#Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Draft EIS published for Hoʻonani Village development in Puʻunēnē
The Maui Planning Commission called for an environmental impact review for the proposed 1,608-unit Hoʻonani Village development in Puʻunēnē, and developers have delivered a draft study with public comments due May 7. The state Office of Planning and Sustainable Development published the three-volume document Monday, initiating a 45-day public review period for the project planned […]
DOE seeks public input on Baldwin High School master plan improvements
Public input is being sought on a state Department of Education’s master plan improvements for Baldwin High School, including sports facilities and classrooms on 42 acres in Wailuku. Proposed master plan improvements include construction of athletic facilities, including locker rooms, a weight room, a training room, track and practice field, and four physical education classrooms. […]
Public comments sought for draft EIS for federal installations on Kauaʻi
Public comments are due Aug. 7 on a draft environmental impact statement for the use of state lands on Kauaʻi for the Navy’s 8,172-acre Pacific Missile Range Facility and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s 23-acre Kōkeʻe Park Geophysical Observatory. The schedule of in-person public meetings follows: Tuesday, July 15Kauaʻi Veterans Center3215 Kauaʻi Veterans Memorial […]
Draft study completed for mauka move of vulnerable portion of Honoapi‘ilani Highway
About a 6-mile segment of Honoapi‘ilani Highway from Ukumehame to Launiupoko would be moved mauka, beyond the reach of rising sea levels, to protect a vital roadway to West Maui. Even now, portions of the highway from Pāpalaua Wayside Park to the Lahaina Bypass are a mere stone’s throw away from the ocean.
Maui Planning Commission weighs in on Ledcor South Maui’s draft EIS
Maui Planning Commission members finished hearing public comments and then added their own Tuesday to a draft environmental impact statement for Ledcor South Maui’s plans to build as many as 975 homes.
Maui Planning Commission to hear further public testimony on Ledcor Maui draft EIS
A project to build as many as 975 homes, including workforce housing, in the master-planned Wailea Resort community and a neighboring lot in Kīhei has begun drawing fire from opponents who say the Ledcor South Maui project’s draft environmental impact statement is inadequate.
Draft environmental impact statement for Wailea development published; includes workforce housing
Although zoned for 2,137 residential units, the Ledcor Maui project proposes construction of a maximum of 975 residential homes, which includes the Wailea resort community’s first workforce housing units. The state mandated public comment period of 45 days ends on April 8, 2024.