County Makes Maui Island Plan Changes

Guest Commentary. The General Plan Committee has finished its review of the MIP and is forwarding it’s committee report and proposed plan to the full council. Here are some of the most significant differences: 1.  The whole Implementation chapter plus the Appendix with all the needed CIP projects has been

Life of the Land PLDC Testimony 10-13-2012

re: Proposed Adoption of Hawaii Administrative Rules This meeting is not listed on the PLDC “2012 Board Meeting” Web page (20 nor is it listed on the Hawaii eGov Calendar site.2 The PLDC has posted its proposed rules on the DLNR website.(3) Life of the Land was born in 1970,

Water Studies for Maui

Na Wai Eha Water Info http://hi.water.usgs.gov/recent/waiehu_monitor_well/index.html  USGS Groundwater Data for Hawaii:  http://waterdata.usgs.gov/hi/nwis/gw/ Goundwater Availability in West Maui: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2012/5010/ The complete report: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2012/5010/sir2012-5010.pdf Seepage Losses and Gains, East Maui Irrigation Diversion System: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1115/ Complete Report:  http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1115/of2012-1115_full-text.pdf Invertebrate Community Indexes of Stream Quality, Maui: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2012/5055/ Reportè  http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2012/5055/sir2012-5055_total.pdf  SOURCE: http://hi.water.usgs.gov/

LUC Hearings on Pi’ilani Megamall Continue

Maui Weekly reports: On the face of it, it would seem they are “different,” and in fact, every expert witness the developers called to testify during the two days of testimony only accentuated the differences. The 1995 plan has no resemblance to the 2012 plan, except that they are both

Public input to the Stable Road Groins project Wed Nov 14, 6pm Maui Waena School. A group of Sprecklesville homeowners wish to install concrete groins to protect their small beach from erosion. This sets a bad precedent of owners expanding out into the ocean. The original temporary groins were shown

EIS Filed for Leiali’i

The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Villages of Leiali’i Affordable Housing Project was published in the Oct. 23 Environmental Notice, the state Office of Environmental Quality Control’s bi-monthly publication. The 1,033-acre West Maui development is located in the Wahikuli ahupua’a on ceded lands owned by the State of

Water for Maui’s Future

Water for Maui’s Future “Getting involved in the Water Use and Development Plan Process”   Tuesday Nov 13 6-7:30 pm  UHMC Pilana Bldg Multipurpose Room (rear of Pilana Building behind Student Center)   Guest Presenter:   Pam Pogue  Maui County DWS Planning Program Manager   Every area of Maui should

PLDC Meeting

The Public Lands Development Corporation meeting will be televised live on Akaku November 13th at10:30am. (Meeting is on Oahu)

Summary of Public Lands Development Corporation Law

Information on Act 55 By Donna Wong, Hawaii Thousand friends   In the 2011 legislative session Senator Donovan Dela Cruz introduced SB 1555, which created Act 55 the Public Land Development Corporation (PLDC). SB 1555 snuck through the legislature with only 3 public hearings including only 1 hearing on the

Megamall Differences Between proposal and project “profound”

Jesse Souki, director of the state Office of Planning, rebutted the County’s argument that the Pi’ilani Promenade Megamall is in compliance with County rules.  Souki said: “It is about whether the proposed project is substantially compliant with the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision and Order issued over