This month’s Kauai Climate Action Coalition (KCAC) forum is July 14th. This time there is a film to watch beforehand, KISS the Ground. Don’t wait to register, go to http://bit.ly/rootsofclimatechange...
01 July, 2021Aloha, Banks continue to finance oil and gas while electric cars are becoming mainstream in the auto industry https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/automakers-start-to-figure-out-the-climate-future?utm_source=onsite-share& Learn about the auto industry seeming to seamlessly shift to electric vehicles, while the banks continue to finance oil and gas at an enormous pace. Also......
06 June, 2021Aloha, Great News For The People Of Kauai Please click to see HG Kauai Joint Venture LLC’s Withdrawal of their Amended Petition, ending days of testimony before the Land Use Commision (LUC)! In a current hearing before the LUC, HG Kauai Joint Venture LLC was......
27 May, 2021Aloha, Who can rely on the quality of water we’re drinking when the County water department would blatantly lie to the public and our courts? What follows is very upsetting and should be known by all. We are on appeal and we intend to seek......
24 May, 2021Aloha, The last two days of hearings before the Land Use Commission (LUC) were not only illuminating, but the second day of testimony ended with potential exciting news for Kapaa and the island. When developer, HG Kauai Joint Venture LLC, rested/ended its presentation Thursday afternoon,......
20 May, 2021Aloha, The hearing before the LUC on Hokua Place is still under way. The next four dates for the developer’s witnesses testimony will be single dates and the LUC was only able to calendar the HP proceedings to follow other matters that were already on......
01 April, 2021
TIME SENSITIVE Any testimony needs to be offered in writing by 9 am tomorrow, Wednesday October 7 Our greatest concern is that the current version of the bill not only exempts the town core developers from any affordable housing requirement, totally exempting them from the......
06 October, 2020
The proposed 775 dwelling development behind the middle school in Kapaa, Hokua Place, is back and developers proposed-zoning the acreage from Agriculture to Urban. (see below). Upon reading that intention, I spoke to Riley Hakoda of the Land Use Commission (LUC) about my concern of......
31 August, 2020
Aloha, As you may recall, we recently appealed the Circuit Court’s denial of our case that objected to KDOW’s illegal purchase and sale of diverted stream water without proper permits from the State, per HRS §171-58 or environmental review of the source waters, HRS §§171-58......
27 August, 2020
KNOW SOMEONE NOT ON FACEBOOK who’d like to see the Kauai County Council Candidates Forum? Ho’ike Kaua’i Community Television Has given us a replay schedule for the LIVE Kauai County Council Candidate Forum we hosted Thursday July 16, 2020 Here is the replay......
20 July, 2020
In Case you didn’t know, we had a Kaua’i County Council Candidate Form on Wednesday June 10th, in collaboration with Just Transition Hawaii. This forum was conducted on Zoom and you can watch a recording of the forum right here on our website by visiting......
28 June, 2020
Kaua’i as a Model: Report v1.3 Prepared for: The Honorable David Y. Ige Governor, State of Hawai’i The Honorable Derek S.K. Kawakami Mayor, County of Kaua’i Prepared by: John P. Alderete and Kaua’i COVID-19 Discussion Group Contact: Kaua’i COVID-19 Discussion Group KauaiCDG@gmail.com 808-652-3988 Information contained......
27 June, 2020
Make Plans To Join Us on September 20, 2019 at KCC ( Kaua’i Community College) There is NO time to lose, Climate Change is ALL Around us. Make plans to join us 9/20 for our Global Climate Strike Kaua’i. Learn more at our Facebook event......
15 September, 2019
Alert: More Rapid ‘Ōhi’a Death Detections Unfortunately, I am writing to report that the more aggressive species leading to Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death has been detected in six more trees in two new locations on Kaua’i—five near the Kalāheo-Lāwai section of the Līhu‘e-Kōloa Forest Reserve and......
30 August, 2019
The following events are 3 very important community events happening here on Kaua’i. We hope you will make plans to join us. 1. TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 5:00-7:00, KAUAI WAR MEMORIAL CONVENTION HALL Updating the Hawai’i Ocean Resource Management Plan:Statewide Information Sharing Sessions The State of......
22 August, 2019
Petition For Kauaʻi Residents ONLY Please: Help Save Courtyards at Waipouli!! Units to Be Sold for Visitor Units Local Families Will Have to Move Urge the County or State to Buy the Place! View the petition, SIGN and Share > https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/courtyards-at-waipouli...
26 June, 2019
CCK’s FOCUS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Report on the Affordable Housing Learning Forum On April 23, 2019, Community Coalition Kaua’i held it’s first learning forum on Understanding the Affordable Housing Crisis on Kaua’i. With a head count of 75+ community members in attendance, the evening’s primary......
15 April, 2019
January 17, 2019 North Shore Shuttle Presentation by Joel Guy and the Hanalei Initiative - The Lost Road to Paradise....
10 January, 2019
The core team of Community Coalition Kaua’i (CCK) met on November 20 and December 11 to develop new strategic priorities for CCK to be implemented during the next two years. ...
10 January, 2019