Department of Health to Discuss County Chlorinated Water Requirements

Maui Tomorrow Foundation will host a community meeting from 6 to 8pm, Tuesday, September 13th, at Kaunoa Senior Center in Spreckelsville. State Department…

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Opening Hamakuapoko wells is dangerous

By VIRGINIA PARSONS The Sept. 4 Viewpoint, “Water is essential for everything,” stated: “Hamakuapoko wells. These are already drilled and can safely provide new water for Upcountry almost immediately….

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Why Using Hamakuapoko Wells is an Expensive Alternative

If we had used the streamwater available through the County’s 2000 Memorandum of Understanding with A&B, Inc. a decade ago,  the Upcountry meter list would be a lot shorter.  We…

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Attend DLNR Meeting & Ask Waihe’e Be Designated

The DLNR’s Maui Public Listening Sessions are scheduled for Saturday, September 17, 2011. Lahaina Listening Session 10:00am – 12:00pm Lahaina Intermediate School Cafeteria …

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Planner: Maui Shorelines Impaired by Development

Because more and more of Maui’s sandy shorelines are being “impaired” by development and uncontrollable environmental issues, laws and procedures to protect the environment must be followed, county and…

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DOE Awards Money to UH for Solar/Smart Grid

The U.S. Dept. of Energy awarded $6.1 million to the University of Hawaii for its solar PV systems, one on Maui and the other, under the umbrella of Oklahoma…

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FREE Hawaiian Heritage & Environmental Sustainability Ho’ike’ike

Time Saturday, September 10 · 12:00pm – 6:00pm Location 525 Front Street, Lahaina Maui Created By Anthony Simmons More Info This will be a fun filled day…

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Swinging Bridges Access Blocked

John G. Varel, the owner of the Waihe’e Valley Plantation, closed a gate at the entrance of his property – a road that has been used to access swinging…

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Monk Seals on Verge of Extinction

by AUDREY McAVOY, Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaiian monk seal — the nation’s most imperiled marine mammal — is on the verge of getting its own emergency room. A…

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Overview of Maui Island Plan w/ Lucienne de Naie

Upcountry Sustainability presents An Overview of the Maui Island Plan with Lucienne de Naie. With her in depth knowledge, Lucienne will highlight and describe aspects of the…

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