Moloka’i Community Plan Moves Forward.

Permitting Process Receives Cleanup Reprinted from The Molokai Dispatch The Molokai Community Plan, last updated in 2001, is on the move after holding community engagement workshops last October. Up next…

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Council Committee Considers Maui Island Plan

On Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 130 p.m, the Committee may review, revise, and recommend approval of the following component of the consolidated draft Maui Island Plan: Chapter 2…

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Waikapu Country Town Project Presentation

WAIKAPU – Developer Mike Atherton will speak at a Waikapu Community Association meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Waikapu Community Center. He will discuss Waikapu Country Town project conceptual…

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County on Your Corner with the Mayor

Mayor Arakawa will be available for questions at Pukalani Superette in Makawao

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Pa’ia Parking in the Works

To further stimulate economic development, the Office of Economic Development (OED), under the direction of Economic Development Coordinator Teena Rasmussen, is spreading the word about its Enterprise Zones (EZ)…

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Maui Lani Burials

From Hawai’i Public Radio •Clare Apana  has gone to court in an effort to protect ancient burials in the last open space between Kahului and Wailuku. Despite the concerns, the…

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Require New Construction to be Photovoltaic-Ready

SB 181 SD1 – Requires all new buildings to contain design components for the later installation of a photovoltaic system Submit Testimony This bill would add an…

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Bill to Decrease Invasive Species

HB 1568 HD2 – Establishing Biosecurity Facilities Submit Testimony This measure is intended to create adequate biosecurity and inspection facilities at Hawai‘i’s major airports and harbors….

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Bill Asks PUC to Consider Sustainability

HB 1517 HD1 and SB 1482 SD1 – Requiring the PUC to reduce Hawaii’s dependence on fossil fuels Submit testimony This measure requires the Public Utilities Commission…

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Automatic Approval Bill Still Alive in the Legislature

HB 376 HD1 – Automatic Approval of Permits, Licenses & Applications Submit Testimony This measure has three main components: It authorizes third-party reviewers…

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