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Maui Council Budget Committee Approves A&B Deal
The Budget and Finance Committee approved the acquisition of approximately 4 acres in Maui Business Park II in Kahului for a new service center from A&B, which also…
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HECO drops undersea cable plan
According to Pacific Business News, HECO is not including the interisland electric cable in their new plan. According to the article gubernatorial candidate, Duke Aiona, says he supports…
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HECO submits new plan – delays substantial rooftop solar increases
On April 28, 2014 the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (“PUC” or “Commission”) ordered the Hawaiian Electric Companies (“HECO Companies”) to develop and implement major improvement action plans to aggressively…
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Abercrombie appoints real estate professional to Land Use Commission
Kent Hiranaga was among three individuals that were nominated to serve on the state Land Use Commission. Hiranga worked for A&B Properties, one of Hawaii’s biggest land…
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Federal Judge Invalidates Kauai’s Anti-GMO Law
While saying that residents worried about pesticide exposure had valid concerns and that Federal law did not pre-empt the Kaua’i GMO-Pesticide ordinance, the judge indicated that section 165-3…
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Old Maui High available for lease
Maui County is seeking public proposals from groups interested in using the Old Maui High School campus in Hamakuapoko, and is offering the facility under a 20 year lease…
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Piilani Promenade Files Draft EIS
Developers for the proposed Piʻilani Promenade in South Maui have filed a draft environmental impact statement for the project. The project calls for the development of a mix of light…
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Pi‘ilani Promenade will kill existing commercial centers in Kihei
By Mark Hyde Besides the fact that the Pi’ilani Promenade project violates the Kihei-Makena Community Plan (KMCP), which the developers refuse to acknowledge and the County of Maui ignores, the…
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Maui Medical Plaza
The proposed Maui Medical Plaza at Kanaha was awarded a Special Management Area (SMA) permit in August of 2011 at a time when the property was more than two…
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