Here on Maui the quality of the air is excellent, and a lot of the air pollution comes from the volcanic activity at Kilauea. Since we can't control or predict vog from the volcano the EPA was wondering if there should be restrictions on man-made pollutions. Most of the man-made air pollutants here on Maui are caused by Maui Electric Company's coal-fired generators, agricultural burning, and emissions from vehicles, aircrafts, and ships. However, according to the EPA the future of clean Maui air is looking good and they did not find it necessary to implement pollution controls for Maui through 2018.
[Read more The Present and Future of Clean Maui Air]
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