Moloka’i Ranch Donates 1,800 to Moloka’i Land Trust

From Pacific Business News The Mokio Preserve, located on the northwest end of Molokai, was former ranch land and contains about five miles of rugged shoreline, native coastal…

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Maui Weekly: Developer History

March 7, 2013  Maui Weekly http://www.mauiweekly.com/page/content.detail/id/511012/Connect-the-Dots.html?nav=13 Connect the Dots Real estate, construction, politics and the development of Maui Susan Halas – Senior Contributing Writer ,

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LUC Decision Against Megamall

Statement by Mark Hyde: Today the state Land Use Commission, by a vote of 6-3, found Pi’ilani Promenade North (the shopping mall), Pi’ilani South…

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LUC Rules MegaMall Out of Compliance.

Today the Land Use Commission (LUC) met on Maui to hear the last arguments over whether the Pi’ilani Promenade conforms with the original light industrial development that was the…

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Sen Solomon Refuses to Hear Repeal PLDC

From the Hawai’i Sierra Club: From Robert Harris of the Hawaii Sierra Club: We really need your help. Senator Malama Solomon, despite promising to…

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Testimony Needed: New PLDC Bill: New Name – Same Bill

– PLDC – A new name, same purpose HB 942 Harbors and Parks Development Authority (HPDA)   Submit Testimony Now (…

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Submit Testimony on PLDC Bill

From Henry Curtis: Submit testimony on-line at: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx The PLDC must be repealed before we consider other legislation COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION Rep. Ryan I. Yamane, Chair Rep. Linda Ichiyama,…

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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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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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