CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, Nov. 13, 2016 By: MIKE WHITE With less than two months left in its 2015-17 term, the Maui County Council is still working on new legislative proposals. At its Nov. 4 meeting, for example, the council sent Council Member Riki Hokama’s bill that would establish a program […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, OCT 16, 2016 By MIKE WHITE The Maui County Council has used its emergency powers to quickly appropriate $5 million to support recovery efforts in the aftermath of last month’s stunning Iao Valley flooding. The County of Maui is working with all levels of government to ensure […]
Published in The Maui News, September 20, 2016 VIEWPOINT By DON GUZMAN – vice chairman of the Maui County Council The Maui County Council recently approved the acquisition of 267 acres of undeveloped coastline at Kuiaha, Hamakualoa, fronting one of the world’s most iconic surf breaks, for under $10 million. This is a big win […]
Published in The Maui News, July 24, 2016 By MIKE WHITE , The Maui News In the fiscal year 2017 budget, the Maui Fire Department was appropriated $32.9 million. Over the past six years, its budget has grown more than $6 million, or 22.5 percent. While the County Council has reduced proposed budget requests, the […]
Published in The Maui News, July 17, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News Now in its fourth year of operation, the Office of the County Auditor is continuing its charter-mandated work to independently conduct performance and financial audits of Maui County operations and policies. Audit reports by County Auditor Lance Taguchi and his […]
Published in The Maui News, July 3, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News The issue of homelessness has been a hot topic of conversation lately and the County Council has been urged to appropriate more money to address the situation. The governor’s emergency proclamation on homelessness, which was signed in October 2015, has […]
Published in The Maui News, June 26, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News As famous Maui visitor Mark Twain observed, there are lies, damned lies and statistics. Mayor Alan Arakawa’s Oct. 10 “Our County” column was filled with statistics about the county budget, but readers were left with false impressions. The mayor complained […]
For immediate release: June 4, 2016 Press release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama Maui County Council Sept. 15 is filing deadline for remnant parcel exemption WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council yesterday approved a proposal from Councilmember Riki Hokama to designate Sept. 15, 2016 as the deadline for claimants to file for a remnant parcel exemption […]
