CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News April 1, 2018 By: Yuki Lei K. Sugimura Since this past August, the Maui County Council’s Policy, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee has been working diligently to establish additional qualifications for the administrative heads of county departments. In the past, department directors only needed to meet very […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, March 25, 2018 By: Mike White This past Friday, the Maui County Council received the mayor’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2019, which runs from July 1 through June 30, 2019. As mandated by the County Charter, the mayor must present the council with a proposed budget […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, March 18, 2018 By: Mike White Last week, Senate Bill 648, Senate Draft 1, House Draft 1 was released by the state House Committee on Finance. The bill proposes to increase the Neighbor Island counties’ share of the transient accommodations tax, also known as the hotel tax […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, March 11, 2018 By: Mike White In early February, President Donald Trump released his long-awaited federal infrastructure plan, outlining a proposal to spend federal dollars on infrastructure projects nationwide. At the core, the plan provides $200 billion in federal money to counties and states with the theory […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, March 4, 2018 By: Mike White Important measures pending at the state Legislature have the potential to adversely impact the operations of counties. Earlier this week, the Senate Committee on Judiciary passed Senate Bill 2922, which proposes a constitutional amendment to establish a surcharge on residential investment […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, February 25, 2018 By: Mike White At the last Maui County Council meeting, a unanimous vote was taken to begin a performance audit of the Maui County Department of Liquor Control. Following recent news coverage and abrupt changes in liquor rules, Council Member Yuki Lei Sugimura requested […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, February 18, 2018 By: Mike White The Maui County Council had a full committee schedule this past week and acted on many important matters. Over 40 nominations to county boards and commissions were considered by the Policy, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee. This includes members of the […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, February 4, 2018 By: Mike White The County Council’s Budget and Finance Committee recommended passage of a bill to fund the removal of eucalyptus trees on the county-owned right of way on Piiholo Road in Upcountry this past week. The committee reviewed two options from the Department […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, January 28, 2018 By: Mike White In late December, the state Department of Health released a report to the Legislature identifying 14 priority areas throughout the state where cesspool upgrades are critically needed to protect public health and the environment. The report was done in compliance with […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, January 14, 2018 By: Yuki Lei K. Sugimura On Jan. 4, the Maui County Council’s Policy, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee unanimously recommended approval of a bill that would prohibit smoking in vehicles when minors under the age of 18 are present. The initiative started when the […]
