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NRDC: Beach Water Quality Report
Approximately 17% of National Beach Advisories/Closings Occur in Hawaii HONOLULU, HAWAII– Pollution from stormwater runoff and sewage overflows continue to plague America’s beaches, contributing to 4,215 closing and advisory days in Hawaii and the second-highest number of closing and advisory days nationwide in more than two decades last year, according to the 21st annual beachwater quality report […]
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Starr on Wailuku Redevelopment Plan
Viewpoint by Jonathan Starr Wailuku town is the geographical center of Maui County, as well as our business hub, seat of government and home to our hospital, college, courts and professional services. Approximately 20,000 Maui residents work in the Wailuku area. We must find a path to- ward more diverse residential, retail and entertainment options […]
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First Wind Celebrates Kaheawa Wind
From a press release: First Wind and its partner Makani Nui Associates have celebrated the five-year anniversary of successful commercial operations of their 30 MW Maui-based Kaheawa Wind Power I (KWP I) project. KWP I powers approximately 11,000 homes on Maui a year – about 9 percent of the island’s energy. As Maui’s first utility-scale […]
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HECO Claims They Can Start Inter-island Cable
Pacific Business News is reporting: Hawaiian Electric Co. can issue a request for proposal for an undersea cable even though legislation authorizing the RFP failed to pass this year. Neither HECO nor the state Energy Office would disclose the possible timing of an RFP, but both confirmed that it could proceed without the legislation. They […]
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Elle Cochran Reports on Budget Process
WAILUKU — The past three months have been devoted to a grueling budget session. Having always had respect for the budget process, I now have a much deeper understanding of the hard work and dedication that the Maui County Council members and the budget support staff must endure to ensure that a balanced and fair […]
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Maui Considers Absentee Owner Vacation Rentals
The proposed ordinance would set out a more mainstream procedure to legalize operation of a short term rental, and is based off the existing Bed and Breakfast (B&B) ordinance for Maui County. The main difference between a B&B and a TVR is that for a TVR, the owner does not have to live on-island. The […]
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Smart Grid Test Project in Maui Meadows
James Griffin of the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute spoke at MCC saying: “Maui is already a leader, but the grid here is limited,” he said. “Fluctuations for renewable energies is the reason for concern. As more renewables come online, the potential for problems increases. Griffin said his upcoming project will be to develop a pilot […]
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I Aloha Moloka’i Press Release
The anti “Big Wind” organization, I Aloha Moloka’i has issued this press release. Big Wind May Soon Give up on Molokai News Release from www.IAlohaMolokai.com June 29, 2011 AFTER THREE PUBLIC MEETINGS last week in Molokai, industrial wind factory developers Pattern Energy and Bio-Logical Capital said they will abandon the Big Wind project if the […]
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Green Jobs Relevant to Maui
by M. J. Duberstein June 2011 In May the Kihei Community Association Planning Committee asked me to provide them with a report about viable alternative job opportunities for Maui Nui. This is an expanded version of that report, one which can be seen as a basis for Maui Tomorrow’s further efforts in this area. What […]
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