PATH wins on Haleakala Trail

From PATH: On April 23, 2014, a jury determined that Haleakala Trail is a public trail under the Highways Act of 1892 and the Mahele of 1848, in a class…

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COURT RULES NAVY TRAINING IN PACIFIC VIOLATES LAWS MEANT TO PROTECT WHALES, SEA TURTLES

Federal judge says Feds wrongly approved plan allowing whales, dolphins, other wildlife to be harmed nearly 10 million times

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IRENE BOWIE STEPS DOWN AS DIRECTOR OF MAUI TOMORROW FOUNDATION

Wailuku – Maui Tomorrow Foundation president Judith Michaels announced the departure of executive director, Irene Bowie today. Bowie was instrumental in such high profile issues as litigation requiring…

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Uphold Our Vote

From the Shaka Movement: Yet Again! Justice Delayed is Justice Denied! The Tuesday hearing on Oahu is cancelled. Yes really. We will instead meet in front…

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Maui Meadows resident view on the Trash forum

by Richard Billman, Maui Meadows Subject: Brief description of March 23, 2015 Recycling Mtg in Pukalani UPCOUNTRY SUSTAINABILITY and HAWAIIAN ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS, educational (not political) groups recommended “Story of Stuff” for garbage…

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Maui Energy Conference 2015

During the Maui Energy Conference, Maui-Tomorrow director, Irene Bowie and Pacific Biodiesel’s Kelly King participated in a panel discussion.  While agreeing on the need for more outreach and…

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Water and Land Committee recommends not to confirm Carleton Ching to DLNR chair

The state senate committee recommended against confirming Castle & Cooke lobbyist Carleton Ching to chair the Department of Land and Natural Resources.  In this position Ching, who is on…

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After years of waiting, East Maui hui’s case finally being heard

From: OHA KAHULUI (Mar. 2, 2015) — Today, the State Commission on Water Resource Management (Water Commission) will re-engage a case that’s been languishing for years. It involves ʻohana from Honopou to…

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Henry Curtis asks, “Are Anaergia’s Waste-to-Energy Projects on Maui in Trouble?”

Henry Curtis posted this on Ililani Media Over the past year I have blogged about Anaergia. The company is a global leader in the waste-to-energy sector. Maui County and Anaegia worked out…

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NextEra to build huge windfarm at Kahikinui

According to Pacific Business News  NextEra who is buying Hawaiian Electric Co. for $4.3 billion, is planning to build a 120+ MW windfarm on 500 acres of Department of Hawaiian Home…

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