Maui Nui Olowalu Reef Talking Points

Olowalu Reef talking points from Maui Nui Marine Resource Council website http://www.mnmrc.org/CmImageDir/35_events_1342777901.pdf  

Interisland Cable Price Tag: $16 Billion

According to a Department of Energy study, the high-voltage undersea cable interconnection project will cost $16 billion to complete, most of which is projected to come from the private sector. To put it into perspective, Hawaii currently spends $5 billion a year importing oil. Read the whole article

Akaku Air Dates For Kihei MegaMall Forum

Here are the airdates for the Megamall show on Akaku. Date Time Length Title# Program Name CH# Thursday, 7/19 6:00 pm 1:00:00 11611 Kihei Megamall Controversy 53 Sunday, 7/22 7:00 pm 1:00:00 11611 Kihei Megamall Controversy 53 Friday, 7/27 8:10 pm 1:00:00 11611 Kihei Megamall Controversy 53 Monday, 7/30 8:00 pm

Speak Up for West Maui Plan

  CHECK OUT THE MAPS:  The County recently posted updated maps of areas proposed for growth in West Maui  at   http://www.co.maui.hi.us/Archive.aspx?AMID=201 click link for  ” 7/23/2012 Ch. 8 Directors correspondence…”   SPEAK UP!   Public meeting: July 23  9am at the county Building 200 S. High St. Wailuku where the

West Maui – Maui Island Plan Hearing

Monday July 23  West Maui discussion begins at general Plan Committee

Wailea 670 (Honualua) EIS

Tuesday July 24 Wailea 670 Final EIS will be considered by Planning Department This is the only place you can download it.  We will have important parts excerpted soon since these are BIG files. Honuaula FEIS Vol 1.pdf Honuaula FEIS Vol 2 AA.pdf Honuaula FEIS Vol 3 A-L.pdf Honuaula FEIS

Hawai’i gets an F on Integrating Solar Into Grid

Hawaii has scored an F for the sixth year in a row when it comes to integrating solar into the state’s electric grids. A website, called Freeing the Grid, ranks all of the states and placed Hawaii at the bottom of the barrel. Read Civil Beat’s past coverage of the

Office of Planning on Pi’ilani Promenade

This document was sent today from the state Office of Planning to the state Land Use Commission in regards to the Piilani Promenade project. Maui Tomorrow Foundation is very happy with the Office of Planning’s conclusion that the current proposed project is not in substantial compliance with representations made in

Good Work Testifiers Pa’ia/Haiku Plan

From Mary Traynor:  Mary Traynor posted on Maui Tomorrow’s Wall “PAIA-HAIKU Growth Boundaries: BIG VICTORY for AG LANDS on the NORTH SHORE! The Planning Director’s Proposed Revisions to ADD 507 ACRES of AG land to the Rural Growth Boundaries WAS NOT ADOPTED by the Committee. Wooo Hoooo!! While a select

Maui-Tomorrow’s Director, Irene Bowie: Piilani Mall

Irene Bowie explains Pi'ilani Promenade, giant mall in Kihei, was not zoned for retail.