Ma’alaea Triangle Parking Goes to Paid

Effective Feb. 1, the north end of the parking lot at Ma’alaea Triangle will go to paid parking, according to an announcement by the Maui Ocean Center today. The Maui…

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Testifying for You

pecial interest groups have paid staffers to lobby elected officials. Maui’s citizens have Maui Tomorrow. Large landowners and consultants meet regularly with government officials to advocate for their projects…

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Global Warming May Have Severe Consequences for Rare Haleakala Silverswords

HONOLULU — While the iconic Haleakalā silversword plant made a strong recovery from early 20th-century threats, it has now entered a period of substantial climate-related decline. New research published…

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Rep Mele Carrol Introduces Bill to Repeal the PLDC

BILL 82 Relating to the Public Land Development Corporation (PLDC) Introduced and Passed on First Reading (Jan. 17, 2013) (HB 82 PDF)   Bill 82 by Rep. Mele Carroll eliminates various…

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Dela Cruz Files Bill to Repeal the PLDC

REPEAL  PLDC: SB1 (Sen. Hee), HB 9 (Rep. Thielen)  SB45 (Rep. DELA…

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Sempra U.S. Gas & Power And BP Wind Energy Complete Hawaii Wind Farm

Dec 27, 2012 ULUPALAKUA, Maui, Hawaii, Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy today announced the full commercial operation of the 21…

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In Memoriam: Kenny Hultquist

Kenny Hultquist Feb. 19, 1951 – Dec. 12, 2012 Maui has lost…

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Preliminary results from EPA investigation of injection wells at Lahaina wastewater facility

For Immediate Release:  December 21, 2012 Tracer dye detected in offshore seeps HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released preliminary results from an ongoing investigation by…

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Maui Island Plan not what residents want

After seven long years, our Maui County Council anticipates completing its most important legislation in over a decade. The council hopes to adopt the Maui Island Plan today. During the…

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Water Commission Denies Monsanto Request

Monsanto requested more water and was denied today by the State Water Commission.  Here is the Water Commission staff briefing memo: SUMMARY OF REQUEST: The applicant. Monsanto Company (“Monsanto”), requests…

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