Maui Tomorrow Foundation, Inc.
Mission and Purpose Statement
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In pursuit of this purpose, Maui Tomorrow works with government decision makers and citizens to teach and promote growth management strategies, to implement sustainable development policies for Maui, and to preserve irreplaceable open space and natural areas. We conduct community forums and workshops; provide input to the planning process; testify at public hearings; distribute action alerts via mail, fax and e-mail; maintain an interactive website; make educational materials available, and more.
Read our history of efforts and accomplishments
Large landowners and consultants meet regularly with government officials to explain and advocate for their projects but good decisions are based on having a big picture view. Someone needs to do the research, come up with the alternatives, and provide information to decision makers and the public. On Maui, many dedicated non-profit groups, including Maui Tomorrow, are that "someone." What have we accomplished?
Maui Tomorrow has worked in partnership with many community groups over
the years to create parks and open space for all of Maui's people.
The creation of a 155 acre beach park at Puu Ola’i/Makena, a site where
luxury condos were once planned, is one successful example of these
combined community efforts.
When a large luxury estate was proposed at Hawea Point, Maui Tomorrow
joined with West Maui citizen groups to protect the two acre area.
Today Hawea Point is open for public use, fishing and recreational
access.
Without timely legal intervention by Maui Tomorrow, Kamaole Point in Kihei would now be a private development.
When Hana residents were concerned that a proposed golf course was
not appropriate for their town, their Community Association joined
forces with Maui Tomorrow and filed for legal intervention.
Maui Tomorrow advocated for ten years, as part of a coalition of
community groups, for an airport freight inspection facility at
Kahului. This service, the first in the state, now works to prevent
unwanted pests from entering our island.
Today we are working with the residents of Keanae, Wailuanui and Huelo
to see flows restored to East Maui's historic streams so that
traditional agriculture can continue in our rural villages.
We are allied with Hui o na Wai Eha, OHA, Maui County and
hundreds of central Maui residents, working together to ensure
the restoration of natural flows to the streams from Waikapu to Waihee.
Alongside the Wailuku Forest Preservation Coalition, Maui Tomorrow is
working to forestall proposed development in the steep slopes above
Wailuku Heights.
Maui Tomorrow volunteers spent countless hours reviewing and offering
input on Maui's pioneering agricultural zoning ordinance, as well as
the County's recent workforce housing ordinance.
We were the first to call for both a non-profit land trust (to protect
our natural lands) and an affordable housing land trust. Both have now
been established on Maui.
Maui Tomorrow recently went before the Maui County Council to testify
on the need for more M-1 zoning to accommodate needed industrial
activities.
We are proud to be one of the many voices in our community speaking out
for planning that delivers real benefits for Maui's families and
respects our natural and cultural resources. Do we challenge the easy
answers our leaders often hear from paid consultants? Yes, we do.
Many feel Maui is a better place because “someone” is asking these hard questions.