For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Tamara Paltin, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Councilmember Paltin to be contacted via phone or email today due to destruction of West Maui residency area office HONOLUA, Hawaiʻi (August 11, 2023)—Councilmember Tamara Paltin announced today she will have access to phone and email connectivity to respond to constituents, despite […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Tamara Paltin, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us West Maui town hall posponed indefinitely for emergency services at Lāhainā Civic Center LĀHAINĀ, Hawaiʻi (August 10, 2023)—Councilmember Tamara Paltin announced today that tonight’s West Maui town hall is postponed indefinitely to provide space for emergency services at the Lāhainā Civic Center […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Tamara Paltin, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Councilmember Paltin to host Lāhainā town hall Aug. 10 LĀHAINĀ, Hawaiʻi (August 3, 2023)—Councilmember Tamara Paltin announced today she will host a town hall Aug. 10 at 5 p.m. at the Lāhainā Civic Center Social Hall to discuss ongoing projects in West […]
Council committee prioritizes public safety By Tamara Paltin A bill to improve public safety by updating the regulation of air guns and replica guns is up for second and final reading by the Maui County Council on Tuesday at 9 a.m. Bill 169, CD 1 (2022) was proposed by the police department and recommended for […]
By Tamara Paltin As chair of the new Disaster, Resilience, International Affairs and Planning Committee, I look forward to using my experience and interests as a former Ocean Safety Officer to collaborate on disaster preparation and mitigation with the Department of Fire and Public Safety, the Maui Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Police and […]
For Immediate Release: January 23, 2023 Press Release by: Councilmember Tamara Paltin Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council to consider veto override of amendments to workforce housing deed restrictions LĀHAINĀ, Hawaiʻi—The council will consider overriding former Mayor Victorino’s veto of Bill 103 (2022) relating to residential workforce housing deed restrictions and resale at the upcoming council […]
For Immediate Release: November 1, 2022 Press Release by: Tamara Paltin, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Grants available for community cleanups in West Maui LĀHAINĀ, Hawaiʻi—Councilmember Tamara Paltin announced Tuesday that the mayor’s Office of Economic Development is accepting proposals to plan West Maui community cleanups with $30,000 in grant funds that were appropriated in […]
Coastal erosion, large-wave impacts and sea-level rise are distinct and serious issues for our shorelines. In Kahana, nine condominium complexes are imminently threatened, and another building was deemed uninhabitable because of increasing coastal erosion cracking the foundation. Lower Honoapiʻilani Road, fronting Kaʻōpala Bay, is facing a similar threat. The road covers a charged waterline located […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Councilmember Tamara Paltin Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Paltin invites community to virtual town hall on beach restoration and stabilization in Kahana on Tuesday KAHANA, Hawai‘i—Councilmember Tamara Paltin announced today that she will be hosting a virtual community town hall on Tuesday at 5:30 pm to discuss proposed plans for […]
LĀHAINĀ, Hawai‘i—A bill to adopt amendments to the Maui Digital Zoning Map for 13 parcels that are zoned P-1, M-1, PK, R-2 and R-2 will be considered by the Planning and Sustainable Land Use Committee on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Councilmember Tamara Paltin announced today. Bill 66 (2022) proposes to adopt the most recently amended […]
