Rendering of the proposed Hotel Wailuku courtesy Supreme Bright LLC. The MRA currently holds the power to approve such variances to the building code with a majority vote and approval of the mayor, but community groups are now disputing the agency's legality. Community groups Maui Tomorrow and the Wailuku Good Government Coalition filed a lawsuit Monday against the Maui … [Read more...] about Community Groups Challenge Maui Redevelopment Agency’s Authority
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Maui Tomorrow Expands Board and Staff
Maui Tomorrow's new board member Draysen Wilson (left) and environmental planner Natalie Harcrow (right). Images courtesy Maui Tomorrow Maui Tomorrow Foundation has added a new board member, elected officers for 2020, and hired a new environmental planner. New board member Draysen Wilson, a client associate with Mercer Advisors, earned his bachelor of business administration … [Read more...] about Maui Tomorrow Expands Board and Staff
2019 MauiTime Charity Guide
Ah, the holidays. It’s that time of year when our lattes get pumpkin spiced and pepperminted, loved ones reconnect, carols are played (and sung) on loop, and all join in the spirit of giving. But it’s also a time when shopping lists get cluttered with all the best stuff, and it becomes easy to succumb to the consumerist frenzy that surrounds “the most wonderful time of the … [Read more...] about 2019 MauiTime Charity Guide
‘This DEIS Is Deficient’: Sierra Club, Maui Tomorrow, and others weigh in on A&B/Mahi Pono’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a 30-year water lease
The public comment period for Mahi Pono/Alexander & Baldwin’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) closed last week, and judging from the dozens of pages of responses I’ve read, this DEIS has more holes in it than bleached coral. Those stalwart folks who actually pored through the 2,700-page tome seemed to find scant substance and lots to question in East Maui … [Read more...] about ‘This DEIS Is Deficient’: Sierra Club, Maui Tomorrow, and others weigh in on A&B/Mahi Pono’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a 30-year water lease
Mahi Pono Is Coming For Our Water
“Worldwide, as temperatures rise and aquifers dry, investors are increasingly bullish on water, and buying vineyards, farms and ranches for what’s underneath or flowing through…” -Seattle Times They are coming for our water on Maui. Make no mistake about it. It’s not Wall Street, but Mahi Pono’s Canadian pension fund/California investor group who are on the prowl. They … [Read more...] about Mahi Pono Is Coming For Our Water