Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 5, 1 May 2016 — Alexander & Baldwin needs environmental review [ARTICLE]

Alexander & Baldwin needs environmental review

Alexander & Baldwin and the East Maui Irrigation Co., Ltd., has received an order to begin an environmental review process to support their water leases on Maui. The state Board of Land and Natural Resources issued the order on April 14. It applies to water leases in Honomanū, Keana, Huelo and Nāhiku. Within 60 days, Alexander & Baldwin must provide BLNR with a scope of work for the preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. For years, East Maui farmers have been calling for diverted water to be restored to four major streams, particularly in light of the HC&S sugar plantation closure.