Daily Archives: May 27th, 2009
Mansionism discouraged on land with hotel zoning
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WAILUKU - The Maui Planning Department would like to take a stand against creeping mansionism in the hotel district, but Planning Director Jeff Hunt says the best way to approach the problem remains under discussion.
The County Council set off the discussion by asking for advice about two proposed ordinances, one on industrial zoning (see related story) and one on hotel zoning.
Vote: Leave ’stacking’ zoning alone
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WAILUKU - The Maui Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to advise the County Council to abandon efforts to remove "stacking" from the M1 light-industrial and M2 heavy-industrial zoning ordinances.
"Stacking" or "pyramiding" is the practice of including all the permitted uses from lower levels of zoning in higher levels.
Local reaction generally positive
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WAILUKU - Although the Maui Republican Party chairman said Tuesday he was concerned that the addition of federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court would push the nation's highest court to the political left, others said they would welcome the diversity that a woman of Hispanic descent would bring to the nation's highest court.
Muggy morning a time to chill out
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Jinsei Mateaki, 5, of Makawao stretches out in the sun with his sister, Kana, 6, while taking a break from the activities in the water Tuesday morning at the Upcountry Pool in Pukalani.
The keiki spent the morning escaping the muggy temperatures.
They were joined at the facility by family members, including their mom, Kazuko, who said they all love to swim.
Riding accident claims man of many talents and friends
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WAILUKU - Experienced horseman Edward "Eddie" Wilson was identified Tuesday as the man who fell to his death while riding his horse in Haleakala Crater on Monday afternoon.
The accident occurred as Wilson, a 65-year-old Kula resident, was riding about halfway down Halemau'u Trail, said Haleakala National Park management assistant Naaman Hor.