Published in The Maui News, April 5, 2015 By MIKE VICTORINO, for The Maui News As chair of the Maui County Council’s Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee – which reviews appointments to the county’s numerous boards and commission – I’d like to thank the many Lanai, Maui and Molokai residents who step forward to serve […]
Published in The Maui News, March 29, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News The County Council’s annual budget session is set to run from Tuesday until early May. Under the leadership of Budget and Finance Committee Chair Riki Hokama, council members will review operational funding for agencies, grants, capital improvement projects, real property […]
Published in The Maui News, March 22, 2015 By DON GUZMAN, for The Maui News Maui County is fast becoming a paradise for users of electric vehicles, or EVs. With more than 600 EVs, the island of Maui has the highest concentration in the nation. More EV charging stations are being installed all the time. […]
Published in The Maui News, March 15, 2015 By MIKE VICTORINO, for The Maui News The County Council Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, which I chair, will consider a resolution at 9 a.m. Monday to endorse compensating ocean safety officers for water-rescue operations. Since 2002, county lifeguards have been part of the 911 system, responding […]
Published in The Maui News, March 8, 2015 By ROBERT CARROLL for The Maui News The County Council Land Use Committee, which I chair, will consider zoning approvals for three consecutive days in March for the proposed Downtown Kihei project, West Maui hospital and Molokai High School science facility. Urban planners and South Maui community […]
Published in The Maui News, March 1, 2015 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News The County Council set aside $12.6 million in the fiscal year 2015 budget for improvements to the county’s water system. The appropriation includes $10 million in bond funding and $2.6 million in unrestricted cash. As chair of the Water […]
Published in The Maui News, Feb. 22, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News As County Council chair, I’m committed to open government and civic engagement by supporting the community’s ability to obtain relevant information and documentation. After presiding over the Feb. 6 council meeting when Patrick Wong was confirmed for another term as […]
Published in The Maui News, Feb. 15, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News Following a full round of deliberations by its nine standing committees earlier this month, the County Council will consider a wide range of committee reports on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. The Budget and Finance Committee, chaired by Council Member Riki […]
Published in The Maui News, Feb. 8, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News Along with other county officials, I had the honor of hosting this year’s Ka Ipu Kukui fellows at the county building last week for a day of discussing long-term issues facing local government. Ka Ipu Kukui is a leadership-development program […]
Published in The Maui News on January 25, 2015 By DON COUCH, for The Maui News On Wednesday, the Maui County Council’s Planning Committee will hold a public meeting and site inspections on the island of Lanai for the Lanai Community Plan update. On Jan. 15, the committee initially reviewed two versions of the Lanai […]
