Maui College leads electric vehicle alliance

The first Chevy Volt to arrive on Maui is on display for the launch of the Maui Electric Vehicle Alliance. The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is spearheading a cooperative effort on Maui that aims to make the island a green energy model for electric vehicles and smart grids.

Recommended Films

Maui Tomorrow Foundation recommends Maui Film Festival’s First Light for three environmental films coming to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater:   If a Tree Falls TRAILER/SYNOPSIS: <http://www.mauifilmfestival.com/firstlight2011/if_a_tree_falls.php>   Revenge of the Electric Car TRAILER/SYNOPSIS: <http://www.mauifilmfestival.com/firstlight2011/revenge_of_the_electric_car.php>   Oka! TRAILER/SYNOPSIS: <http://www.mauifilmfestival.com/firstlight2011/oka.php>   For Ticket and Pass Price Info: <http://www.mauifilmfestival.com/firstlight2011/oka.php>.

Some Hawai’i Areas Maxing Out On Solar

From As rooftop solar surges, states hit brakes Hawaii generates most of its electricity by burning imported oil, giving it the dubious distinction of the country’s highest electricity prices. And over the past two years, as the price of solar panels plummeted, Hawaiians realized they had a budget-minded alternative to

State to Buy Land for Waikapu Park?

Excerpted from an article by Ilima Loomis Maui News The state would purchase 65 acres in Waikapu for a major new Central Maui park complex, under a proposal being discussed Friday by the Board of Land and Natural Resources in Honolulu. The state Legislature appropriated $9 million in bonds for

Waiale EIS

A final environmental impact statement has been released for A&B Properties’ 2,550-home, 545-acre development in Central Maui. The final documents can be found online at the state Office of Environmental Quality Control website. 2011-11-23-FEIS-Waiale-Volume1 2011-11-23-FEIS-Waiale-Volume2 According to the office’s Environmental Notice newsletter, project plans call for residential communities, including single-family

Volunteers sought for panels, boards

WAILUKU – The county is seeking applications for some 35 volunteer boards and commissions. Commissions seeking new members include the Maui, Molokai and Lanai planning commissions; the Cultural Resources Commission; the Police Commission and the Board of Variances and Appeals. Responsibilities include attending meetings, hearing public testimony, reviewing policies and

Maui Water Simulation Model

Under contract to MEDB, the Millennium Institute created a simulation to aid in decision making for water policy.  See Millennium Institute website. Improving Understanding of Maui’s Water System to Inform Decision-making and Support Policy Formulation and Evaluation Maui, a place of scenic beauty and exotic cultures, has long been one

Council Delays Maui Island Plan Yet Again

From an article at Maui News County Council members decided unanimously Thursday to hold off from taking up the potentially controversial land use portion of the Maui Island Plan. Staff from the county Department of Planning made several changes to the bill before Thursday’s meeting, and those changes had not

Kahoma Housing Devel. Approved

From a Maui News article by Chris Hamilton The County Council approved resolutions Friday that allow the fast-tracked, 68-unit Kahoma affordable housing development to move ahead in West Maui. The vote was 7-2 on the nearly 17-acre project that will be mauka of Honoapiilani Highway and makai of the planned

Mayor Arakawa County on Your Corner

Mayor Alan Arakawa will hold a “County on Your Corner” meeting from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Piilani Village Shopping Center.