The Spirit of Giving

A Gentle Warrior’s passing sparks holiday reflections “Maui County, and the environmental community in particular, has lost a hero.” So spoke County Council member Michelle Anderson, one of many who paid tribute to the life of Maui Tomorrow Foundation president emeritus, Ron Sturtz during the Dec. 15 memorial service at

2007 Housing News

Maalaea Condo Maalaea project’s EIS ready for review The developers of a proposed 949-unit residential community at Maalaea have submitted their draft environmental impact study for public comment. The $400 million Maalaea Mauka would cover 257 acres of former sugar cane land classified by the state and county as agricultural.

Ethanol Craze Cools As Doubts Multiply

Claims for Environment, Energy Use Draw Fire; Fighting on the Farm The Wall Street Journal November 28, 2007 By LAUREN ETTER Little over a year ago, ethanol was winning the hearts and wallets of both Main Street and Wall Street, with promises of greater U.S. energy independence, fewer greenhouse gases

Maui County 2030 General Plan Update

SPRING 2007 DRAFT COUNTY-WIDE POLICY PLAN SECTION IV. GOALS, OBJECTIVES & POLICIES As part of the effort to develop this Countywide Policy Plan, the County of Maui supported and conducted a number of public participatory workshops. The intent of those workshops was to establish a broadly held consensus about the

Draft Maui Plan as of 2007

Here is the Draft of the Maui Island Plan that will be reviewed by the Maui General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC). On the maps, note  that the red lines around several of the urban communities are the proposed "Urban Growth Boundaries". You can go also directly to the County web

2007 Development Maps

Click here to download a PDF document that is a list of the committed, designated, and proposed developments in each of the six community plan districts of Maui Island. The list can also be found at: http://www.co.maui.hi.us/DocumentView.asp?DID=8290   NOTE:  The numbers given are actually underestimates of the potential units, since the

Groups seek to restrict water diversions

Maui News Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006 HONOLULU – Two Maui groups have filed a petition with the state Commission on Water Resource Management urging the commission to designate the Wailuku watershed to restrict water diversions by Wailuku Water Co. and Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. The petition filed Wednesday by

2006 ‘Aina News Summary

Sustainable farming vital for health of Isles  As organic products continue to gain shelf space in markets and residents turn their vision toward self-sufficiency for the Islands, farmers face decisions about managing lands, marketing products and maintaining a financially viable business in a state where agricultural parcels are increasingly rare.

2006 Housing News

Harbor Lights Condos Council Over-rides Arakawa Veto – Passes Workforce Housing Ordinance A new residential work force housing policy became law Tuesday after the Maui County Council unanimously overrode a veto by Mayor Alan Arakawa. "This is the win-win situation that we all strive for," said Housing Chairman Danny Mateo,

Federal Court Rules Biopharm Permits Issued Illegally in Hawai’i

EarthJustice: Citing possible harm to Hawai’i's 329 endangered and threatened species, a federal district judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in permitting the cultivation of drug-producing, genetically engineered crops throughout Hawai’i. The court found that USDA acted in "utter disregard"