#‘Aha Wai O Maui Hikina
State land board rejects 30-year East Maui water-license auction, moves ahead with contested-case
The state Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday unanimously rejected a proposal to put a 30-year East Maui commercial water license up for public auction, while separately voting to advance a court-ordered contested-case hearing over revocable permits held by Mahi Pono and East Maui Irrigation Co.
End of an era: Alexander & Baldwin transfers full ownership of East Maui Irrigation to Mahi Pono
The EMI system, which was used to divert water from East Maui streams to the sugar plantation for nearly 150 years, is one of the last physical — and one of the most controversial — reminders of the sugar plantation and A&B’s outsize influence on Maui.
East Maui kalo farmers won the water fight. Now they battle climate change and invasive species
Changing rainfall, persistent drought and invasive species are taking a toll on the watershed and leaving East Maui farmers with less water than expected after the restoration of streams.
East Maui Authority scheduled for community discussions, June 16-18
Maui residents are invited to join a conversation with water resource and finance experts to help shape a sustainable, equitable and community-led future for East Maui’s watershed, according to an announcement. The Kula Community Association, Haʻikū Community Association and wikiwai.org are supporting the East Maui Water Authority and its community board, the ‘Aha Wai O […]