For Immediate Release: March 16, 2015 Press Release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Schedule announced for council budget meetings WAILUKU, Hawaii—The Budget and Finance Committee will hold evening meetings throughout Maui County next month to receive community input on the Fiscal Year 2016 budget, Committee Chair Riki Hokama announced today. The […]
Published in The Maui News. Dec. 21, 2014 By Gladys C. Baisa, for The Maui News With the council’s legislative work for the 2013-2015 term now concluded, it’s an apt time to look back at some highlights. Land acquisition, housing and community initiatives have been supported throughout the term. In the summer of 2013, the […]
WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Budget and Finance Committee, chaired by Councilmember Mike White, will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 9 a.m. to consider a budget amendment to approved grants to businesses selected under the Economic Development Revolving Fund program. No legislative action will be taken at the meeting. Review the agenda. The committee will […]
WAILUKU, Hawaii – Today, the Council adopted Resolution 14-98, authorizing the Council Chair to contract for a performance audit of the County’s Solid Waste Division, Department of Environmental Management. The resolution states the solid waste division is responsible for providing solid waste collection, disposal and diversion services essential to maintaining the sanitary conditions and environmental […]
Published in The Maui News August 31, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News Continuing an important theme of the 2013-2015 term, this week’s County Council agendas include consideration of two projects to increase the supply of affordable housing in Maui County. On Wednesday at 10 a.m., the Land Use Committee, chaired by […]
For Immediate Release: August 29, 2014 Press release by: Mike White, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Maui County Council White explores solutions, says holiday trash pickup should continue WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Budget and Finance Committee will focus on landfill hours and holiday trash pickup at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 9 a.m. in […]
Published in The Maui News August 10, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News Thanks to recent County Council action, more affordable housing units may soon become available on Maui. The council authorized more than $11.7 million for affordable-housing projects by approving three budget amendments. The funding will facilitate development of the county’s […]
Four testifiers today unanimously urged the Budget and Finance Committee to choose the Kahului option over Wailuku for a new county service center. The Kahului site is within the Maui Business Park II and owned by A&B Properties. The 4.1-acre property, available for a purchase price of $7.1 million, is close to Walmart, Home Depot […]
For Immediate Release: July 16, 2014 Press Release by: Councilmember Mike White, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Committee to visit proposed relocation sites for county service center WAILUKU, Hawaii – On Monday, July 21, the Maui County Council’s Budget and Finance Committee will inspect two proposed sites for a new county service center in Central […]
On July 3, the Housing, Human Services, and Transportation Committee met to receive an update on the County’s paratransit program. Since Maui Economic Opportunity was granted full operational control of the County’s paratransit service last July, some residents have been complaining about missed appointments and operational changes. The County previously provided the service through Roberts […]
