Legislature: County Can Not Opt Out of Interisland Cable

At Gov. Abercrombie’s request, the Legislature removed the paragraph: “Nothing in this Act is intended to require the construction of an interisland cable from the islands of Molokai or Lanai…

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Planning Director Claims He Isn’t Gutting Maui Island Plan

Maui News by Ilima LoomisPlanning Director Will Spence said Friday that his efforts to simplify the Maui Island Plan have been misunderstood by critics as an…

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Mark Hyde: Pi’ilani Promenade Not in Compliance with LUC, Community Plan

Viewpoint: Planned Kihei mall not in compliance with LUC order or community plan The proposed retail outlet shopping mall in Kihei was recently sprung on the community without notice or…

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Directed Growth Plan Mar 1

General Plan Committee Meeting Council Chambers, 8th Floor 200 S. High St., Wailuku Thursday   1:30pm until 4:30pm The General Plan Committee is currently reviewing and making decisions…

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Show Me the Water Attack Tuesday 9am

The “Water Availability” Bill (“show me the water”) discussion is coming up again 9am this Tuesday, February 28. Water Resources Committee, 8th fl County Blding in Wailuku. Pleaase come…

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Ulapalakua Geothermal EIS at Library

Makawao Public Library has just received for public review: Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice.  Ulupalakua Geothermal Mining Lease and Geothermal Resource Subzone Modification Application Public comments are due:  March 27, 2012 Makawao…

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YB’s Glenn Hong Resigns From Water Commission

The president of Young Brothers is withdrawing from the state water commission a day before he was supposed to show up for his first meeting. Glenn Hong is the head…

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Article missed key points of General Plan meeting

Letter to the editor by Robert W. Riebling  (Views expressed are those of Mr. Riebling) “Director aims to peel back isle plan’s layers” (The Maui News, Feb. 3)…

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Another Attempt to Finance the Interisland Cable

Last year, legislation to facilitate financing for cables that would connect the islands in a statewide electric grid got bogged down in criticism and never made it out of…

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Hawaii Superferries – Taxpayers Still Foot the Bill

Salon has an article on the Superferries, their sale to the Navy and MARAD “The Title XI program has had a troubled history in recent years specifically related…

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