Rob Weltman

Tell the Maui County Council to fund water re-use infrastructure

Don’t waste water: invest in reuse. The Mayor’s budget had included $7,000,000 for piping to allow reclaimed water to be used in Lahaina for  irrigation where it is badly needed. The Council will vote May 26th on a budget that leaves out this appropriation and continues the practice of wasting this valuable resource by injecting it into the ocean where it leads to excessive seaweed growth that can smother the reefs. Please sign the petition … Read more

Earth Justice talks about Hawaii’s ChemCo problem

“The only thing that stands between my home and these chemicals is a polluted irrigation ditch,” says Maliea Chun, who says that the pesticide spraying is constant, even at night. “We are surrounded by and exposed to pesticides on a daily basis.” Read the article here  

Sign Petition: Fund reclaimed water infrastructure

Dear Maui County Mayor and Council, We the undersigned urge you to dedicate sufficient funds in the upcoming budget to fund needed infrastructure at our wastewater plants to transport and store treated water for irrigation use wherever possible. Our Maui Island Plan calls for phasing out of injection wells and the ocean pollution they cause by 2020. Please help us all meet this goal. [emailpetition id=”3″]

Uphold Our Vote

From the Shaka Movement: Yet Again! Justice Delayed is Justice Denied! The Tuesday hearing on Oahu is cancelled. Yes really. We will instead meet in front of the Maui County Building at 11:30am. We will have a major press release, our attorney and the Five Citizen’s will speak. We have 100 of these shirts to fill and banners to hold. Help be there to defend our vote! Mahalo

HB 500 HD1 cuts DLNR funding – testify now to restore it

Dirty Dozen 2015 Imagine what would happen to Hawaii’s finite natural and cultural resources if DLNR’s funding is cut…. Well – that has happened. While all eyes were on the Senate, The House passed the budget HB 500 HD1 WITHOUT funding for DLNR 2016 programs. The Senate Ways and Means Committee (WAM) will hold a hearing on HB 500 HD1 on Wed. April 1. Hearing notice: <http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2015/hearingnotices/HEARING_WAM_04-01-15_.HTM Ask Senators to restore and increase funding to DLNR programs … Read more

Are Anaergia’s Waste-to-Energy Projects on Maui in Trouble?

Henry Curtis writes: Are Anaergia’s Waste-to-Energy Projects on Maui in Trouble? Posted: 21 Feb 2015 08:05 AM PST By Henry Curtis Over the past year I have blogged about Anaergia. The company is a global leader in the waste-to-energy sector. Maui County and Anaergia worked out a deal whereby Anaergia would allegedly increase recycling at the Central Maui Landfill. Existing companies such as Pacific Biodiesel could be negatively impacted. During the 2014 Legislative session Anaergia requested $150 million in Special Purpose … Read more