Big Isle library adds 19 hours to schedule
Pahala Public and School Library will expand its public service hours starting Monday.
The library, at 96-3150 Pikake St. on the campus of Kau High & Pahala Elementary School, will move from a Monday, Thursday and Friday schedule of 15 hours per week to a Monday-through-Friday schedule of 34 hours per week.
The schedule:
» Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
» Tuesday: noon to 3 p.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
» Friday: noon to 5 p.m.
For information about the library’s computer classes, programs and services, call 928-2015.
Former professor warns Maui on future growth
A retired Maui college professor involved in planning issues on the island for more than four decades says its infrastructure may have trouble adjusting to future developments.
Maui News reported Thursday that Dick Mayer, a former professor at Maui Community College, says the public needs to have a voice in planning.
Mayer said more than a dozen planned projects will have effects on roadways, water and access to the coastline.
The projects include expanding the Makena Resort, a high school in Kihei and two residential developments of more than 1,100 units each in Wailea.
Mayer says traffic in South Maui will be severely congested if the projects go forward without building more roads.
County Planning Director Will Spence says the projects won’t all likely be built.
