FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 12, 2025 County of Maui Board of Ethics Confirms No Action Warranted in Repetitive Complaints Filed Against Councilmember Cook Kihei, Maui – During its meeting on November 12, 2025, the County of Maui Board of Ethics voted in executive session to decline to process two new complaints (Complaint Nos. 25-13 and […]
For Immediate Release: Press release by: Thomas Cook, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us South Maui community townhall on flood mitigation to be held Wednesday night KĪHEI, Hawaiʻi (Feb. 10, 2025)—Councilmember Thomas Cook announced today he will host a South Maui community townhall on flood mitigation Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Malcolm Center. Cook will […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Thomas Cook, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council adopts resolution prioritizing use of recycled water to preserve potable water for affordable housing WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (Oct. 25, 2024)—The Maui County Council today adopted Resolution 24-161, CD1, urging the county administration to prioritize the use of recycled water to support various […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Thomas Cook, Chair Water and Infrastructure Committee Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Committee to consider resolution on using recycled water for affordable housing WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (Oct. 7, 2024)—The Water and Infrastructure Committee will meet Thursday at 9 a.m. on a resolution urging the county administration to prioritize the use of […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Thomas Cook, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council to consider resolution on prioritizing use of recycled water to preserve potable water for housing KĪHEI, Hawaiʻi (Sept. 20, 2024)—Councilmember Tom Cook announced today that the council will consider at its meeting next Friday his resolution urging the county administration to […]
Creating opportunities through hardships By Tom Cook Everyone agrees there is a need for additional housing on Maui. The need is most urgent in the wildfire-impacted zones of Lahaina and Upcountry, where last year’s fires have taken our housing crisis into a housing catastrophe. With 2,173 structures destroyed in last year’s tragedy, rebuilding multigenerational homes […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Thomas Cook, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Detecting virus-generated email scams WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (Sept. 13, 2024)—As we approach National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, the Maui County Council recognizes the increase in cyber security breaches and encourages public awareness on how to detect and avoid virus-generated email scams, Councilmember […]
For Immediate Release: Press release by: Thomas Cook, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us South Maui community townhall to be held June 27 KĪHEI, Hawaiʻi (June 13, 2024)—Councilmember Thomas Cook announced today he will host a South Maui community townhall June 27 at 6 p.m. at the Maui Economic Development Board’s Malcolm Center. Cook said the […]
For Immediate Release: Press release by: Tom Cook, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council passes bill for Kūlanihākoʻi Gulch sediment removal KĪHEI, Hawaiʻi (April 5, 2024)—Councilmember Tom Cook applauded the Maui County Council’s passage today of a bill to authorize the county to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the federal government to support a […]
For Immediate Release: Press release by: Tom Cook, Chair Water and Infrastructure Committee media@mauicounty.us Councilmember Cook: Upcountry water agreement requires further review WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (April 4, 2024)—Councilmember Tom Cook announced that he will request further committee review of a resolution approving a water-delivery agreement with Free Market Ventures for Upcountry Maui at tomorrow’s 9 a.m. […]
