Video – Maui Island Plan

Testimony Against Weakening “Show Me the Water”

From: Lucienne de NaieTo: Council Water Resources CommitteeRe: WR-8 proposed amendments, Feb 28, 2012 meeting Aloha Chair Victorino and Committee Members You are considering four amendments to the the Water Availability bill today. The public is still curious as too why these amendments are necessary. Take amendment 1. It adds

Is Avoided Cost to blame for high electric rates?

By Henry Curtis Synopsis: Utilities talk about energy prices but hide the data, making it impossible to verify whether public utilities are really concerned about the public or instead are more concerned about their bottom line. Robbie Alm (HECO) spoke to the Democratic Party Environmental Caucus on July 18, 2011.

What is the relative cost of different types of electricity?

By Henry Curtis Synopsis: Only HECO and regulators are permitted to know the comparative costs of different types of energy. HECO presented an “Oahu Energy Price Comparison” at a somewhat public Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) Plenary Session (May 2, 2011). The document labeled “Confidential – Limited Distribution” is posted

Maui Now Profile on MT Director, Irene Bowie

See entire article …Bowie is Maui Tomorrow’s only full-time staffer. A few others work part-time. Their Wailuku office is a little more than 100 square feet. That’s its physical presence: One person and a little room. She estimates the organization has “about a thousand supporters.”  It’s small, but mighty. It

Letter to Ed: Giganta Mall Fails to Meet Legal Conditions

http://mauinow.com/2012/03/05/letter-giganta-mall-fails-to-meet-legal-conditions/ By Mark Hyde, retired attorney, Wailea The proposed Kihei Pi’ilani Promenade retail outlet shopping mall (“Mall”) was recently sprung on the community without notice or debate and presented as a “done deal,” allegedly based on approvals secured many years ago. The history of the project presents an entirely different

Olowalu Development EIS Comments Due Apr 14

The OEQC’s “Environmental Notice” has    just announced the Olowalu Town EIS.   4. Olowalu Town Master Plan Draft EIS Volume I and Volume II Island: Maui      District: Lahaina TMK: (2) 4-8-003:084, 98 through 118, and 124 Permits needed: State Land Use Commission District Boundary Amendment, Community Plan Amendment, Change in

DeNaie on Maui Island Plan

Lucienne De Naie, a policy analyst for Maui Tomorrow and a former candidate for Maui County Council, spoke to the Rotary Club of Maui giving reasons why she favors adoption of the Maui Island Plan.  She was a member of the original 25 member General Plan Advisory Committee. “One size

‘Dirty 8’ Erode Three Decades Of Landmark Environmental Law

This Legislative Session, the State House of Representatives and Governor Abercrombie have introduced legislation that will erode decades of environmental protections. The House passed the Dirty 8 in First Crossover: HB530, HB2145, HB2154, HB2324, HB2325, HB2611, HB2613, and HB2690. These bills seek to reverse 30 years of steadfast protections, creating

Electic Vehicle Chargers Come to Maui

By CHRIS HAMILTON for Maui News There may only be about 50 electric cars on Maui today, said Anne Ku, director of the University of Hawaii Maui College’s new Maui Electric Vehicle Alliance, but alternative-energy investors are banking on big jumps in the number of these more powerful and less