The sunny leeward side of Maui is close to running out of water. During the dry months, the system pumps out nearly as much water as it produces. Or, as Eva Blumenstein with the Maui Department of Water Supply put it recently, “it’s getting dangerously close to capacity.” As the county plans for more development, the … Continue reading ‘Dangerously Close To Capacity’: Maui Weighs $53M Kīhei Desalination Plant