#Environmental Impact Statement
Appeals court orders Maui Planning Commission to revisit preparation of an environmental review for Honuaʻula project
The Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals ordered the Maui Planning Commission Thursday to reconsider whether developers of the Honuaʻula master-planned community in South Maui—formerly known as Wailea 670—need to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement, although the court upheld the commission on other points raised by groups challenging the project. In a summary disposition order […]
Navy to continue low-frequency sonar training in Hawaiian waters
The Navy has decided to move forward with a plan allowing continued use of its low-frequency sonar system for submarine detection training and testing in the Western and Central North Pacific and Eastern Indian oceans, including waters around Hawaiʻi. The decision, outlined in a record of decision tied to the Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System […]
Proposed federal act could grant US military another shot at collaboratively renewing leased Hawai‘i lands
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supports the federal act that it says “reflects important progress toward a more collaborative and constructive path forward” and removes condemnation as an option.
Draft environmental review filed for proposed Mākena Mauka residential project
A draft environmental impact statement has been filed with the state Office of Planning and Sustainable Development for a now scaled-back Mākena Mauka master-planned community project in South Maui.
Military presence at Pōhakuloa Training Area critical to community safety. But at what cost to the land, native species?
Officials with the US Army Garrison Hawai‘i are waiting for the formal rejection of the Final Environmental Impact Statement by the state Land Board before deciding what to do next to try to extend its lease on the Big Island.
Final EIS released for Ledcor Maui’s South Maui Properties
A final environmental impact statement has been released for Ledcor Maui’s South Maui Properties. The Final EIS includes seven vacant in-fill parcels within Wailea’s 50-year-old resort master plan and a neighboring vacant lot in Kīhei. A mix of single family and multi-family residential communities are proposed for eight properties, which have a permitted density of […]
Kaheawa Wind 1 Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice published, 30-day comment period begins
The Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice for the Kaheawa Wind 1 Continued Use Project has been published and is now accepting public review and comment through Nov. 22.
EMI Submits Draft EIS for 30-Year Water Lease to Mahi Pono
The Draft EIS is for a 30-year water lease which would allow a continued supply of water through the EMI system to Mahi Pono’s farm lands in Central Maui.
Maui Meeting Looks at Impacts of Wind Farms on Hawaiian Hoary Bat
The meeting will address the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of Mauiʻs four wind farms on the ʻŌpeʻapeʻa as well as other issues facing the bat species
New EIS Rules to Take Effect in August
State officials say this is the first time in 23 years that the environmental review process has been revamped.
200-Room Windward Hotel Planned in Kahului, Maui
RD Olson Development is planning construction of the four-story Windward Hotel on five acres of land in Kahului, east of Costco and Courtyard by Marriott.
State Environmental Council Updating EIS Rules
The State Environmental Council has released a preliminary draft of revisions to the state environmental impact statement administrative rules.
Public Comment Sought on Maui Sludge Drying/Biogas Facility
The biogas facility would utilize equipment to digest energy crops grown on former HC&S plantation lands, and sourced locally from Central Maui Feedstocks.
Hawaiʻi Law Requires A&B to Prepare EIS, Not DLNR
Under Hawaiʻi law, when an applicant proposes an action that requires the approval of an agency, the agency must require the applicant to prepare the EIS,
Waiheʻe Ridge Trail Closure to Start in January
The 2.5 mile Waihe‘e ridge trail that climbs the windward slope of the west Maui mountains will be closed for approximately two months, starting in January.
Decision reached on $5.5 million Honolulu Rail Transit Project
The Federal Transit Administration today issued a decision on the proposed Honolulu Rail Transit Project, clearing the way for its construction.
DOE, DBEDT to Host Public Meetings on Renewable Energy Program EIS
The Department of Energy and DBEDT will host three public meetings in Maui County to receive comments on the scope of the Hawai‘i Interisland Renewable Energy Program (HIREP): Wind EIS.
BLNR hosts hearing on proposed Advanced Technology Solar Telescope TONIGHT August 26
The Board of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, holds a hearing today for the proposed Advanced Technology Solar Telescope planned for construction atop Haleakala on Maui. The meeting gives the public an opportunity to provide testimony on the project’s Conservation District Use Application. Some concerns that have been raised are […]
Master plan update prepared for Maui Research and Technology Park
An environmental impact statement preparation notice has been filed for the Maui Research and Technology Park master plan update. The idea for the facility was conceived in the 1980s to diversify the economic and employment base on Maui beyond tourism and agriculture. The current park employs about 400 people on 432 acres and is only […]
Settlement reached: Maui County agrees to pull EIS approval for Waiale Treatment Facility
By Wendy Osher The County of Maui reached a settlement with two community groups in a lawsuit over the planned Waiale Water Treatment Plant in Wailuku. The county agreed to pull its acceptance of the project’s Environmental Impact Statement because water for the facility would come from streams that are under dispute in an ongoing […]