For immediate release: May 11, 2016 Press release by: Councilmember Robert Carroll, Chair Land Use Committee Fast-track affordable housing project in Wailuku proposes 70 units WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council’s Land Use Committee will consider the Waiale Affordable Housing project, which proposes 70 affordable, single family residential units and a neighborhood park, on […]
Published in The Maui News, May 8, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News I am pleased to report, after meeting nearly every day for a month, the Maui County Council’s Budget and Finance Committee on Monday passed a $659.5 million fiscal year 2017 budget. The figure is $51.9 million lower than the $711.4 […]
Published in The Maui News, May 1, 2016 By MIKE VICTORINO , The Maui News I’ve had the privilege of representing county governments during the 2016 state legislative session, which ends Thursday. As president of the Hawaii State Association of Counties and chair of the Maui County Council’s Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, I’ve worked […]
WAILUKU, Hawaii – The first Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization policy board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 4, at 10 a.m. in the Planning Conference Room of the Kalana Pakui Building. As approved by the Maui County Council and based on federal requirements, the Maui MPO was established by the State of Hawaii and County […]
Published in The Maui News, April 24, 2016 By DON GUZMAN, for The Maui News Fighting invasive species such as the miconia weed, the little fire ant and the coqui frog takes diligence by everyone in the community. That was one of the takeaway messages from the Maui Invasive Species Committee’s recent presentation to the Maui […]
Published in The Maui News, April 17, 2016 By MIKE WHITE , The Maui News Now is the time for each of us to call and email our state legislators and ask that counties receive a fair share of revenue from the transient accommodations tax. While keeping an ever-increasing portion of the TAT for itself, […]
Published in The Maui News, April 10, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News Molokai and Lanai issues are often at the forefront of Maui County Council members’ work. The council recognizes each island has unique issues and it’s particularly difficult for Lanai and Molokai residents to attend meetings at the Council Chambers in […]
Viewpoint By ELLE COCHRAN, for The Maui News I shared a great big sigh of relief with all of West Maui and especially with the residents of Pu’ukoli’i Road when I received word from the administration that Pu’ukoli’i’s resurfacing would finally commence, after all of these years. I commend the Department of Public Works for […]
