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Aquarium Bill Hearing
Sick Tang in Aquarium with its fins rotted off Senate Bill 580 to protect Hawaii’s reef wildlife from the aquarium trade is now scheduled for a Tuesday hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Clayton Hee: See bill here. Senate Water & Land Committee revised SB 580 so that the bill gives Maui […]
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Maui Land Preservation Workshop
Maui Land Preservation Workshop Scheduled for March 16. You are cordially invited to a free workshop on available land preservation tools, including information on conservation easements and related programs for communities and landowners on Maui. Over the past several years, interest has grown in permanent protection of agricultural and open space lands in Hawaii. Public […]
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County Council Considers Injection Wells Phase Out
Council Committee to review improvements needed to initiate phasing out injection wells For Immediate Release: February 25, 2011 Press Release by: Councilmember Elle Cochran, Chair Infrastructure Management Committee WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council’s Infrastructure Management Committee will receive presentations from participants in the Department of Environmental Management’s Wastewater Community Working Group and others, […]
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Corroding sewage lines health concern
February 27, 2011 – By HARRY EAGAR, Staff Writer. Reprinted from the Maui News KAHULUI – In 2009, the backlog of repairs to the nation’s public wastewater systems was estimated by the American Society of Civil Engineers at $390 billion. But the private side of the systems – the lines from the public collection pipe […]
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Map of Large Maui Land Owners
Map indicating all of the Large Maui Island Land-Owners in 2006. Change the magnification to 100% to see real details. After you see what is owned by the 4 public entities and by the 14 largest land-owners, there is NOT much land left over for average folks. 2010 Census Data: Reference Maps 2000 Census Data: […]
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Energy Independence for Hawai‘i 2030
Life of the Land’s Energy Independence for Hawai`i (2030) An Integrated Approach to Economic Revitalization in a Culturally and Environmentally Sensitive Way Written by Henry Curtis (February 25, 2011) http://www.lifeofthelandhawaii.org/Energy_Independence_for_Hawaii_2030.pdf
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Parks and Landfill – What’s in the Future
Excerpted from Maui Weekly Past planning designated ocean lands as public parks and beaches, yet KCA President Jon Miller—like many—fear a gloomy future forecast for parks in South Maui. When Miller inquired if there were plans to integrate parks mauka of Pi‘ilani Highway—near large plots where future housing and retail developments are proposed—John Buck, Mayor […]
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Watch: The World According to Monsanto
This link allows you to watch the full documentary of The World According to Monsanto!
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Mina Morita Appointed Chair of PUC
New PUC Chair Hermina Morita By Henry Curtis Hermina M. Morita was born on Moloka`i September 2, 1954, raised on Lana`i and lives on Kaua`i. She graduated from Kamehameha Schools, and briefly attended both the University of Hawaii and George Washington University. Mina was elected to the State House in 1997, representing Hanalei, Anahola, Kealia, Kapaa and Waipouli. She […]
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Dept of Energy Working on Utility Scale Solar
DOE’s Audacious Goal: “SunShot” Earlier this month, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced details of the Department of Energy’s “SunShot” initiative to bring the total costs of utility-scale solar energy systems down about 75 percent—to roughly $1 a watt—by 2020. RMI is helping bring focus to the goal, facilitating a DOE workshop in Washington, D.C., last week […]
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