Protecting and Preserving Maui Nui’s Environment & Important Cultural Sites for Over 40 Years

New Maui Water Study

At the request of the Ulupono Initiative, Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy, Jackson School of Geosciences has studied Maui’s water availability. A Systems Approach for Investigating Water, Energy, and Food Scenarios in East-Central Maui concludes: “The water availability for different scenarios is based upon the precipitation, surface water, and groundwater on the Eastern (Haleakala) portion of Maui. Most of the 330 million gallons per day (MGD) of average surface water runoff is already used for some purpose (see … Read more

Grantham rebuts County concerns on Peahi acquisition

Regarding County purchase of land for open space on Hamakualoa coast – aka Puniawa to Peahi The county’s concerns over liability in such a large public area can be resolved through transfer of ownership to a nonprofit corporation, while the County retains a conservation easement to make sure the land remains dedicated to the purposes for which it was purchased. The HILT land trust has offered support and technical assistance for purchase of this land … Read more