• H.A.P.A Talk By Gary Hooser

    Posted by Albert Perez on June 12, 2015

    Maui Community Meeting Be Inspired. Be part of the solution. Next Thursday June 18th: Updates and Stories from Switzerland and Mauna Kea Hear about HAPA actions in Syngenta’s home country from Gary Hooser & Updates on the Mauna Kea actions from Uncle Walter Ritte, Jr.  . . . and more! THURSDAY JUNE

  • Hawaii Environmental Court Starts July 1

    Posted by Albert Perez on June 12, 2015

    Hawaii will be the second state to have an environmental court on July 1.  The Hawaii Supreme Court chief justice will choose environmental judges for each area who will hear all the cases involving cases in historic preservation, litter control, recycling, solid waste, safe drinking water, air pollution, environmental impact statements and

  • Cane smoke chokes Kihei school and prompts investigation

    Posted by Albert Perez on June 3, 2015

    Although at least two individuals called the Department of Health on May 26th asking that a no-burn day be called because an inversion layer was forecasted for May 27th, HC&S went ahead and burned anyway.  At least one student was hospitalized and several students were returned home due to thick

  • Kahakapao Recreational Area Opens June 6

    Posted by Albert Perez on June 3, 2015

    This Saturday, June 6, local and state officials including DLNR chief Susan Case open the new biking trails at Kahakapao Recreational Area near Makawao. Read more at Maui Now and Maui TV News

  • Maui Tomorrow Foundation Announces New Executive Director

    Posted by Albert Perez on May 29, 2015

    Maui Tomorrow Foundation | May 28, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY: For Immediate Release DATE: May 28, 2015 CONTACTS: Judith Michaels President, Board of Directors Maui Tomorrow Foundation 808-244-7570 Albert Perez Executive Director Maui Tomorrow Foundation 808-244-7570 Maui Tomorrow Foundation Announces New Executive Director The Maui Tomorrow Foundation, an environmental advocacy organization

  • PATH wins on Haleakala Trail

    Posted by Albert Perez on May 15, 2015

    From PATH: On April 23, 2014, a jury determined that Haleakala Trail is a public trail under the Highways Act of 1892 and the Mahele of 1848, in a class action that consists of “all pedestrians who, as members of the public, have been, or continue to be, denied access

  • COURT RULES NAVY TRAINING IN PACIFIC VIOLATES LAWS MEANT TO PROTECT WHALES, SEA TURTLES

    Posted by Albert Perez on April 2, 2015

    Federal judge says Feds wrongly approved plan allowing whales, dolphins, other wildlife to be harmed nearly 10 million times From EarthJustice April 1, 2015 Honolulu, HI —A federal judge ruled yesterday that the National Marine Fisheries Service acted illegally in approving U.S. Navy testing and training activities in the Pacific

  • IRENE BOWIE STEPS DOWN AS DIRECTOR OF MAUI TOMORROW FOUNDATION

    Posted by Albert Perez on April 2, 2015

    Wailuku – Maui Tomorrow Foundation president Judith Michaels announced the departure of executive director, Irene Bowie today. Bowie was instrumental in such high profile issues as litigation requiring an environmental impact statement for the Hawaii Superferry, restoring stream flow to Na Wai Eha and East Maui streams, fighting against a

  • Uphold Our Vote

    Posted by Albert Perez on March 30, 2015

    From the Shaka Movement: Yet Again! Justice Delayed is Justice Denied! The Tuesday hearing on Oahu is cancelled. Yes really. We will instead meet in front of the Maui County Building at 11:30am. We will have a major press release, our attorney and the Five Citizen’s will speak. We have

  • Maui Meadows resident view on the Trash forum

    Posted by Albert Perez on March 28, 2015

    by Richard Billman, Maui Meadows Subject: Brief description of March 23, 2015 Recycling Mtg in Pukalani UPCOUNTRY SUSTAINABILITY and HAWAIIAN ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS, educational (not political) groups recommended “Story of Stuff” for garbage info. Part of “Zero Wast Maui”, the four speakers were all part of early recycling efforts on Maui from the