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Gov. Green received a short list of candidates for the seat, reserved for a customary water expert, five months ago. Now, his administration says recent issues arose with some applicants.

The ruling overturns a water commission decision that failed to return more flows to four Central Maui streams after the closure of a former plantation in 2016.

The $1.4 billion project envisions 975 high-end homes in and around the Wailea resort community that would cater to seasonal residents.

Free Market Ventures had offered to drill one or more deep water wells and sell the water to the county for 30 years for use by Upcountry residents.

The justices found the state’s factual arguments flimsy regarding water diversions affecting the ability to fight the August wildfires.

Newly formed East Maui Water Authority faces resistance from ‘overt and behind the scenes methods.’

There’s agreement that the cost of water to users would rise but by how much is up for debate.

The Kohala Ditch was built in the early 1900s to water sugarcane fields, then it fed ranches and small farmers’ operations. But it has languished since breaking in 2021.

Former Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa, who had opposed the authority’s creation, was unsuccessful in his bid for the leadership role.

A $3.2 million federal grant is funding the center.