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Kahakili Beach Park and Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility / LAHAINA GROUNDWATER TRACER STUDY
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Two Sides Still At Odds Over Maui Water Case Bound For Supreme Court

Hawaii Public Radio | September 4, 2019 By ASHLEY MIZUO As the legal dispute between Maui County and environmental groups barrels forward to the United…

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The conflict revolves around the adverse effect of the effluent discharge on the coral reefs and marine ecosystem at Kahekili on Maui. Darla White/Hawaii DLNR
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Maui County Running Out Of Time To Settle Clean Water Act Case

Next week the council will weigh whether it should stop a legal appeal from reaching the U.S. Supreme Court. Honolulu Civil Beat, August 30, 2019…

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Mayor proposes revised settlement in wastewater case
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Mayor proposes revised settlement in wastewater case

Plaintiffs’ attorney skeptical over move by administration The Maui News, August 30, 2019 LOCAL NEWS MELISSA TANJI Staff Writer mtanji@mauinews.com Mayor Michael Victorino has sent…

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Cover design by Albert Cortez MAUITIME
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County of Maui V. Hawaii Wildlife Fund: The lawsuit against Maui County being watched around the country

MauiTime, August 30, 2019 By Axel Beers In 2014, residents of Anderson County, South Carolina, discovered that energy company Kinder Morgan’s underground Plantation Pipe Line…

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Members of the Hawaii Wildlife Fund, Surfrider Foundation, West Maui Preservation Association, Sierra Club and an attorney from Earthjustice deliver two petitions to Maui County Council Chairwoman Kelly King, asking the county to withdraw its injection wells case from the U.S. Supreme Court. / The Maui News
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Groups petition county to withdraw injection well case from Supreme Court

Committee set to consider resolution to settle the case The Maui News, August 29, 2019 LOCAL NEWS MELISSA TANJI Staff Writer mtanji@mauinews.com Four community groups…

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Scientists have found the treated wastewater flowing into the ocean off Kahekili Beach in West Maui is harmful to coral reefs. Courtesy: Jen Smith / HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT
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Maui Is Taking This Clean Water Legal Fight All The Way — Some Say Too Far

The Maui wastewater case has far-reaching ramifications for the nation’s rivers, lakes and oceans. And it’s headed to a conservative Supreme Court. Honolulu Civil Beat,…

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View of Lahaina Town and Harbor Treated sewage wastewater represents almost 15 percent of the total groundwater entering the Pacific near Lahaina. Photo: mauiguide.com
LWTF Injection Wells (Honokōwai)

Protect Lahaina’s Coast: Tell Maui County to Stop Pumping Treated Sewage Into the Pacific

The Inertia, July 9, 2019 Molly Bruce Summer Legal Intern, Surfrider Foundation COMMUNITY Maui County’s Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility (LWRF) has illegally discharged treated wastewater…

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West Maui offshore mooring permits are deferred
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West Maui offshore mooring permits are deferred

The Maui News | July 6, 2019 By LEE IMADA, Managing Editor BLNR asks for public engagement; decision affects five businesses The state Board of Land…

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Shoreline access settlement reached with Napili condos, Na Papa‘i Wawae ‘Ula‘ula
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Shoreline access settlement reached with Napili condos, Na Papa‘i Wawae ‘Ula‘ula

The Maui News | June 27, 2019 By COLLEEN UECHI, Assistant City Editor Lawsuits claim trails not being maintained per permits Red lines depict the public…

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Beach Access Restored. PC: Kai Nishiki/MauiNow
Shoreline Access Cases

Settlement Reached to Restore Beach Access at Honokōwai

MauiNow.com | June 27, 2019 By Wendy Osher A settlement has been reached between a shoreline protection group and the owners of two beach-side condominium…

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