• Parks and Landfill – What’s in the Future

    Excerpted from Maui Weekly Past planning designated ocean lands as public parks and beaches, yet KCA President Jon Miller—like many—fear a gloomy future forecast for parks in South Maui. When Miller inquired if there were plans to integrate parks mauka of Pi‘ilani Highway—near large plots where future housing and retail

  • Watch: The World According to Monsanto

    This link allows you to watch the full documentary of The World According to Monsanto!

  • Mina Morita Appointed Chair of PUC

    New PUC Chair Hermina Morita By Henry Curtis Hermina M. Morita was born on Moloka`i September 2, 1954, raised on Lana`i and lives on Kaua`i. She graduated from Kamehameha Schools, and briefly attended both the University of Hawaii and George Washington University.  Mina was elected to the State House in 1997, representing Hanalei, Anahola,

  • Dept of Energy Working on Utility Scale Solar

    DOE’s Audacious Goal: “SunShot” Earlier this month, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced details of the Department of Energy’s “SunShot” initiative to bring the total costs of utility-scale solar energy systems down about 75 percent—to roughly $1 a watt—by 2020. RMI is helping bring focus to the goal, facilitating a DOE workshop

  • RMI’s Project Get Ready partner cities already ahead

    Obama Proposes EV Readiness in 30 Communities On the heels of President Obama’s reiteration of his 2008 goal to put more than 1 million plug-in cars on the road by 2015, Vice President Joe Biden recently announced a plan to make this commitment a reality. Most notable is a proposal for a

  • Lana’i Strawberry Guava Threat to Petrals and Watershed

    Maui News Fast-growing plant threat to habitat of Lanai petrels Invasive strawberry guava ‘cancer that’s taking over’ watershed, says biologist By ILIMA LOOMIS, Staff Writer LANAIHALE – For decades, researchers thought the last major colony of Hawaiian petrels in the islands nested on the slopes of Haleakala. Then about a

  • Lana’i students Limu restoration

    The Maui News In restoration, hands get wet and brains fed Lana’i students are attempting limu restoration

  • Young Brothers vs Pasha – Interisland Shipping

    Picking apart the PUC The Public Utilities Commission tackles powerful decisions and evolving needs By Dave Koga HONOLULU  STAR-ADVERTISER     Sunday, Feb 20, 2011 On Tuesday, Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines’ cargo ship M/V Jeanne Anne pulled out of Honolulu Harbor and sailed into the uncharted waters of interisland shipping competition. Late

  • Maui County Council Reviews Maui Island Plan

    Council committee will go over Maui planning document from beginning February 18, 2011 – By ILIMA LOOMIS, Staff Writer Maui News WAILUKU – As she relaunched the Maui County Council’s review of the Maui Island Plan on Thursday, Council Member Gladys Baisa said she hoped to accomplish a final vote

  • Mauna Kea Searching the Universe while Destroying the Earth By Henry Curtis Mauna Kea: Picture by SOEST The Geography Imagine a single mountain 60 miles long and 30 miles wide, standing almost five miles tall. Mauna Loa (Long Mountain) is the second highest mountain in the world. Mauna Loa is