COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Yuki Lei K. Sugimura Published in the Maui News February 27, 2021 New priorities for a new council term As we embark on a new council term, I am excited and honored to serve the people of Maui County once again. Here in my third term, I continue to work […]
For immediate release: November 19, 2020 Press Release by: Yuki Lei Sugimura, Councilmember Maui County Council Sugimura introduces resolution urging the governor to extend the eviction moratorium into 2021 WAILUKU, Hawaii—Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura announced today a resolution urging the governor to extend the eviction moratorium into 2021 will be considered by the council […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Yuki Lei Sugimura Published in the Maui News September 12, 2020 In the midst of a worldwide pandemic, we have all faced unforeseen changes and challenges but, with the Eviction Moratorium slated to end on Sept. 30, our community is on the verge of another unwelcome shift that may cause people […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Yuki Lei Sugimura Published in the Maui News April 25, 2020 This is a year that our capacity as a community is being tested as never before. While the pandemic has challenged our county budget deliberations by precluding in-person deliberations, I am encouraged by the online participation of members of the […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Yuki Lei Sugimura Published in the Maui News December 14, 2019 A heartbreaking article over the summer reported on Maui County reaching 11 traffic deaths for the year (“2019 has brought spate of fatalities on county roads,” The Maui News, July 10). I’m pained to report the statistics have only gotten worse. […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Yuki Lei Sugimura Published in the Maui News July 27, 2019 Clean water is a priority for all of us, whether it be in the ocean, streams or groundwater. Clarification as to why Upcountry Maui is deemed a top priority for cesspool replacements is needed. Most of the Upcountry drinking water […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News April 14, 2019 By: Yuki Lei Sugimura Each year, more than 40,000 people are killed in the United States in vehicle crashes. Last year, a record number of 43 pedestrian fatalities were documented in Hawai‘i, reflecting a dramatic increase from 15 in 2017. In 2018 there were […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES By: Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura Published in the Maui News December 2, 2018 At its meeting on Monday, the Maui County Council’s Policy, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee, which I chair, will be hearing a presentation on a performance audit of the Department of Liquor Control. After several controversies relating to department […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News November 11, 2018 By: Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura When Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. closed its doors and shut down sugar operations for good at the end of 2016, Maui was in dire need of a plan to keep thousands of acres of land in agricultural use […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News June 24, 2018 By: Yuki Lei Sugimura Last week, the County Council’s Policy, Economic Development and Agriculture committee, which I chair, recommended the passage of two resolutions to amend the Maui County Charter. The first of two proposed charter amendments increases the fine for the illegal operation […]
