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MECO Meeting Kihei Transmission Lines
MECO Public Meeting Tuesday 12/13/11 7:00 PM Regarding Kihei’s Transmission Lines
MECO will talk to the community about their proposed 70′ tall poles for transmission lines across Kihei, and multi million dollar power substations. The meeting is set for 7pm-9pm on Tuesday Dec 13th at Kamali’i Elementary School 180 Ke Alii Alanui, at the Highway. For more information on the meeting, contact Cheryl Okuma of Munekiyo & Hiraga at 244-2015 or Garth Turley at Maui Electric at 872-3204.
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Maui College leads electric vehicle alliance
The first Chevy Volt to arrive on Maui is on display for the launch of the Maui Electric Vehicle Alliance.
The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is spearheading a cooperative effort on Maui that aims to make the island a green energy model for electric vehicles and smart grids.
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Recommended Films
Maui Tomorrow Foundation recommends Maui Film Festival’s First Light for three environmental films coming to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater: If a Tree Falls TRAILER/SYNOPSIS: <http://www.mauifilmfestival.com/firstlight2011/if_a_tree_falls.php> Revenge of the Electric Car TRAILER/SYNOPSIS: <http://www.mauifilmfestival.com/firstlight2011/revenge_of_the_electric_car.php> Oka! TRAILER/SYNOPSIS: <http://www.mauifilmfestival.com/firstlight2011/oka.php> For Ticket and Pass Price Info: <http://www.mauifilmfestival.com/firstlight2011/oka.php>.
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Some Hawai’i Areas Maxing Out On Solar
From As rooftop solar surges, states hit brakes Hawaii generates most of its electricity by burning imported oil, giving it the dubious distinction of the country’s highest electricity prices. And over the past two years, as the price of solar panels plummeted, Hawaiians realized they had a budget-minded alternative to oil. As one, they began […]
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State to Buy Land for Waikapu Park?
Excerpted from an article by Ilima Loomis Maui News The state would purchase 65 acres in Waikapu for a major new Central Maui park complex, under a proposal being discussed Friday by the Board of Land and Natural Resources in Honolulu. The state Legislature appropriated $9 million in bonds for the project earlier this year, […]
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Waiale EIS
A final environmental impact statement has been released for A&B Properties’ 2,550-home, 545-acre development in Central Maui. The final documents can be found online at the state Office of Environmental Quality Control website. 2011-11-23-FEIS-Waiale-Volume1 2011-11-23-FEIS-Waiale-Volume2 According to the office’s Environmental Notice newsletter, project plans call for residential communities, including single-family and multifamily dwellings, to be […]
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Volunteers sought for panels, boards
WAILUKU – The county is seeking applications for some 35 volunteer boards and commissions. Commissions seeking new members include the Maui, Molokai and Lanai planning commissions; the Cultural Resources Commission; the Police Commission and the Board of Variances and Appeals. Responsibilities include attending meetings, hearing public testimony, reviewing policies and proposals, and making recommendations to […]
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Maui Water Simulation Model
Under contract to MEDB, the Millennium Institute created a simulation to aid in decision making for water policy. See Millennium Institute website. Improving Understanding of Maui’s Water System to Inform Decision-making and Support Policy Formulation and Evaluation Maui, a place of scenic beauty and exotic cultures, has long been one of the most desirable tourist […]
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Council Delays Maui Island Plan Yet Again
From an article at Maui News County Council members decided unanimously Thursday to hold off from taking up the potentially controversial land use portion of the Maui Island Plan. Staff from the county Department of Planning made several changes to the bill before Thursday’s meeting, and those changes had not been posted in time for […]
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Kahoma Housing Devel. Approved
From a Maui News article by Chris Hamilton The County Council approved resolutions Friday that allow the fast-tracked, 68-unit Kahoma affordable housing development to move ahead in West Maui. The vote was 7-2 on the nearly 17-acre project that will be mauka of Honoapiilani Highway and makai of the planned route for the Lahaina bypass. […]
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