Places, Hikes, Outings

2017 Q3 Outings Schedule (June-September)

Please register for all hikes with the leader listed in the description. Please be prepared for outings: bring lunch, water, rain gear, sunscreen and appropriate footwear. Hiking boots are recommended for longer hikes. A donation of $5 ($3 for Sierra Club members) is requested of hikers over age 14. We always welcome more hike leaders. Contact Lucienne deNaie at laluz@maui.net if you are interested in becoming a hike leader. Hike Descriptions Key: (C) means conservation, … Read more

Testify for funds to buy Peahi open space area

NORTHSHORE OPEN SPACE ALERT Don’t let A&B sell this land for development.  Testify in favor of buying the 267 acre Hamakualoa Coast open space-  from Kuiaha to Peahi  Need more funding! What: Mayor’s 2017 Budget Meeting When/Where: two opportunities to speak up • Tuesday Sept 29 Ha’iku Community Center, Hana Hwy Ha’iku  5:30 pm • Wed Sept 30  Tavares Center in Pukalani   5:30 pm Why: the 2016 budget only has $3 million to purchase the 266 acres (over $10 million needed!)  2017 … Read more

County Council: Expand Baldwin Beach

If you love Baldwin Beach: ask the County Council to “Expand the Park” as part of the County’s purchase of a separate site for a new County Service Center. Let Budget Committee Chairman White and committee members know that you support amending the County budget to purchase a Service Center site in the A&B Business park in Kahului. This site is convenient to major roads and includes a not-to-be-turned-down donation of 35.5 acres of Beach … Read more

County Budget Meeting Paia Com. Center

April 9, 6pm Pa’ia Community Center Testify at the County Council’s Budget Hearing Tell them: “Choose the A&B land for the Service Center so we get the donation of 36 acres of Baldwin Beach land!  Amend THIS year’s budget.” And get a free bumper sticker from any Sierra Club Board member there. Download the flyer and spread it around And don’t forget this date also: April 22 6pm Kaunoa Senior Center, Sprecks Get the scoop … Read more

Sierra Club Backs County Acquiring Baldwin Beach Land

The Sierra Club has been gearing up for a campaign advocating that the County buy Baldwin Beach and the HC&S land mauka of the beach.  Right now, the County leases Baldwin Beach from Alexander & Baldwin (A&B). [emailpetition id=”2″] We see the beach eroding at a rapid rate. Already the showers and lifeguard stand have fallen into the ocean.  Thus Maui Sierra Club advocates acquiring the land mauka of Hana Hwy in order to help … Read more

Give You Mana’o on State’s Recreation Plan

Hawaii is in the process of preparing its Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), which it does every five years. Your voice will make the difference on how money is spent in Hawaii on recreational matters. See the meeting schedule below for each island. If you can’t make it in person, there is a link below to a survey you can take online. The old 2008 SCORP is here. Anyone who is unable to attend … Read more