Feral Cat & Chicken Meeting

Public Forum to Address Issue of Feral Cats and Chickens (Unfortunately Scheduled for the same time as the SIerra Club’s Talk’n Trash forum which will discuss the planned waste to energy plant and other solid waste issues on Maui.) WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i – The issue of feral cats and chickens

Community Meeting: Undersea Cable

Will MECO Become Obsolete?

From Business Week Worldwide revenue from installation of solar power systems will climb to $112 billion a year in 2018, a rise of 44 percent, taking sales away from utilities, according to analysts at Navigant Research, which tracks worldwide clean-energy trends. “Certain regions in California, Arizona, and Hawaii are already feeling the

Haleakala Lecture

Climate Change Event

On Saturday, August 24, citizens concerned with the threats of climate change will hold a demonstration at the Waihe’e Coastal Dunes & Wetlands Refuge of projected impacts on Maui for future generations if current trends of global warming continue at the current pace. Volunteers will take part in two activities:

Kanaha Medical Plaza

Save Kanaha Wetlands from six story building that will do nothing to improve medical care on Maui. The 2002 Wailuku Kahului Community Plan states the following:“Protect shoreline wetland resources and flood plain areas as valuable natural systems and open space resources. These natural systems are important for flood control, as

Injection Wells Endanger Water Quality

County’s sewage injections traced to West Maui coastal waters Lahaina, HI–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013. Scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi have released a final study vindicating the concerns of Maui citizen groups that sued Maui County last year under the federal Clean Water Act and state water quality laws for illegally

Wailea 670: County Council Violated Sunshine Law

From Civil Beat: The court’s action came in a Maui case which had challenged alleged sunshine violations by the Maui County Council and its Land Use Committee when approving a proposed 670-acre development above the Wailea Resort in 2008.   In an 80-page decision dated Aug. 8, the Supreme Court allowed the

Waikamoi Flume Being Refurbished

The old redwood Waikamoi flume is being replaced by a new aluminum flume at a cost of just over $11 million.  The timbers supporting the old flume are being replaced also. The Waikamoi flume has been leaking and this replacement should save water.

Should Maui Create a Public Electric Co?

Henry Curtis of Life of the Land discusses Boulder Colorado’s push to municipalize their electricity. For years the utility gave lip service towards increasing the amount of renewable energy. The 100,000 or so residents became increasingly frustrated with the unwillingness of the utility to engage in meaningful community dialogue. So