Daily Archives: December 16th, 2008
Supreme Court throws out challenge to Kaho’ohalahala’s election
Posted in Maui news
WAILUKU -- The Hawaii Supreme Court has thrown out a challenge to incoming County Council Member Sol Kaho'ohalahala's election.
‘New level of intensity’ to conserve is urged
Posted in Maui news
WAILUKU - In whatever economic scenarios he draws up for the Water Use and Development Plans, county water consultant Carl Freedman says conservation plays an important role.
The Department of Water Supply has been urging conservation for years, handing out free low-flow shower heads and conducting publicity campaigns.
Regional plans for county’s water in works; all are costly
Posted in Maui news
WAILUKU - Although the County Council Water Resources Committee had heard it before, it heard it again Monday: All the cheap water is gone.
Kula woman helps restore benefits to families of veterans
Posted in Maui news
Thanks to a 71-year-old Maui woman, tens of thousands of widows and widowers of veterans will receive millions of dollars in federal benefits wrongfully denied them over the past 12 years.
"I was very surprised that I would have an impact for all those other women," Ruby Maile Sasaoka of Kula said. "I had no idea they were going through the same thing.
Rising Sun Solar aids in lowering electric bill
Posted in Maui news
Michael Lawton and Mark Leuffgen of Rising Sun Solar install photovoltaic panels to the top of Kihei Lutheran Church on Monday morning.
Crews were busy on the project, which includes 42 solar panels that will cover 60 percent of
the church's electricity needs.
Kihei Lutheran officials said they believed their's is the first church in the state with such an extensive PV project.
Economic stimulus ‘about people’
Posted in Maui news
Maui County will see the launch of more than $295 million in capital-improvement projects within 18 months as part of a sweeping plan to stimulate the economy and create jobs throughout the state.
Gov.