CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News May 27, 2018 By: Mike White For many years, travel companies marketing Hawaii on behalf of hotels and other accommodations charged our visitors the state’s general excise tax and transient accommodations tax on their share of the sales price of a unit. The companies then pocketed the […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News May 13, 2018 By: Mike White Earlier this month, the 2018 state legislative session came to an end. Throughout the session, I closely monitored measures that could potentially impact Maui County. This week’s column serves as an update on the critical measures that have either been deferred […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, May 6, 2018 By: Mike White The county’s Planning Department has signed a contract with LODGINGRevs to identify operators of illegal vacation rentals. Upon receipt of their list of operators, I am told enforcement action will be imminent. The search for a vendor to assist with compliance […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News April 29, 2018 By: Elle Cochran Loko i’a, or traditional Hawaiian fishponds, are an undeniable example of ancient Hawaiian innovation and an important symbol of Hawaiian culture. They remind us and the rest of the world of our ability to be true leaders who can sustain, create […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, April 15, 2018 By: Mike White Last week, the state House of Representatives passed Senate bill 2922, which seeks to amend the state constitution to allow the Legislature to add a surcharge on investment real property to support public education. The bill will likely head to conference […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, April 8, 2018 By: Stacy Crivello In July, the County Council authorized an audit of the Maui County Department of Transportation. The intent of the audit was to provide the council and the administration with a tool to identify long-term strategic solutions to improve the cost-effectiveness, efficiency […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, March 25, 2018 By: Mike White This past Friday, the Maui County Council received the mayor’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2019, which runs from July 1 through June 30, 2019. As mandated by the County Charter, the mayor must present the council with a proposed budget […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, March 18, 2018 By: Mike White Last week, Senate Bill 648, Senate Draft 1, House Draft 1 was released by the state House Committee on Finance. The bill proposes to increase the Neighbor Island counties’ share of the transient accommodations tax, also known as the hotel tax […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, March 11, 2018 By: Mike White In early February, President Donald Trump released his long-awaited federal infrastructure plan, outlining a proposal to spend federal dollars on infrastructure projects nationwide. At the core, the plan provides $200 billion in federal money to counties and states with the theory […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, March 4, 2018 By: Mike White Important measures pending at the state Legislature have the potential to adversely impact the operations of counties. Earlier this week, the Senate Committee on Judiciary passed Senate Bill 2922, which proposes a constitutional amendment to establish a surcharge on residential investment […]
