Maui Group of the Sierra Club and Akaku are sponsoring a live two hour debate on Tuesday, June 5 from 7-9 pm at the Akaku studio, 333 Dairy Road, Kahului Candidates who are actively campaigning in Maui County were extended an invitation. Esther Kia’aina accepted Bob Marx accepted Tulsi Gabbard accepted. Mufi Hannemann declined
Sierra Club Maui Group May 29, 2012 PO Box 791180 Paia, HI 96779 To: General Plan Committee Re: May 29, 2012 GP meeting General Plan Review item GP-2(2) Greetings to General Plan Committee Members and Chair Baisa: Sierra Club Maui has offered comments on the MIP throughout the review process. Like others we are concerned to see proposed growth areas that have been previously reviewed and found unneeded being brought up again at the eleventh … Read more
Jeff Mikulina (Pro Inter-Island Cable)Henry Curtis (Alternatives Are Better, Cheaper, More Reliable) With Rep. Marcus Oshiro (Moderator) Democratic Party of Hawaii 2012 State Convention Sheraton Waikiki Hotel May 25, 2012 7:30 to 9 p.m.
From Maui TV News The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and NOAA Fisheries today announced the health status of two recently hooked monk seals. Since March 2012, NOAA Fisheries, DLNR and partners have responded to five seal hooking incidents involving four individual Hawaiian monk seals. HOOKED – Hawaiian Monk Seals, inadvertently “hooked” by commercial fishermen, have about a 50/50 chane of survival. (DLNR Photo) “Monk seals are a vital part of Hawai‘i’s … Read more
Attend Council Meeting 9am Next Tuesday May 29 County Council Chambers 200 High St Wailuku If you can’t come: send comments to General Plan Committee gp.committee@mauicounty.us South Maui Alert: Four “NEW TOWNS” in South Maui? Your Voice is very much Needed on the “Maui Island Plan South Maui Maps” THIS MAY BE THE ONLY CHANCE FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON SOUTH MAUI GROWTH. If you can’t come, send comments to the General Plan Committee: gp.committee@mauicounty.us Here … Read more
From ENS Newswire Four Hawaii community groups recently filed suit under the national Clean Water Act, asking the federal district court to direct Maui County to secure a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit that would set limits on the pollutants that can be discharged from injection wells at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility. Earthjustice filed the complaint last month on behalf of Hawaii Wildlife Fund, Surfrider Foundation, West Maui Preservation Association and Sierra Club-Maui … Read more
COMMUNITY COALITION PLEAS FOR EDUCATION AND DIALOGUE IN THE WAKE OF RECENT HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL DEATHS Honolulu, Hawai`i – In response to the series of “suspicious” Hawaiian monk seal deaths in Hawai`i, a group of concerned citizens and organizations have stepped up efforts to educate the public about the plight of the critically endangered marine mammal. The group, identified as the Aloha Kanaloa Coalition (www.alohakanaloacoalition.org <http://www.alohakanaloacoalition.org> ) recently released a public service announcement video aimed … Read more