RAM GAD POD - Notes from the GAD for September 3, 2019

Hello Friends,

This episode is just a quick update from me and the usual rambling. If you don't feel like listening to the whole thing, here are the main points:

• Wailuku Improvements: Phase 1A of the Wailuku Civic Complex project is set to begin in September. Updates on Wailuku construction, along with mitigation efforts that will be implemented during construction, can be found at www.WailukuLive.com. The County will be hosting several workshops and meetings on changes to the Commercial Mixed-use Zoning district of the Wailuku Redevelopment Are Zoning and Development Code on the following dates:
• September 13th: 250 S. High Street – Kalana O Maui Building, Planning Conference Room, 1 pm. (Maui Redevelopment Agency Special Meeting)
  • September 27th: 250 S. High Street – Kalana O Maui Building, Planning Conference Room, 1 pm. (Maui Redevelopment Agency Meeting)
    
• Kihei Community Association: Next community meeting is September 17, 2019, from 6:30-8:00 at Saint Theresa Church at 25 West Lipoa Street
  
• West Maui Community Plan: The next West Maui Community Plan Advisory Committee meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 3 and Thursday, September 5 at Keopuolani Hall at Waiola Church. The meeting will begin at 5:30 and will focus on policies and actions related to Section 2, Goal 2.1 of the Draft West maui Community Plan. Go to WeAreMaui.org for more information.
  
• Sea Level Rise & Overtourism: Economist Paul Brewbaker will be speaking on Wednesday, September 4, from 5:30 – 7:00 pm at the Sphere at the Maui Ocean Center. “In this presentation, we explore some of the economic implications of overtourism for Hawaii, and relate economic policy responses to those which confront sea level rise attendant to global climate change.”
  
• RAM Stuff: Membership Gala this Friday. Pay your dues! RPAC is awesome!
• RAM GAD POD:  The podcast is now available on Anchor, Google Podcast, Spotify, Breaker, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, and Apple Podcasts. This week’s interview is with Michele McLean, Director of the County of Maui Department of Planning.