Published in The Maui News, August 28, 2016 By GLADYS BAISA, for The Maui News There’s good news for consumers of the county’s water systems. The Maui County Council and the Arakawa administration have teamed up to allow residents, including those on the Upcountry water meter list, to more easily secure approval for additional household […]
Published in The Maui News, August 21, 2016 By MIKE VICTORINO, for The Maui News The counties will continue to work with the state Legislature for a more equitable share of transient accommodations tax revenue. At the July meeting of the Hawaii State Association of Counties’ executive committee, council members from Maui, Kauai and Hawaii […]
Published in The Maui News, August 14, 2016 By GLADYS BAISA, The Maui News Maui County is in the process of updating its Water Use and Development Plan, which will serve as the long-range planning guide for all water uses. The County Council’s Water Resources Committee, which I chair, received an update and a projected […]
Published in The Maui News, August 7, 2016 By MIKE VICTORINO, for The Maui News The Strategic Master Plan for the Department of Fire and Public Safety sets the vision for fire safety over the next five years in Maui County. The County Council’s Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee will review the 50-page document, submitted […]
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 31, 2016 By MIKE VICTORINO, for The Maui News The Maui County Council would get the chance to confirm the next mayor’s appointments of department heads under a proposed charter amendment to be reviewed at Friday’s council meeting. Under the current version of the Maui County Charter, the council […]
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 10, 2016 By DON COUCH, for The Maui News The spotlight is on the Philippines this week for an international urban planning conference, and Maui County will play a role. As chair of the Maui County Council’s Planning Committee, I accepted an invitation to speak at the 2016 International […]
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 […]
