How The Green Fee and Maui’s Solar Energy Work Toward the Same Goal
Have you ever looked at the mountains after a good rain and just felt something? That connection is deep, rooted, and unshakable. It’s the same feeling behind why we talk about clean energy and mālama ʻāina. Solar power in Maui might sound like tech stuff, but when you zoom out, it’s all tied to how we live, how we care, and what we leave behind. Now, with this new green fee law , tourists are being asked to give back to the land they visit. But over here, the question is: what are we giving, as the people who call this place home? This blog is for us, the aunties, uncles, cousins, and neighbors who are willing to make things better, one choice at a time. When the Land Gives, You Give Back The green fee, soon to be collected from every tourist who visits our island, isn’t just another fee. It’s a recognition. A recognition that this land gives so much, and it needs something in return. This money will go straight into protecting reefs, restoring forests, and keeping sacred places inta...