For Immediate Release: Jan. 13, 2015 Press release by: Councilmember Don Couch Chair, Planning Committee Committee to begin Lanai Community Plan update WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Planning Committee will begin review of the Lanai Community Plan, also known as the Lanai Island Plan, on Thursday, Jan. 15, at 9 a.m. in the Council Chamber, Committee […]
Published in The Maui News, December 14, 2014 By ROBERT CARROLL , for The Maui News The County Council will consider on second and final reading Friday Bill 85, which provides new authority for the county to address water shortages, and Bill 86, an update to the county’s affordable-housing law known as the residential workforce housing […]
Published in The Maui News, Nov. 9, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News I’ve asked the County Council to look into current zoning-enforcement practices because illegal vacation rentals appear to be on the rise. In recent years, the council has worked hard in close consultation with the community to create several categories […]
11/14/14: The home business bill via Committee Report 14-145 will be considered for first reading at Nov. 21 council meeting. Review the agenda: https://mauicounty.us/meeting/141121council/ 11/13/14: Because of time needed for legal review, the home business bill was not heard for first reading on Oct. 17. Please check https://mauicounty.us/meeting/141121council/ to review the Nov. 21 council meeting. For immediate […]
Published in The Maui News, September 28, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA for The Maui News The Maui County Council will consider a fast-track affordable-housing application on Friday at 9 a.m., while a council committee continues to work on overall housing strategy. The council also will begin to consider whether the unregulated, online market in […]
WAILUKU, Hawaii – Councilmember Don Guzman’s bill to allow for the creation of agricultural conservation lots in Maui County will be considered in committee on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 1:30 p.m., he announced today. The council’s Economic Development, Energy, Agriculture and Recreation Committee, which is chaired by Guzman, will decide whether to recommend adoption of […]
KAANAPALI, Hawaii – More than 200 planners and community leaders gathered Sept. 10- 12 at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa for the 2014 Hawaii Congress of Planning Officials Conference, hosted by Maui County’s Planning Department. This year’s conference theme was “Shaping Hawaii for Tomorrow,” or “SHIFT,” which encouraged participants to shift mindsets to meet significant […]
Published in The Maui News, September 14, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA for The Maui News On Friday at 9 a.m., the County Council is taking up several bills intended to improve county ordinances for second and final reading. Bill 63 would revise the county’s sign law by allowing business managers to determine where to […]
Published in The Maui News, September 7, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News Starting Wednesday, planners and community leaders will convene at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa in Kaanapali for the 2014 Hawaii Congress of Planning Officials, hosted by Maui County’s Planning Department. This year’s conference theme is “Shaping Hawaii for […]
For immediate release: Sept. 3, 2014 Press Release by: Councilmember Donald G. Couch, Jr., Chair Planning Committee Committee to consider regulations for home businesses WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Planning Committee will consider a bill to regulate home businesses tomorrow, Sept. 4, at 9 a.m. in the Council Chamber, Committee Chair Donald G. Couch, Jr. announced […]
