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Upcoming State Bills
SB 101 POI – This is one of those rare bills that won’t cost money or cut funding, all the while supporting local culture and commerce. The bill will legalize hand pounded poi. Hearing on WEDNESDAY Mar 2, 2011 in Room 329 @ 9:30AM. HB 1019 – This bill modifies
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Aquarium Bill Hearing
Sick Tang in Aquarium with its fins rotted off Senate Bill 580 to protect Hawaii’s reef wildlife from the aquarium trade is now scheduled for a Tuesday hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Clayton Hee: See bill here. Senate Water & Land Committee revised SB 580 so
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Maui Land Preservation Workshop
Maui Land Preservation Workshop Scheduled for March 16. You are cordially invited to a free workshop on available land preservation tools, including information on conservation easements and related programs for communities and landowners on Maui. Over the past several years, interest has grown in permanent protection of agricultural and open
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County Council Considers Injection Wells Phase Out
Council Committee to review improvements needed to initiate phasing out injection wells For Immediate Release: February 25, 2011 Press Release by: Councilmember Elle Cochran, Chair Infrastructure Management Committee WAILUKU, Hawaii - The Maui County Council's Infrastructure Management Committee will receive presentations from participants in the Department of Environmental Management's Wastewater
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Corroding sewage lines health concern
February 27, 2011 – By HARRY EAGAR, Staff Writer. Reprinted from the Maui News KAHULUI – In 2009, the backlog of repairs to the nation’s public wastewater systems was estimated by the American Society of Civil Engineers at $390 billion. But the private side of the systems – the lines
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Map of Large Maui Land Owners
Map indicating all of the Large Maui Island Land-Owners in 2006. Change the magnification to 100% to see real details. After you see what is owned by the 4 public entities and by the 14 largest land-owners, there is NOT much land left over for average folks. 2010 Census Data:
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Energy Independence for Hawai‘i 2030
Life of the Land’s Energy Independence for Hawai`i (2030) An Integrated Approach to Economic Revitalization in a Culturally and Environmentally Sensitive Way Written by Henry Curtis (February 25, 2011) http://www.lifeofthelandhawaii.org/Energy_Independence_for_Hawaii_2030.pdf