Land Board Reverses Action To Cancel Ke’ehi Marine Lease The controversial lease of state land to Ke’ehi Marine, Inc., is still in effect, despite action of the Board of Land and Natural Resources to cancel it last April. Readers of … Continued
Since 1990, the Maui County Department of Water Supply has been counting on wells in the Ha’iku aquifer system to provide as much as 24 million gallons a day of water. The water would not be used to serve residents … Continued
The staff report prepared for the Water Commission’s August 13 meeting contains a good, readable synopsis of the problems facing ‘Iao aquifer. Here we reprint several key sections of that report: Duty to Protect On May 13, 1997, the commission … Continued
In August, the Commission on Water Resource Management decided against designating the ‘Iao aquifer on Maui as a water management area. The decision, taken at the commission’s August 13 meeting in Kahului was made on a five-to-one vote, with Department … Continued