#land acquisition

Maui Space Surveillance System will receive $11.7 million under a new spending deal reached by congressional appropriators last night.

Committee Chair Mike White called the services “vital”, and claims funds to maintain holiday trash pick-up and restore landfill hours are there. He has prioritized the item, and is seeking an explanation of why the services were cut.

Of the $53 million in conservation planning and acquisition of vital endangered species habitat grants, announced by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today, $1.3M will go to benefit the Hawaiian hoary bat, Hawaiian petrel, and acquisition of conservation land in upcountry Maui.

Seven projects have been approved for legacy land conservation funding in Hawaii.  The program will convey an estimated $3.26 million from the state conservation land fund for land acquisition to protect Hawaii’s unique valuable resources.  Included on the list is a half a million dollars for the acquisition of 614 acres of land in East […]

Governor Linda Lingle today released $8 million for the acquisition of land for the new high school in Kihei.  The new campus will support the growing student population in the area and eliminate the commute for South Maui residents who currently drive to Kahului to attend Maui High School.  The release of the funds will […]

By Wendy Osher [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtIfcpkJbgI[/youtube] The county broke ground today on the long awaited Lahaina Watershed Flood Control Project.  The project is designed to divert floodwater from the heavily populated Lahainaluna, Puamana and the surrounding area.  Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares said that after 30 years of planning, a half a century of discussion, she is pleased […]