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                   JOINT PRESS RELEASE Media Contact: Albert Perez, Maui Tomorrow Foundation (808) 264-8229 director.mauitomorrow@gmail.com May 3, 2017 Maui Community Groups Ask Court to Halt Approval of Makena Resort’s Environmental Assessment Luxury Development Will Have Significant Impacts on Environment & Cultural Practices Ho’oponopono O Makena, Maui Tomorrow Foundation, and Sierra Club Maui Group filed a lawsuit in Maui’s Environmental Court on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. They are seeking to invalidate … Read more

Sierra Club Maui’s first Online Silent Auction opens Sunday, April 23rd at 12 PM and closes Saturday, May 6th at 12:15 AM. Help support Sierra Club Maui and bid generously! To view our online auction, visit https://www.32auctions.com/sierraclubmaui2017 In order to bid on items, you need to create a 32auctions.com account. Go to https://www.32auctions.com/users/new  to create an account. Make sure to look at all 28 auction items by clicking on the green “View All Items” button at the bottom of the auction page. It looks … Read more

Recently, a former Sierra Club Maui Executive Committee member made statements about Linda Puppolo, another former member, which some have interpreted as coming from the Sierra Club Maui Group itself. As an organization, Sierra Club Maui Group has no ill opinion of Linda Puppolo and does not stand by the comments made. Linda took on the role of treasurer for the Maui Group a few years ago. The Sierra Club has many very particular procedures … Read more

Wow! This year’s Annual Meeting (February 25th) was a blast with over 80 people in attendance to enjoy our fantastic panel and pot luck at Kaunoa Senior Center in Spreckelsville. The meeting began with a pule by Catholic Deacon Stan Franco, who also received this year’s Onipa’a Award for his decades of work to bring affordable housing to Maui. Kai Nishiki and Ananda Stone received our M?lama Kahakai award for their dedication to protecting Maui’s … Read more

MAUI GROUP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (2017) Rob Weltman – Chair Rob is a retired software engineer with a lifelong love for the outdoors and for preserving and securing an environment that will sustain the plants and animals of our shared earth and the people who walk it. He sees bringing people of all ages and backgrounds into nature to experience the outdoors first hand a key element of building broad support for the action required to … Read more

By Lucienne de Naie, Maui Group Conservation Committee Chair December 15, 2016 The tug of war over East Maui stream waters sends a clear message: the state and counties need a post-plantation, 21st century water policy. This is the only way to provide what everyone wants: a reliable water supply, fairly distributed, and managed as a real Public Trust resource. On December 9th, East Maui taro farmers, residents, and statewide supporters rallied inside and outside … Read more