A meeting of the Maui Redevelopment Agency regarding possible zoning changes to Wailuku Town drew passionate community testimony on Friday, Nov. 15, sparked largely by news of a six-story, 156-room hotel planned for the area at the corner of Market and Main Streets. The changes within the MRA’s draft zoning code amendment include, most notably, a building height limit increase … [Read more...] about Is the MRA Legal? Councilmember Keani Rawlins-Fernandez challenges the Maui Redevelopment Agency’s authority
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Kahului Ali’i Pee Wee Football Program Raising Funds for Mainland Championship
The Kahului Ali’i Pee Wee football team of the Maui Pop Warner football league will be representing Maui in December when they travel to Orange County, Calif. to play in Pop Warner’s Division 3 Pee Wee National Championship game. The team qualified to compete in the D3 championship game after defeating cross-town rivals Wailuku Rainbows 6-0 in October. “From that moment, … [Read more...] about Kahului Ali’i Pee Wee Football Program Raising Funds for Mainland Championship
Unique Team Makes Music to ‘Spread the Concept of Aloha Around the World’
A new compilation of contemplative music aimed at spreading and articulating the concept of aloha across cultural divides features inspirational words from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama alongside songs from world music icons including Maui's Keola Beamer, world music composer Christopher Hedge, and the late, world-renowned flutist and “father of New Age music” Paul … [Read more...] about Unique Team Makes Music to ‘Spread the Concept of Aloha Around the World’
HI-5 Redemption Centers Get Made-On-Maui Upgrades
Maui-based HiVE Energy Systems, LLC has installed renewable energy storage systems at Maui County’s HI-5 redemption centers. HiVE’s intelligent, compact, and environmentally-friendly storage systems replace the former lead-acid battery banks at each facility. Locally-owned Aloha Recycling has contracted with Maui County since November 2011 to provide HI-5 redemption centers … [Read more...] about HI-5 Redemption Centers Get Made-On-Maui Upgrades
‘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