLY CHANCE […]
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