It’s finally here: “Foam Free Maui,” as the county has billed it. After years of beefing because it was argued that only styrofoam could hold – well – beef, the measure regulating the use of polystyrene has been implemented. As of New Year’s Eve, polystyrene food service containers are banned for “use, sale or provision” in Maui County after a 19-month phase-in period. Like … [Read more...] about The Last Cup Of Noodles? How to cope with Maui’s changing styrofoam law
Rob Parsons
Pacific Whale Foundation offers Plastic Pollution Solutions program
A new Plastic Pollution Solutions program is available to all middle and high school students in Maui County. The program is a product of a grant awarded to Pacific Whale Foundation through the County of Maui Environmental Protection and Sustainability Division. The goal is to familiarize students with the environmental issue of plastics in the ocean and introduce … [Read more...] about Pacific Whale Foundation offers Plastic Pollution Solutions program
You can now connect to Maui Invasive Species Committee with your smartphone
You can now connect with the Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC) using the COM Connect app on a smartphone. It's a mobile communication tool that gives citizens the ability to alert Maui County officials to various issues like abandoned vehicles, potholes, graffiti as well as report invasive species. "One of the ways to keep [Maui] beautiful is by preventing outbreaks of … [Read more...] about You can now connect to Maui Invasive Species Committee with your smartphone
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
Maui County Environmental Coordinator responds to recent MauiTime story on Olowalu seawall demonstrations
Editor's note: Maui County Environmental Coordinator Rob Parsons, a longtime contributor to MauiTime, felt that our recent cover story on anti-seawall activists in Olowalu left out others who helped stop the road project. Here are his thoughts: I was glad to see MauiTime featured the story on how activists helped the DOT rethink a project for a 900-foot rock revetment just … [Read more...] about Maui County Environmental Coordinator responds to recent MauiTime story on Olowalu seawall demonstrations