After two days of high drama which drew nearly 100 testifiers and resulted in marathon meetings of Maui County Council’s Government, Ethics and Transparency Committee, councilmembers voted 5-3 (one excused) to settle a lawsuit brought against the county by Hawaii Wildlife Fund, Sierra Club Maui, Surfrider Foundation, and West Maui Preservation Association. The case, which has … [Read more...] about Council Committee Votes to Settle Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility Lawsuit
Clean Water Act
County of Maui V. Hawaii Wildlife Fund: The lawsuit against Maui County being watched around the country
In 2014, residents of Anderson County, South Carolina, discovered that energy company Kinder Morgan’s underground Plantation Pipe Line had ruptured, spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of gasoline into groundwater and soil. Much of the fuel made its way into parts of the Savannah River, but concerned citizens and environmental advocacy groups like Savannah Riverkeeper … [Read more...] about County of Maui V. Hawaii Wildlife Fund: The lawsuit against Maui County being watched around the country
SeaTalk on the Clean Water Act at Maui Ocean Center
There’s a Sea Talk on the Clean Water Act at the Maui Ocean Center on Thursday, Feb. 22. Aviad Cahana (Maui’s Ocean Center’s Environmental Director) and Robin S. Knox (Water Quality Consultant) will explain the history of Ma‘alaea Harbor water quality, sources of pollutants entering the harbor, clean water regulations and the role Maui Ocean Center will play in restoring harbor … [Read more...] about SeaTalk on the Clean Water Act at Maui Ocean Center
Here’s why the Kealia wetlands parking lot was flooded last week
Of course the water had already receded by the time I made it out there. For over a week, I’d watched the nearly flooded Kealia wetlands slosh over the entrance to the boardwalk parking lot on North Kihei Road. I’d driven past there each morning, day after day, amazed that the wetlands on the makai side of the road were now nearly as lake-like as those on the mauka side. I’d … [Read more...] about Here’s why the Kealia wetlands parking lot was flooded last week
Kahoolawe watershed restoration effort nearly done as island appropriation bills move through Legislature
It looks like a two-year effort aimed at restoring the Hakioawa watershed on Kaho'olawe is nearly done. The project has involved 600 volunteers working 12,000 hours to put 20,000 native plants into the ground, according to a Feb. 26 newsletter from the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC). The funding for the project came from the state Department of Health Clean Water … [Read more...] about Kahoolawe watershed restoration effort nearly done as island appropriation bills move through Legislature