The state Land Use Commission (LUC) will meet today (and perhaps tomorrow) at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center to discuss the proposed Olowalu Town project from developers Bill Frampton and Dave Ward that would put at least 1,500 homes and a hotel in Olowalu (click here for the LUC meeting agenda). The decade-long project has been controversial since the get-go for a … [Read more...] about Watch Maui waterman Archie Kalepa explain why he opposes Olowalu development
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State Land Use Commission takes up proposed Olowalu Town this Wednesday
This week, the state Land Use Commission (LUC) will discuss the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of the proposed Olowalu Town, which has been in development for the last decade by Bill Frampton and Dave Ward. The project’s 2012 Draft EIS says Olowalu Town will include “approximately 1,500 residential dwelling units” at build-out. “The Master Plan will be a … [Read more...] about State Land Use Commission takes up proposed Olowalu Town this Wednesday
Letters: Readers Respond On Olowalu Development, Ed Case
HATES BIG PROJECTS THAT COULD KILL REEFS Maui has the best politicians money can buy and most were bought long ago. Graft is, after all, a sacred Maui county government tradition. I watched the reefs at Kaanapali finish dying off after six hotels were built in 1980. I am still seeing development rotting the reefs of Wailea, Kihei and Makena. The reefs at Ulua, Mokapu and … [Read more...] about Letters: Readers Respond On Olowalu Development, Ed Case
Proposed Olowalu Town Environmental Impact Statement Now Online
This weekend, if the weather forces you to spend more time indoors than you originally planned, you might want to consider perusing Olowalu Town LLC's new and massive environmental impact statement. It's all online, in its thousand-plus page glory. The weight of the EIS is fitting such a project, which as this excerpt from the EIS intro points out, will change the Westside in … [Read more...] about Proposed Olowalu Town Environmental Impact Statement Now Online