Haiku and Paia residents complained to the Board of Water Supply (BWS) this week that they haven’t been consulted on the Maui Island Water Use and Development Plan (WUDP) that includes a “strategy” to drill deep wells in the Haiku aquifer. The wells would send millions of gallons of water a day to central and south Maui for those areas’ burgeoning future water needs. Residents … [Read more...] about Haiku and Paia Residents Ask to Be Heard Before County Council Votes on Maui Island Water Plan
Maui Tomorrow Foundation
Maui Tomorrow Benefit at Flatbread Company in Paia
There’s a Maui Tomorrow Benefit at Flatbread Company in Paia on Tuesday, June 19th. Maui Tomorrow Foundation is an environmental advocacy organization working for the enforcement of Hawaii’s environmental and land use laws. Bring your family and friends down to Paia to eat pizza and support the future of Maui Nui. Flatbread will donate a portion of all pizza sales to the … [Read more...] about Maui Tomorrow Benefit at Flatbread Company in Paia
Maui community groups say they succeeded in reducing environmental, cultural impacts of Makena Resort development
For too long, the future of Mākena has been a giant unknown for Maui. The threat of development has loomed large, and the Maui Planning Commission's vote in March to accept a "No Significant Impact" finding on ATC Makena Holdings' plans for the South Maui region scared a lot of people. So much so that a coalition of three community groups filed suit in Maui's Environmental … [Read more...] about Maui community groups say they succeeded in reducing environmental, cultural impacts of Makena Resort development
Coalition of groups file suit in Maui Environmental Court over Makena Resort approval
Back in March, the Maui Planning Commission voted 5-3 to accept the Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact for ATC Makena Holding's proposed 47-acre Makena Resort project (on the site of the old Makena Golf and Beach Club) that seeks to put in a 158-unit gated luxury community on the mauka side of Makena-Keoneʻoʻio Road above Makena Landing. … [Read more...] about Coalition of groups file suit in Maui Environmental Court over Makena Resort approval
2017 MauiTime Green Issue: A brief guide to Maui’s community environmental stewards
One of the (many) advantages to living in Maui County is that virtually everyone agrees as to the importance of environmental issues. There are plenty of federal and state agencies dedicated to making sure succeeding generations will still enjoy the land, water and air we have now, and Maui County Environmental Coordinator Rob Parsons has spent years making sure all our local … [Read more...] about 2017 MauiTime Green Issue: A brief guide to Maui’s community environmental stewards