development

Breaking News: Sierra Club Maui & Allies File Lawsuit to Protect Makena

Breaking News! Sierra Club Maui & Allies File Lawsuit to Protect Makena Sierra Club Maui Group, Maui Tomorrow Foundation, and Ho’oponopono O Makena filed a lawsuit on May 2, 2017 asking the Maui Environmental Court to halt the approval of Makena Resort’s Environmental Assessment. We are extremely worried about the environmental and cultural impacts that Makena Resort’s current proposal would have on the area and are doing everything we can to ensure a proper review … Read more

Help Save Makena!

UPDATE: Temporary Success! Let’s Keep the Momentum Going! Mahalo to everyone who asked the Planning Commission to reject the Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) for 47 acre Makena Resort project. In all, there were: 45+ people who sent in letters to the Planning Commission asking them to reject the FEA, 30+ people who came out on January 10th to testify against the FEA, 925+ people who signed the petition so far. The Planning Commission has voted … Read more

Maui Group Victory! 160 Acres Protected from Development in Wailea

October 26, 2016 Settlement Leads to Protection of Culturally and Environmentally Sensitive Land at Honua’ula (Joint Press Release of Sierra Club, Maui Unite and Honua’ula Partners, LLC)    After more than three years of extensive negotiations, environmental and cultural groups, Sierra Club and Maui Unite, have entered into a settlement agreement with developer Honua’ula Partners, LLC and the County of Maui.  The settlement calls for the protection of over 160 acres of land containing ancient … Read more