For immediate release: Jan. 2, 2015 Press release by: Council Chair Mike White Maui County Council White to chair county council; seeks fiscal responsibility and a focus on the positives WAILUKU, Hawaii – The council at its organizational meeting today voted to appoint Councilmember Mike White as chair for the 2015-2017 term, his office announced […]
It’s official. Members of the Maui County Council for the 2015-2017 term today received their election certificates and took the oath of office at the council’s inauguration ceremony. The Council Chamber had a standing-room-only crowd. Attendees included state House Speaker Joseph Souki, state Rep. Angus McKelvey, state Sens. Gil Keith-Agaran, Kalani English and Roz Baker, […]
Published in The Maui News, Dec. 28, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA , for The Maui News I had the honor of convening 51 meetings while chairing the Maui County Council during the two-year term that ends on Friday. I was proud to work with my colleagues to shepherd 164 ordinances and 283 resolutions […]
Press Release by: Council Chair Gladys C. Baisa Maui County Council Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi to keynote Maui County Council inauguration WAILUKU, Hawaii – Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi will present the keynote address at the 2015 Maui County Council Inauguration on Jan. 2 at 10 a.m. in the Council Chamber, Council Chair Gladys […]
Published in The Maui News. Dec. 21, 2014 By Gladys C. Baisa, for The Maui News With the council’s legislative work for the 2013-2015 term now concluded, it’s an apt time to look back at some highlights. Land acquisition, housing and community initiatives have been supported throughout the term. In the summer of 2013, the […]
Published in The Maui News, December 14, 2014 By ROBERT CARROLL , for The Maui News The County Council will consider on second and final reading Friday Bill 85, which provides new authority for the county to address water shortages, and Bill 86, an update to the county’s affordable-housing law known as the residential workforce housing […]
Dianne Shimizu of the Office of Council Services is ready for the next chapter after 39 years of public service. The Maui County Council on Dec. 30 will lose decades of institutional knowledge when Dianne Shimizu, Supervising Legislative Analyst in the Office of Council Services, retires. “I plan to catch up on things I’ve neglected […]
WAILEA, Hawaii – More than 150 county leaders from across the nation convened at the Grand Wailea Hotel Resort & Spa on Dec. 3-6 for the National Association of Counties’ Symposium on America’s County Transportation & Infrastructure. America’s counties invest more than $100 billion each year in the nation’s transportation infrastructure, maintaining and building […]
WAILUKU, Hawaii – The council today passed Bill 85 (2014), relating to the declaration of water shortages, by a 7-1 vote, following seven Water Resources Committee meetings over almost the entire council term, Council Chair Gladys C. Baisa announced. According to the committee report issued by Councilmember Michael P. Victorino, the bill’s purpose is “to […]
Free workshops on Maui to help citizens learn about the state’s legislative process entitled “We the Powerful!” will be hosted by the Hawaii State Public Access Room from Monday through Thursday next week. The workshops are open to the public, and no registration or prior experience is required. Topics include understanding the legislative process, delivering […]
