• Sea Level Rise Threatens Maui

    on April 24, 2013

    Sea-level rise (SLR) threatens islands and coastal communities due to vulnerable infrastructure and populations concentrated in low-lying areas. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data were used…

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  • Rain Decreasing in Hawai’i

    on April 24, 2013

    Rain In Hawaii On The Decline April 24, 2013 http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112829666/global-warming-could-lessen-rain-for-hawaii-042413/ It has happened almost imperceptibly, but rainfall over the Hawaiian Islands has been in decline since 1978. According to a team…

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  • Sierra Club etc. File in Liquified Natural Gas Import Docket

    on April 18, 2013

    The Gas Company, dba Hawai`iGas has filed an Application with the Public Utilities Commission for Phase 1 of 3 for importing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) into Hawai`i. Life of the…

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  • Old Maui Island Plan Maps

    on April 7, 2013

    Council’s General Plan Committee  1:30pm  Thursday, March 1 and 15  Comparison of three proposed maps: 1.   2009 GPAC    2.   2010 Planning Director  3.  2012 Planning Director         C – 2   …

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  • Gov Abercrombie on Maui Apr 10

    on April 4, 2013

    Gov Abercrombie and his cabinet will be at the new science building at UH Maui on Wednesday evening.

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  • PLDC Repeal Clears Last Committee

    on April 1, 2013

    Today the Senate Ways and Means Committee (with our own Sen Gil Keith-Agaran) voted to strip the HB1133 (Repeal the PLDC) of the unnecessary amendments added by Sen…

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  • Arakawa to Close County Recycling Sites

    on March 25, 2013

    Mayor Proposes Closure of County Recycling CentersMauiNow.com      March 25, 2013 According to Maui Now, Mayor Arakawa will close the County recycling centers to save $750,000 in the…

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  • Hawaiian Homelands for Energy Projects?

    on March 22, 2013

    Here are the 26 Maui alternative energy applications for use of 3 large Department of  Hawaiian Home Land parcels: Kahikinui (about 6 miles East of Ulupalakua) Honokawai (between Kaanapali…

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  • Kahoma Project OK’d By LUC

    on March 22, 2013

    State Land Use Commission members reversed themselves Thursday, unanimously approving a state land-use reclassification from agricultural to urban for the 68-lot Kahoma affordable housing project. The commission members’ action came…

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  • Enforcing Planning Rules

    on March 22, 2013

    Support Community’s Voice in the Maui Island Plan. Maui Tomorrow has been the main source of public information about emerging issues in Maui Island Plan (MIP) rallying Over100 people attended…

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