CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, October 29, 2017 By: Yuki Lei Sugimura On Oct. 16, the County Council’s Policy, Economic Development, and Agriculture Committee recommended approval of the Hawaii State Association of Counties legislative package that will be introduced to the state Legislature in January. Every year, HSAC, which represents the collective […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, October 22, 2017 By: Mike White This past week, the County Council’s Policy, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee continued discussions on professional qualifications for future department directors. As the level of responsibility and complexity continues to grow in the operations of departments, the council passed a charter […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, October 15, 2017 By: Don S. Guzman Maui County residents are fortunate to enjoy the use of public recreational facilities such as pools, tennis courts and ball fields at relatively no cost. It has been the position of county government to recognize these facilities as a critical […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, October 8, 2017 By: Mike White This past week, the County Council’s Budget and Finance Committee recommended approval of an amended agreement with the State of Hawaii to continue county lifeguard services at Makena State Park through Sept. 30. Makena and other state beaches come under the […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, October 1, 2017 By: Mike White This past Tuesday, the County Council’s Planning Committee continued its review of the Molokai Community Plan. The special meeting on Molokai allowed the committee to hear directly from residents on an updated blueprint for their island’s future. Molokai’s community plan was […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, September 24, 2017 By: Mike White Last week, the Maui County Liquor Control Commission rightfully corrected a rule that the Department of Liquor Control began enforcing in May requiring all nonprofit board members and officers to submit background checks, fingerprints and Social Security numbers for single-event liquor […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, September 17, 2017 By: Mike White Fiscal year 2018, which began on July 1, is now in full swing with oversight of the county budget remaining a top priority for the County Council. On Tuesday, the Budget and Finance Committee continued discussions relating to an appraisal of […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, September 10, 2017 By: Mike White Now that the state Legislature’s special session is completed, the County Council and the Hawaii State Association of Counties turn their focus on prioritizing initiatives for the legislative session that begins in January. One of Maui County’s proposals that will be […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, September 3, 2017 By: Mike White This past week was spent at the state Legislature in a final effort to keep the Neighbor Islands from being dragged into Honolulu’s controversial rail project. As of this column’s deadline, it appears that despite our best efforts, the transient accommodations […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, August 28, 2017 By: Mike White The State Legislature announced Thursday a plan to pay for the Honolulu rail project by raising the transient accommodations tax by 1 percent across the state. The proposed TAT hike is coupled with extending the 0.5 percent Oahu general excise tax […]
