The Maui Group of the Sierra Club held their annual meeting on Febrary 2nd 2013 at Kaunoa Senier Center in Spreckelsville. The public was invited to come and hear what the Sierra Club has been doing to preserve Maui’s clean water, ocean access, and quality of life. The Sierra Club is the public’s watchdog and the theme of this year’s meeting is, “Sierra Club – Working for You”.
PLDC Looks Like Repeal
We did it!
Today, both the House and Senate took decisive steps that likely mean the end of the Public Lands Development Corporation. The House voted to move HB 1133 out of its final committee assignments. The Senate Water Land Committee gutted and replaced SB 707 with verbal amendments that appear to result in a clean repeal of the PLDC.
PLDC – New Name, Same Purpose (Makena Development)
– PLDC –
A new name, same purpose
HB 942 Harbors and Parks Development Authority (HPDA)
Testimony on the PLDC Bill
From Henry Curtis:
Kihei Pool PV Controversy
See the video from Maui TV News
Sierra Club Asks Council:
Restore Green to Maui Island Plan
Although Councilmember Elle Cochran made a motion to return green areas to the plan (which the Council had removed), other members blocked the motion. Here is the Sierra Club testimony. Sierra Club Maui Group Dec 4, 2012 PO Box 791180 Paia, HI 96779 RE: County Council Meeting of Dec.7, 2012 Agenda Item K. ORDINANCES – FIRST READING “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.80B, MAUI COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO THE MAUI ISLAND PLAN” Aloha … Read more
Sierra Club, Earthjustice File Legal Challenge to Protect Solar Tax Credit in Hawai‘i
State Tax Proposal Would Slam the Brakes on Solar Energy, Hawai‘i Jobs HONOLULU – Today, the Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed a legal challenge in state circuit court to the Hawai‘i Department of Taxation’s recent decision to cut back on tax credits for residents and businesses that install solar energy systems. The Department’s new interpretation of the solar credit – which was announced November 9, 2012 and goes into effect January 1, 2013 – … Read more