CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, October 29, 2017 By: Yuki Lei Sugimura On Oct. 16, the County Council’s Policy, Economic Development, and Agriculture Committee recommended approval of the Hawaii State Association of Counties legislative package that will be introduced to the state Legislature in January. Every year, HSAC, which represents the collective […]
For immediate release: October 13, 2017 Press Release by: Councilmember Yuki Lei K. Sugimura WAILUKU, Hawaii – Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura will hold her monthly Talk Story with Yuki outreach program on Saturday, October 14 at the Upcountry Farmers Market from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Councilmember Sugimura invites the public to come and voice […]
For immediate release: September 8, 2017 Press Release by: Councilmember Yuki Lei K. Sugimura Maui County Council WAILUKU, Hawaii – Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura will hold her monthly Talk Story with Yuki outreach program on Saturday, September 9 at the Upcountry Farmers Market from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Councilmember Sugimura invites the public to […]
For immediate release: August 9, 2017 Press Release by: Councilmember Yuki Lei K. Sugimura Maui County Council WAILUKU, Hawaii – Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura will resume her monthly Talk Story with Yuki outreach program on Saturday, August 12 at the Upcountry Farmers Market from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Councilmember Sugimura will be joined by […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, July 31, 2017 By: Yuki Lei Sugimura Agriculture throughout Maui County is at a critical juncture. It was only a little over six months ago when Hawaii’s last remaining sugar plantation closed its doors. At the time, there was uncertainty of the next chapter for local agriculture […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, June 4, 2017 By YUKI LEI SUGIMURA The County Council’s Policy, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee, which I chair, will meet Monday at 9 a.m. in the Council Chambers to discuss the Federal Food Safety Modernization Act, or FSMA. FSMA was signed into law on Jan. 4, […]
For immediate release: March 15, 2017 Press release by: Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura Maui County Council Sugimura to serve on national panel Rural Action Caucus WAILUKU, Hawaii – Maui County Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura will serve on the National Association of Counties’ Rural Action Caucus, as appointed by NACo President Bryan Desloge last month, Sugimura’s […]
For immediate release: Feb. 7, 2017 Press release by: Councilmember Yuki Lei K. Sugimura Maui County Council Sugimura launches Talk Story with Yuki at Upcountry Farmers Market WAILUKU, Hawaii – Councilmember Yuki Lei K. Sugimura today announced the launch of Talk Story with Yuki, a monthly outreach program to engage the community on county issues […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, Jan. 29, 2017 By YUKI LEI SUGIMURA The County Council’s first committee meeting this term is scheduled Monday at 9 a.m. in the Council Chambers. It is the Policy, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee (PEA), which I chair. This is a nine-member committee, with all my colleagues […]
