POSTED: July 15, 2008
The Maui News
During World War II there wasn't enough water to slake the thirst of all the military personnel on tiny Midway Island. The solution was a water barge. The barge was regularly towed between Oahu and Midway with its liquid cargo. The barge was later wrecked and now sits on the bottom of a channel through the reef at Midway.
The barge story popped into memory after seeing the latest reports from the Maui County Department of Water Supply. Director Jeff Eng - and surely Mayor Charmaine Tavares - is considering placing the county under water use restrictions.
Eng thanked those who are cutting down on the use of water - largely for irrigation since it is difficult to make drastic cuts in household use - but there are still too many individuals trying to turn desert locations into rain forests.
As usual, ...
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
Makena park privately owned
POSTED: July 14, 2008
The Maui News
Makena Landing has a long and colorful history.
The S.S. Kilauea, the first regularly scheduled interisland steamer, dropped anchor in the bay on its maiden trip so King Kalakaua could visit Rose Ranch, the predecessor to Ulupalakua Ranch. Rose Ranch owner James Makee arranged to have the king met by 150 horseman and a torch-light procession for the the five-mile trip up to the ranch.
Keawala'i Congregational Church was founded in 1832 and built of coral blocks from nearby reefs in 1855. The church was named for the cove fronting the church.
Until 1923, an interisland steamer - usually the Mikihala and sometimes the Likelike - dropped anchor in the bay each Wednesday and Saturday. Before World War II, residents of the area would spread a net for a hukilau on Saturdays. There was a one-room schoolhouse on the mauka side of the road. Until the 1930s, cowboys would swim cattle out into the bay, where they would be hoisted aboard ships.
Until World War II when the military improved a rough coast road to La Perouse, Makena was largely isolated, connected to the outside by the ocean, the King's Trail to Kihei and a dirt road up to Ulupalakua. The ranch road was closed to the public in the 1980s due to a maintenance dispute between the ranch and the county.
It comes as a shock to learn that the Makena Landing Park, with its boat ramp, showers, toilets and parking, is privately owned and maintained. A greater shock is that the county could have assumed ownership but didn't. No matter how ...
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The Maui News
Makena Landing has a long and colorful history.
The S.S. Kilauea, the first regularly scheduled interisland steamer, dropped anchor in the bay on its maiden trip so King Kalakaua could visit Rose Ranch, the predecessor to Ulupalakua Ranch. Rose Ranch owner James Makee arranged to have the king met by 150 horseman and a torch-light procession for the the five-mile trip up to the ranch.
Keawala'i Congregational Church was founded in 1832 and built of coral blocks from nearby reefs in 1855. The church was named for the cove fronting the church.
Until 1923, an interisland steamer - usually the Mikihala and sometimes the Likelike - dropped anchor in the bay each Wednesday and Saturday. Before World War II, residents of the area would spread a net for a hukilau on Saturdays. There was a one-room schoolhouse on the mauka side of the road. Until the 1930s, cowboys would swim cattle out into the bay, where they would be hoisted aboard ships.
Until World War II when the military improved a rough coast road to La Perouse, Makena was largely isolated, connected to the outside by the ocean, the King's Trail to Kihei and a dirt road up to Ulupalakua. The ranch road was closed to the public in the 1980s due to a maintenance dispute between the ranch and the county.
It comes as a shock to learn that the Makena Landing Park, with its boat ramp, showers, toilets and parking, is privately owned and maintained. A greater shock is that the county could have assumed ownership but didn't. No matter how ...
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Towers plan open for review
Collected data to be used to assess sites for wind power
POSTED: July 14, 2008
The Maui News
One of seven meteorological towers stands on Lanai, with guy wire supports. The towers will remain in place for as much as two years to gather wind-pattern data to determine a site for a wind power generation facility. Landowner Castle & Cooke is seeking state and federal permits for the towers, which could harm endangered and threatened birds.
Photo by BILL STANDLEY, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
LANAI CITY - A draft habitat conservation plan and environmental assessment are available for public review as part of an application by Castle & Cooke Resorts for the construction and operation of seven meteorological towers on Lanai.
The towers will be used for as much as two years to collect data on wind patterns to assess whether sites could sustain a wind power generation facility.
The conservation plan and environmental assessment are part of Castle & Cooke's application for an "incidental take" permit, which is required when ...
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POSTED: July 14, 2008
The Maui News
One of seven meteorological towers stands on Lanai, with guy wire supports. The towers will remain in place for as much as two years to gather wind-pattern data to determine a site for a wind power generation facility. Landowner Castle & Cooke is seeking state and federal permits for the towers, which could harm endangered and threatened birds.
Photo by BILL STANDLEY, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
LANAI CITY - A draft habitat conservation plan and environmental assessment are available for public review as part of an application by Castle & Cooke Resorts for the construction and operation of seven meteorological towers on Lanai.
The towers will be used for as much as two years to collect data on wind patterns to assess whether sites could sustain a wind power generation facility.
The conservation plan and environmental assessment are part of Castle & Cooke's application for an "incidental take" permit, which is required when ...
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Branching out; firmly rooted
POSTED: July 14, 2008The Maui News
Hoalani Arriaga, 11, of Hana.
The Maui News / AMANDA COWAN photo
Hoalani Arriaga, 11, of Hana finds a seat in the branches of a windswept tree at Baldwin Beach Park while enjoying a sunny day Friday.
Hoalani was among 50 local kids who were at the beach to ...
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