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Maui Council committee forwards Pāʻia Town project to the Maui Planning Commission
A mixed-use development proposed for 40 acres of former sugarcane land near Pāʻia won committee approval Wednesday, moving a project that would bring up to 170 homes, commercial businesses, a medical clinic and a public parking lot to the next stage of a years-long entitlement process.
Mayor signs bills for the Honuaʻula project, setting course for mixed housing in South Maui
Mayor Richard Bissen has signed two bills clearing the way for the development of 1,150 homes — both market-priced and workforce units — in the Honuaʻula master-planned community project south of Maui Meadows in South Maui. Bill 171, now Ordinance 5846, amends the project district’s zoning to reduce the number of homes from the original […]
Community coalition files amicus brief urging Hawaiʻi Supreme Court to reconsider 20-year foreclosure ruling
A coalition of community groups — joined by State Rep. Tina Nakada Grandinetti — today filed an amicus brief asking the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court to reconsider its recent decision, Bank of New York Melon v. White, that changed the statute of limitations for mortgage foreclosures from six years to 20 years. The coalition notes this is years after the underlying loan note is no longer enforceable.
Maui Council advances Honuaʻula project amendments with a slim 5-4 vote in marathon session
In a marathon session that stretched from Friday morning to past midnight Saturday, the Maui County Council narrowly approved amendments to the controversial Honuaʻula project in a 5-4 vote at 12:26 a.m. Saturday. The decision followed several hours of passionate public testimony with most of the approximately 50 speakers opposed to the development. The Council’s […]
House committee recommends passage of Kamaʻāina Homes Program
The House Committee on Housing, vice chaired by Central Maui Rep. Tyson Miyake, recommended passage Wednesday of House Bill 739, which would establish a Kamaʻāina Homes Program.
Judge grants summary judgment in special management area rules case
Second Circuit Judge Kirstin Hamman has granted a Maui Tomorrow Foundation motion for summary judgment in a civil case challenging Maui County’s new rules for special management area assessments and permitting procedures.
Hawaiʻi’s High Court issues another historic ruling in Maui’s Nā Wai ‘Ehā case
The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court on Thursday issued a landmark decision in the long-running water case over Nā Wai ‘Ehā, “The Four Waters” of Waihe‘e, Waiehu, Wailuku, and Waikapū in central Maui. In a 134-page unanimous opinion authored by Justice Sabrina McKenna, the court ruled in favor of Maui community groups Hui o Nā Wai ‘Ehā and Maui Tomorrow Foundation, who were represented by Earthjustice, and joined by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA).
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.
Celebration of Life for Maui Tomorrow founding board member, Mark Sheehan
A Celebration of Life will be held today, Sunday, Oct. 2, for Mark Sheehan, founding board member of Maui Tomorrow.
Applications available for South Maui Community Plan Advisory Committee
Applications are available and are now being accepted for South Maui residents interested in serving on the South Maui Community Plan Advisory Committee.
Major 670-acre housing project at Honuaʻula aims to move ahead; groups intervene
A long-debated master planned community proposed for 670 acres in South Maui called Honuaʻula sought the next phase of county approval today — but two groups are challenging it. uses, preservation, conservation and recreational/open space areas, along with infrastructure. The project is located on about 670 acres adjacent to Maui Meadows and Wailea Resort in South Maui.
Community Groups Flag Concerns on Further Corrections Needed at Nā Wai ‘Ehā
Maui community groups Hui o Nā Wai ‘Ehā and Maui Tomorrow Foundation, who started this legal action 17 years ago to restore Nā Wai ‘Ehā stream flows diverted by plantations for 150 years, are expressing concerns about key parts of the decision they are hoping can be clarified or improved.
County to Accept Public Testimony on Proposed Wailuku Hotel
Maui residents will have three opportunities to offer input on a proposed hotel that would sit on the corner of Main and Market Streets in Wailuku.
Land Advocacy Workshop to be Held Online
The Maui Tomorrow Foundationʻs STAND UP! SPEAK UP! Civic Engagement Workshop, which was scheduled for March 21 is being switched to an online webinar format.
Gabbard Assesses Eroded Honoapiʻilani Highway
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard toured sections of Honoapiʻilani Hwy on Maui near Olowalu on Thursday to assess deteriorating conditions due to rising sea levels and erosion
Groups Seek to Halt Approval of Mākena Resort’s Environmental Assessment
A lawsuit was filed in Maui’s Environmental Court against developers of the 158-unit community above Mākena Landing, disputing project impacts.
Opponents: “Water Monopoly Bill” Will Eliminate Oversight
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
Seawall Protest at Olowalu
A protest is planned today at the site of a shoreline hardening project just north of Olowalu near mile 15.9 of the Honoapiʻilani Highway.
Group Seeks Full EIS on Proposed 47-acre Mākena “Resort Complex”
The Maui Tomorrow Foundation is speaking out against a planned “Resort Complex” in Mākena that is proposed for development on 47.15 acres of undeveloped land makai of Mākena Alanui Road.
Anthony Ranken Returns to Maui Tomorrow Board
Ranken has served as an attorney on Maui for more than 30 years, and is credited with founding Maui Tomorrow with Dr. Rick Sands and current Executive Director Albert Perez in 1990.
