LUC Rejects Olowalu Town FEIS

Maui Tomorrow was in attendance at yesterday’s LUC hearing on the proposed Olowalu Town. It was the latest of three long hearing days spent on this matter, and we…

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LUC to Hear Olowalu FEIS AGAIN!

LUC TO HEAR OLOWALU TOWN DEVELOPMENT FEIS AGAIN! MONDAY, 12/07/15 @ 10am Maui Arts and Cultural Center The Land Use Commission will…

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Council Votes to Take Honolua/Lipoa Out of Preservation

Mahalo to the hundreds who wrote email testimony in support of keeping Lipoa point in preservation. Mahalo also to council members Elle Cochran, Don Couch and Bob Carroll for…

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Your Chance to Influence South Maui’s Future

ALOHA KAKOU! Your opportunity to be heard as the Council makes it’s decisions re: South Maui’s Future. NEXT TUESDAY APRIL 17 6-8 PM KIHEI CHARTER SCHOOL (former Hapa’s…

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SB755 Testimony Needed Before Wed Mar 21

SUBMIT TESTIMONY HERE:http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=755 The House is planning a major ‘bait and switch’ amendment to SB 755 (originally dealing with playing internet poker!).  It would allow the…

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Kanaha Wetlands Pump Fails

Maui News has an article on the woes of the Kanaha wildlife refuge which include the pump which keeps the wetlands wet failing, feral cats killing the birds…

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Save Honolua Concerned About Land Sale

By TAMARA PALTIN A lot has changed since the Save Honolua Coalition formed in 2007, but the mission remains the same: maintain open space, public access and…

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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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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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Bill Would Allow Projects to Avoid Permits

HB376 HD1 –  would allow development projects to get automatic approvals if under-staffed agencies fail to rule on permit requests within 60 days. The state testified that applicants often…

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