Nissan Leaf Could Power Home

Nissan says its new electric vehicle, the Nissan Leaf, can provide emergency power to your home during a power failure or brownout (shortage). The charging system that takes power from the wall outlet can, with modifications, run in the opposite direction and provide power back to your house. In Japan,

Maui Planning Com. Accepts Auahi EIS

The Maui Planning Commission on Tuesday accepted the final environmental impact statement for the Auahi Wind farm to be built on the Southeast slopes of Haleakala by Sempra Energy. The revised EIS reduced the number of wind towers 15 to 8 while increasing the height and blade width of each

Large Landowners of Maui

   MAUI  ISLAND  (SOME LARGE LANDOWNERS)                                                                                                    ACRES Maui Govt. State 96,999.9 Maui Alexander & Baldwin 92,864.8 Maui Govt. Federal (Includes Nat’l Park) 33,659.2 Maui Govt. State DHHL 30,896.8 Maui Haleakala Ranch 29,159.9 Maui Maui Land & Pine 22,800.0 Maui Ulupalakua Ranch 18,476.2 Maui Wailuku Water 10,041.2 Maui Kaonoulu Ranch 8,054.8

Superferry – an Economic Disaster for State and Federal Taxpayers

Reprinted from dmzhawaii.com:  Taxpayers Stuck With Unsold Ferries in Default August 10, 2011  Bloomberg published an article about the wasteful Maritime Administration (MARAD) loan guarantee program, which became the reluctant owner of two high-speed ferry ships after the Hawaii Superferry went bankrupt in 2009: Two passenger ferries sit at a

Council Approves EPA Settlement on Lahaina Injection Wells

In a unanimous vote, the council gave final approval to a bill authorizing the proposed settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over allegations that inadequately treated sewage injected into the ground at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility is a violation of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. The county

Bill to Add 3 New Rural Zoning Categories Advances

The Maui News Reports: Maui County Council members on Friday gave initial approval to a bill that would establish three new categories of rural zoning for the island. The new zoning districts would have minimum lot sizes of 2, 5 or 10 acres for rural properties. A parcel in one

Kanohowailuku Helm of I Aloha Moloka’i (IAM) Video

Investigation Tracks Suspected Pollution From Lahaina Facility

August 5th, 2011 By Wendy Osher The US Environmental Protection Agency joins state and federal agencies this week in launching an investigation to track suspected pollution from the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation facility. The study includes evaluation of suspected discharge of pollutants to coastal waters along the Kaanapali Coast. “The tracer

Pine State Makena Upzoning Referred to Planning Commission

ADOPTION of a resolution to refer a draft bill to grant a request from Pine State Limited for a District Boundary Amendment, changing the State Land Use District Classification from Agricultural to Rural for a two-lot subdivision on approximately 1.395 acres located at Makena-Keoneoio Road, Makena, Maui, Hawaii (TMK: (2)

Hearing on Proposed Pine State Subdivision in Makena

COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI AGENDA Regular Meeting of August 5, 2011 9:00 a.m. Council Chamber 8th Floor, Kalana 0 Maui Building200 South High Street, Wailuku, Hawaii http://www.co.maui.hi.us/archives/117/110805.pdf