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The appeal challenged the Public Utilities Commission and its denial of a request to intervene in a case involving a proposed agreement by Maui Electric Company to buy power from the former Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar plantation’s coal-fired power plant.

Alexander & Baldwin goes before the state Land Board today to seek the renewal of a permit for the continued diversion of water on Maui in 2018.

The State Commission on Water Resource Management heard final arguments on a petition to establish minimum flow standards for more than 20 streams diverted by A&B subsidiary EMI

A&B on Tuesday presented their “diversified agriculture” plan to the Maui Policy, Economic Development and Agricultural Committee.

Why can’t Maui County purchase any of that water for Upcountry use?

Maui recently received a $5 M appropriation from the State, with a $1 million match from the County, to expand the Kula Ag Park onto former HC&S sugar land.

Alexander & Baldwin’s new Kūlōlio Ranch is a grass-fed cattle pasturing operation that is situated on 4,000 acres of former sugar land in Central Maui.

I hope the county has made provisions for fire suppression with A&B so the taxpayers of Maui will not be left holding the bag.

Sierra Club: If passed, private corps will be allowed to make unlimited profit from selling water, creating new incentive to divert water from public streams

The Department of Water Supply has declared a Stage 1 water shortage in Upcountry Maui, effective April 9, due to reduced surface water flow & a lack of rain.

The bill authorizes a Special Purpose Revenue Bond to assist Maui Grown Coffee, Inc. in expanding its operations by leasing land for growing and cultivating coffee.

A 30-minute documentary that tells the story of how Maui plantation kids trained in irrigation ditches in the 1930s and went on to win national and, in some cases, Olympics championships, under Coach Soichi Sakamoto.

A&B, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year end for 2016, as the company closed a chapter on an era of sugar production on Maui.

Sierra Club Maui will award​ its life-time achievement Onipaʻa Award to Stan Franco​ Kai Nishiki ​and Ananda Stone​. The organization will also introduce a new community coalition to address diversified use of former sugar cane lands on Maui.

A California company has purchased 339 acres of former Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company land in Pāʻia for an estimated $9.9 million, according to Maui Property Tax records.

The Matson Foundation has gifted the A Hui Hou Fund with a $100,000 grant to augment widespread community support for displaced sugar workers on Maui.

The US Department of Labor approved of a petition filed by the ILWU seeking adjustment assistance for bulk sugar workers who were affected by the HC&S closure on Maui

The Mayor’s Office of Economic Development and the Maui Chamber of Commerce are seeking nominations for the Annual Mayor’s Small Business Awards in 2017.

East Maui water rights will be one of the issues up for discussion at tomorrow’s Board of Land and Natural Resources meeting, scheduled to start at 9 a.m. at the Kalanimoku Building in Honolulu.

Robert Luuwai, vice president of factory operations at HC&S give us an inside look at mill operations and a bit of history about the original 1890 building.