The proposed GMO moratorium petition received enough signatures June 6. The Council referred the bill on June 20 to the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee. On June 30, the committee received testimony from more than 200 residents in the Chamber and district offices. If the Council does not adopt the ordinance by Aug. 5, the […]
Councilmember Mike White made the following statement at the June 23 Council meeting on Mayor Alan Arakawa’s line-item vetoes. White made a general motion to override the line-item vetoes and was supported by the Council 9-0. I would like to note that approval of this motion requires a two-thirds vote of the entire membership […]
For Immediate Release: June 23, 2014 Press Release by: Gladys C. Baisa, Chair Council overrides mayor’s line-item vetoes WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council this morning unanimously voted to override Mayor Alan M. Arakawa’s line-item vetoes in the fiscal year 2015 budget, Council Chair Gladys C. Baisa announced today. Baisa said Ordinance 4133 (2014), […]
For Immediate Release: June 18, 2014 Press Release by: Councilmember Mike White Chair, Budget and Finance Committee Committee passes homeowner tax credit bill WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Budget and Finance Committee yesterday recommended passage of a bill amending the criteria that qualify homeowners for the so-called “circuit breaker” tax credit, Committee Chair Mike White announced […]
Published in The Maui News June 8, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News Now that the County Council has passed the fiscal year 2015 budget on second and final reading, the council’s eight standing committees return to the stage for their regular rotation of work. Committee chairs are busy deciding what items […]
For Immediate Release: June 7, 2014 Press Release by: Councilmember Mike White Chair, Budget and Finance Committee Council passes $603.6 million budget for FY 2015 WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council approved the $603.6 million budget for fiscal year 2015 on second and final reading Friday by an 8-0 vote, Councilmember Mike White announced […]
Published in The Maui News May 25, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News In a busy meeting on Tuesday at 10 a.m., the County Council is scheduled to consider legislation that would approve the fiscal year 2015 budget, the Maui Island Plan implementation program and zoning for the proposed Kihei high school. […]
Published in The Maui News May 18, 2013 By Stacy Crivello , for The Maui News The Maui County Council’s Budget and Finance Committee recommended appropriating $100,000 in the fiscal year 2015 budget for the planning and design of the Kalaupapa Memorial. With your support, this memorial will honor the 8,000 people who were exiled […]
For Immediate Release: May 3, 2014 Press Release by: Councilmember Mike White, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Budget and Finance Committee approves $604 million fiscal year 2015 budget WAILUKU, Hawaii – Late Saturday evening, the council’s Budget and Finance Committee voted to approve a $604 million budget for fiscal year 2015 — $18.5 million lower […]
Published in Lahaina News, May 8, 2014 By Elle Cochran WAILUKU – The past four months at the County Council have been quite eventful. My office has been engaged with several significant issues that impact West Maui, including (but not limited to) the Kahoma Village 201H affordable housing project (neighboring Lahaina Cannery Mall); King Kamehameha […]
