Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company recently launched a $100,000 fund to support Maui-based projects and programs. The HC&S Community Initiative will consider overall community benefit, natural resource stewardship and education in deciding how to donate the funds. Federally recognized charities with 501(c)(3) status, as well as other registered non-profit … [Read more...] about HC&S Launches Community Initiative Fund
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After Decade-Long Legal Fight, State Of Hawaii Restores Na Wai ‘Eha Stream Flows
It's hard to believe, but the legal machinations and lawsuits over the diversion of water from the Iao, Waihee, Waiehu and Waikapu Streams (collectively known as the "Na Wai 'Eha," the "Four Great Waters") has ended. On Apr. 21, the state Commission on Water Resource Management announced that all parties in the fight over the water–Hui O Na Wai 'Eha, Maui Tomorrow Foundation, … [Read more...] about After Decade-Long Legal Fight, State Of Hawaii Restores Na Wai ‘Eha Stream Flows
REQUIEM FOR A STREAM: Controversy in Waihe’e Valley Runs As Deep As Its Storied Waters–And Deepens Still As A New Razor Wire Gate Denies All Entry To The Famed ‘Swinging Bridges’ Area
[Image: Waihe'e area marked in red. Maui County (lower, B&W) + Hawaiian archipelago (top, color; L-R) Ni'ihau, beige (Kaua'i County); Kaua'i, beige (Kaua'i County); 'Oahu (City & County of Honolulu), beige; Moloka'i (Kalawao County + Maui County) , orange; Lana'i (Maui County), orange; Maui (Maui County), orange; Kaho'olawe (Maui County), orange; Hawai'i Island (i.e. … [Read more...] about REQUIEM FOR A STREAM: Controversy in Waihe’e Valley Runs As Deep As Its Storied Waters–And Deepens Still As A New Razor Wire Gate Denies All Entry To The Famed ‘Swinging Bridges’ Area