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Maui Island Plan Meetings Resume
MEETING SCHEDULE: MAY 21 & 22: 9am – 5pm. Public testimony will only be heard on MAY 21st. MAY 29 & 30: tentative date JUNE 4 & 5: tentative date More details to follow after the agenda is posted on the County website at http://www.co.maui.hi.us/Archive.aspx?AMID=201http://www.co.maui.hi.us/Archive.aspx?AMID=201
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HC&S Sugar Down – Coal Fired Electric Sales Up
From the Maui News Sugar production at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. on Maui was off significantly in the first quarter of this year compared to same quarter last year, but profits rose 35 percent in the company’s agribusiness sector, according to Alexander & Baldwin’s first-quarter report released Wednesday. Only 1,900 tons of sugar were […]
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70% Beaches Eroding
By Sonia Isotov of Maui Now An assessment of coastal change over the past century has found 70% of beaches on the islands of Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, and Maui are undergoing long-term erosion, according to a US Geological Survey (USGS) and University of Hawaiʻi (UH) report released today. Of the three islands, Maui beaches experienced the […]
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Pi’ilani Promenade: 2 Megamalls for Kihei
“BAIT & SWITCH” PROJECTS IN NORTH KIHEI A Southern California developer plans to convert 68 acres mauka of Pi’ilani Highway at the intersection with Kaonoulu Street into two Mega Malls, described by the developer as soon-to-be the largest outlet malls in the state of Hawaii, exceeding 700,000 square feet of retail space coupled with acres […]
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Storm Water: Can a Problem Become a Resource?
Pau Hana Talk Story with Pupu
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Friday, May 11, 5:30 – 7:30
NOAA Marine Sanctuary Educational Center
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Rights of Nature with Thomas Linzey and Kapua Sproat. Moderated by Lucienne de Naie. Tuesday May 15, 7pm MACC McCoy Studio Theater
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LEED Workshops
GBCI (LEED) and AIA continuing education credits are now available for all classes. “Learning to S.E.E. (Sell Efficiency Effectively)TM” – covers financial metrics, presentation formats and selling approaches that help get viable energy-saving projects approved. Credits Available: 6.0 GBCI CE (LEED) / 6.0 AIA HSW/SD “Energy Efficiency’s Role in Your Sustainability Agenda” – offers new […]
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Ma’alaea Harbor Expansion Dropped
From the Maui News Fderal and state agencies are ending a decadeslong project that would have expanded Maalaea Small Boat Harbor, citing costs as well as opposition from community groups that maintained that the proposals would fail to protect the harbor from surges while destroying acres of coral and affecting the “Freight Train” surf break…. […]
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2012 Legislature – Last Minute Actions
HB2523_HD1_ – Sets up PUC regulatory framework for a planned interisland electric cable. Senate accepted House version and it passed. Passed. See Maui News article for more – especially the reservations our Maui County Senators expressed about this bill and their attempts to rewrite it to include more community input. Sen English was the only Maui […]
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Public Input to Historic Preservation Plan
A community meeting to provide public input on the development of the 2012-2017 State Historic Preservation Plan will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Maui High School. The meeting, which is being held by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources State Historic Preservation Division, will include a presentation on historic […]
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