For immediate release: October 4, 2017 Press release by: Councilmember Don Guzman WAILUKU, Hawaii – Two legislative proposals will be introduced at the upcoming County Council meeting on Oct. 6 to address concerns presented during discussions on a proposed moratorium on sand mining, Councilmember Don Guzman announced today. “The proposals offer solutions to key issues […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, October 1, 2017 By: Mike White This past Tuesday, the County Council’s Planning Committee continued its review of the Molokai Community Plan. The special meeting on Molokai allowed the committee to hear directly from residents on an updated blueprint for their island’s future. Molokai’s community plan was […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, September 24, 2017 By: Mike White Last week, the Maui County Liquor Control Commission rightfully corrected a rule that the Department of Liquor Control began enforcing in May requiring all nonprofit board members and officers to submit background checks, fingerprints and Social Security numbers for single-event liquor […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, September 17, 2017 By: Mike White Fiscal year 2018, which began on July 1, is now in full swing with oversight of the county budget remaining a top priority for the County Council. On Tuesday, the Budget and Finance Committee continued discussions relating to an appraisal of […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, September 10, 2017 By: Mike White Now that the state Legislature’s special session is completed, the County Council and the Hawaii State Association of Counties turn their focus on prioritizing initiatives for the legislative session that begins in January. One of Maui County’s proposals that will be […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, September 3, 2017 By: Mike White This past week was spent at the state Legislature in a final effort to keep the Neighbor Islands from being dragged into Honolulu’s controversial rail project. As of this column’s deadline, it appears that despite our best efforts, the transient accommodations […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, August 28, 2017 By: Mike White The State Legislature announced Thursday a plan to pay for the Honolulu rail project by raising the transient accommodations tax by 1 percent across the state. The proposed TAT hike is coupled with extending the 0.5 percent Oahu general excise tax […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, August 13, 2017 By: Mike White The issue of funding Honolulu’s controversial rail project is on the verge of boiling over to the Neighbor Islands and residents should be concerned. As mentioned in my July 17 “Chair’s 3 Minutes,” the state Legislature has scheduled a special session […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, August 6, 2017 By: Stacy Crivello In late June, county and state departments, local nonprofits, developers and many other community stakeholders gathered for the 2017 Maui County Affordable Housing Summit. It was an important meeting of the minds, but it also underscored the importance of moving forward […]
Press release by: Councilmember Elle Cochran, Chair Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee CANCELLED: Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee July 31 meeting WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council’s Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee has cancelled its meeting, scheduled for today, Monday, July 31, at 1:30 p.m., due to lack of quorum, announced Committee Chair Elle […]
