![]() Coral reefs around Hawaii have never been more in jeopardy than today. ![]() In recent years, Hawaii’s reefs have faced innumerable calamities- bleaching events, pollution problems that have been ignored, and ocean acidification. I don’t think the planning departments are rigorous enough in the compliance checking so it’s best not to allow new construction on that scale right now. You can submit testimony right now! Every new construction should take into account our reefs, landscape, and community impact. I bring it up because the bill was passed by the county council, then the mayor vetoed the bill… and today, 01/07/22, at 9am the council discussing overturning the veto in a virtual call. ![]() In my mind, fewer tourists = less damage to our reefs. putting a pause on building new hotels on Maui. 148 (2021), Draft 1 (“Bill”), establishing Chapter 19.98 Maui County Code, declaring a moratorium on new transient accommodations on Maui. This bill (Bill 135) was introduced by Kelly King (we love her!) Ordinance 5306 was signed into law on December 6th, 2021.
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