On Monday, January 13, 2014, Councilmember White visited various Upcountry Parks with the Director and Deputy of Parks and Recreation. They showed him various capital improvement projects they are hoping to complete in the Makawao-Pukalani-Paia-Haiku area during Fiscal Year 2015. Councilmember White visits the Pukalani Pool to understand its current conditions. Councilmember White visits the […]
WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council today passed Bill 95 (2013) to extend to Jan. 31 the application deadline for the “circuit breaker” tax relief program, Councilmember Mike White announced. “I encourage all candidates for the circuit breaker tax credit to apply for the exemption,” Councilmember White said at today’s Council meeting. “Even if […]
Published in The Maui News Dec. 1, 2013 By: Mike White, The Maui News The Arakawa administration has embarked on a public relations campaign to pressure the Maui County Council to acquire 186 acres in Launiupoko. There is a need to set the facts straight. The concerns are not with negotiations, but rather the administration […]
Published in The Maui News Oct. 27, 2013 By: Mike White, The Maui News The price tag: $13 million. The question: Are County taxpayers paying too much? The County Council is being asked to authorize the purchase of 186 acres in Launiupoko based on a $13 million appraised value that is fundamentally flawed. The land […]
At a Sept. 30 meeting of the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Committee Chair Riki Hokama provided a status report on the Committee’s investigation of the Old Wailuku Post Office. The status report is available for the public to review in the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee website, or downloaded HERE. Here’s an excerpt from […]
The Maui County Council today voted 7-2 to adopt a resolution authorizing Council Chair Gladys Baisa to contract for a revised appraisal of approximately 186 acres in West Maui under consideration by the County for acquisition. The matter was first deliberated at Tuesday’s Budget and Finance Committee meeting, where a proposed resolution to get an […]
Following the Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Budget and Finance Committee Meeting, Councilmember Mike White offered the following statement on the proposed Launiupoko parcel purchase discussed at the meeting. =============== “I support the purchase of open space for future generations and I believe this acquisition is one that the County should pursue. However, the question is […]
A resolution to authorize the Council Chair to contract for a new appraisal of the 186-acre coastal parcel at Launiupoko, Maui failed at today’s Budget and Finance Committee meeting. The matter will also be before the Council on Friday at 9 a.m. Before today’s vote, the committee discussed the property’s proposed $13 million price tag. […]
This article was published Sept. 5, 2013 on Elle’s Council Connection, Lahaina News. WAILUKU – The Maui County Council has completed its work and has adopted the Fiscal Year 2014 budget ordinances (which cover July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014). We had a very productive budget session this year and were able to accomplish the […]
At its Sept. 6 meeting the Council adopted Resolution 13-97 approving the $5.2 million acquisition of 209 acres in Kahului for a proposed park, base yard facility, and other County purposes. Committee Report 13-102 noted that the purchase of the subject property had an appropriation in the FY 2014 Budget from the Open Space Fund, […]
