Project Ka‘eo – The Challenge to Preserve Cultural Landscapes in Modern Makena
The need to create a bridge between Maui’s past and future is one of the challenges facing a rapidly developing island. It is also the unspoken subject of an extensive study researched and written by Lucienne de Naie. Download and read a copy of Project Ka‘eo here (38MB PDF file)
Upcoming Events:
Monday, January 7th: Save Makena Monthly Meeting
6-8pm, location to be announced. Our monthly meeting to discuss what's happening with Wailea 670 and other developments in South Maui. Also announcing upcoming events. T-shirts and bumper stickers available. Light refreshments are served. Saturday, January 19: Community Work Day – Aloha Aina Cleanup
Makena State Beach, second parking lot, in partnership with savemakena.org. 9am- noon. Pick up trucks welcome. Leader: Lucienne de Naie. 214-0147. For other locations call Community Work Day at 877-2524. Mahalo for volunteering. Monday Jan, 21st: Makena Forum: Past, Present and Future
6-9pm, Kihei Community Center. A forum to discuss preservation/development of Makena with three panels: Past, Present and Future. Call 357-3134 or 891-0597 for more information. Save Makena.org meetings continue
Wailea 670 is still not a done deal! The Land Use Committee voted yes to Wailea 670, but that is only one part of a three-part process. There will be more public hearings with testimony and more chances coming up to voice your opinions to the County Council.
The nature of Wailea 670
David Suzuki is a riveting speaker. The night of Wednesday, Mar. 14, the scientist addressed an overflow crowd at the Maui Arts and Culture Center’s McCoy Theater as part of the Focus Green lecture series. His topic was our narrow window of opportunity to alter the collision course we are on with the planet that sustains us. Or, as he quoted his daughter: “This is the moment when we will define the future of humankind and all species.”
Absent from the listening audience were members of the Maui County Council, who were busy deliberating a rezoning application from Wailea 670 (Honua`ula) to develop 1,400 new housing units and a golf course in South Maui.
Honua'ula makes halting progress
After more than six hours of discussion, Council Land Use Chairman Mike Molina put the Honua'ula project district on hold for three months, giving committee members until June 15 to prepare comments on conditions proposed by the planning staff and developer. Molina said on Thursday that he expects the Land Use Committee to continue its review of the 670-acre residential development in late summer or early fall.
Support our efforts to preserve Maui
Sign our online petition to preserve the South Maui coast from more planned development
Makena: keeping our promises
Over thirty-five years ago a bold, visionary plan was launched to secure Maui's economic future. Begun in 1968, the federally funded Kihei Civic Plan set out to transform the dry, dusty, sparsely populated shoreline of South Maui. It envisioned a model community for residents and a world-class resort destination for visitors. Nearly one-third of South Maui's 1,200 residents (1970 pop.) gave input on the Civic Plan.
Planning commission OK's Dowling's Keaka project
The pros outnumbered the cons 5-2 when the commission voted Tuesday on a special management area permit and special accessory use permit for the $220 million project down the coastline from the Maui Prince Hotel.
Hawaii's paradise falls victim to progress
Early Hawaiian culture taught that the earth is a living, conscious being. It is not to be dominated but is to be cared for with pono (balance and rightness). In the land of true aloha (love, compassion, divine blessings) the land provides for its people. This sacred Hawaiian value is similarly expressed in the cultures of many ethnic groups. As 2006 concludes, I struggle to find the words to express the angst and powerlessness I feel about what is happening to our planet and to the values that should be guiding our relationship with it.
The game is over for shoreline developers
The Hawai‘i Supreme Court has issued a ruling strongly reaffirming that the shoreline in Hawai‘i, which marks the boundary between public beach and private land, extends to the highest wash of the waves, and rejecting the use of artificially planted vegetation to determine the shoreline.
New threats loom at Ahihi-Kinau reserve
With commercial activities banned and more watchful eyes on the scene, have things changed for the better at the Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve and adjoining Keoneoio? Yes - and no.
Trail will ease access to ocean
A recent Hawai'i Supreme Court ruling reiterated the state's commitment to retaining as much of the shoreline as possible for use by the public.
