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Henry Curtis Transcription of PUC Meeting
On March 7, 2013 the PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION held an invitation-only meeting. The meeting started with PUC Chair Hermina Morita talking about a survey that the Commission sent out. “As…
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Sea Level Rise Threatens Maui
Sea-level rise (SLR) threatens islands and coastal communities due to vulnerable infrastructure and populations concentrated in low-lying areas. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data were used…
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Rain Decreasing in Hawai’i
Rain In Hawaii On The Decline April 24, 2013 http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112829666/global-warming-could-lessen-rain-for-hawaii-042413/ It has happened almost imperceptibly, but rainfall over the Hawaiian Islands has been in decline since 1978. According to a team…
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Sierra Club etc. File in Liquified Natural Gas Import Docket
The Gas Company, dba Hawai`iGas has filed an Application with the Public Utilities Commission for Phase 1 of 3 for importing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) into Hawai`i. Life of the…
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Old Maui Island Plan Maps
Council’s General Plan Committee 1:30pm Thursday, March 1 and 15 Comparison of three proposed maps: 1. 2009 GPAC 2. 2010 Planning Director 3. 2012 Planning Director C – 2 …
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Gov Abercrombie on Maui Apr 10
Gov Abercrombie and his cabinet will be at the new science building at UH Maui on Wednesday evening.
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PLDC Repeal Clears Last Committee
Today the Senate Ways and Means Committee (with our own Sen Gil Keith-Agaran) voted to strip the HB1133 (Repeal the PLDC) of the unnecessary amendments added by Sen…
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