Castle & Cooke Applies for Incidental Take Permit

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Incidental Take Permit Application; Habitat Conservation Plan and Associated Documents; Meteorological Towers, Lāna’i, HI http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-07/pdf/2011-31427.pdf The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), has received an application from Castle and Cooke Resorts, LLC (applicant) to renew the incidental take permit number TE194350–0, associated with an

County Environmental Coordinator at Upcountry Sustainability

November 7, at 7 pm, Maui County Environmental Coordinator ROB PARSONS will discuss the sustainability issues he finds on his plate in the near future, at Upcountry Sustainability’s monthly public meeting. He invites attendees to bring the environmental issues that are important to them for further discussion. -Proposal for community

Steep Slope Bill Advances

This bill has been advocated by Maui Tomorrow for years.  The bill is a compromise from what Maui Tomorrow wanted but MT is supporting it since it protects homeowners from the kinds of incidents such as those being killed by falling boulders on ‘Oahu. According to the Ilima Loomis article

Controversial Kula Ridge Decision Delayed

After a series of public hearings on Maui, and hearing again this week from residents both for and against the project, the state Land Use Commission decided Friday to hold off until next month or January to make a final decision on the proposed Kula Ridge Read the Chris Hamilton

Pulelehua Approved

The Maui County Council gave final approval to Maui Land & Pineapple’s Pulelehua subdivision Friday, clearing the way for the development of more than 800 new homes on 310 acres in Mahinahina. Read more at Maui News

Steep Hillside Bill at Council

A bill that would require additional review of developments on steep hillsides will come to the council for first reading Friday, Nov 4,  9am at the County Building 8th Floor. Pulelehua will be considered also at this meeting.

County Council Creating TVR Rules

Excerpted from a Maui News article By ILIMA LOOMIS Under the proposed legislation, vacation rental owners would have to be accessible 24 hours per day and live within 20 miles of the property they are renting out. If the owner did not live in Maui County, he would be required

Wai’ale Development – EIS Does Not Meet Requirements

Meeting on Wai'ale Development Thurs Nov 3 at 1 pm Makena Resort Molokini Rm Email testimony to luc@dbedt.hawaii.gov

South Maui Tipping Point Presentation

South Maui Tipping Point Presentation in various formats: pdf        ppsx        pptx

Kehalani Commercial Project Groundbreaking

From Chris Hamilton’s article in the Maui News Kehalani Village Center, a $50 million, 200,000-square-foot commercial project by developer Stanford Carr will break ground soon The neighboring Kehalani subdivision, which has already been under way for more than a decade, is eventually planned for 2,400 homes to be completed over