For Immediate Release: September 20, 2022 Press Release by: Kelly Takaya King, Former Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Maui County’s sunscreen ordinance takes effect next month KĪHEI, Hawaiʻi—Councilmember Kelly Takaya King announced that Ordinance 5306 will go into effect Oct. 1 to prohibit the sale, use or distribution of nonmineral sunscreens without a prescription issued […]
For Immediate Release: September 6, 2022 Press Release by: Kelly Takaya King, Former Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Climate, Action, Resilience and Environment Committee to consider Energy Conservation Code amendments KĪHEI, Hawaiʻi—Councilmember Kelly Takaya King announced Tuesday that the Climate, Action, Resilience and Environment (CARE) Committee on Sept. 14 will consider a county-specific version of […]
For Immediate Release: September 1, 2022 Press Release by: Gabe L. Johnson, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council to consider Bill 107 on affordable housing price guidelines LĀNAʻI CITY, Hawaiʻi—Councilmember Gabe L. Johnson announced Thursday that the council will consider Bill 107, CD2 (2022) at its meeting tomorrow at 9 a.m., to establish new methods […]
For Immediate Release: August 29, 2022 Press Release by: Kelly Takaya King, Former Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Updated version of bill to protect native birds from outdoor lighting to be taken up Wednesday KĪHEI, Hawaiʻi—Councilmember Kelly Takaya King announced today that a revised version of the bill to protect native Hawaiian seabirds from outdoor […]
For Immediate Release: August 26, 2022 Press Release by: Kelly Takaya King, Former Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us King urges mayor to sign bill to allow sleeping in cars at county parking lots KIHEI, Hawaiʻi–Councilmember Kelly Takaya King on Thursday urged Mayor Michael P. Victorino to sign her bill to enable county departments to conditionally […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Alice L. Lee, Council Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Maui County Council receives national award for youth engagement AURORA, Colorado—The National Association of Counties presented the Maui County Council with a 2022 Achievement Award in Civic Engagement and Public Information for the youth-focused ʻImi Pono Challenge at NACo’s annual […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Councilmember Tamara Paltin Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Paltin invites community to virtual town hall on beach restoration and stabilization in Kahana on Tuesday KAHANA, Hawai‘i—Councilmember Tamara Paltin announced today that she will be hosting a virtual community town hall on Tuesday at 5:30 pm to discuss proposed plans for […]
For immediate release: July 29, 2022 Press Release by: Yuki Lei Sugimura, Chair Infrastructure and Transportation Committee Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Committee to discuss federally funded infrastructure projects in Maui County KULA, Hawai‘i—Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura announced today that the Infrastructure and Transportation Committee will meet Monday at 9 a.m. to discuss proposed projects to […]
LĀHAINĀ, Hawai‘i—A bill to adopt amendments to the Maui Digital Zoning Map for 13 parcels that are zoned P-1, M-1, PK, R-2 and R-2 will be considered by the Planning and Sustainable Land Use Committee on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Councilmember Tamara Paltin announced today. Bill 66 (2022) proposes to adopt the most recently amended […]
For Immediate Release: July 28, 2022 Press Release by: Kelly Takaya King, Former Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Journal article co-authored by King and Paltin shows threats to reefs from beach showers sunscreen runoff KIHEI, Hawai‘i—In advance of Maui County’s ban on reef-damaging chemical sunscreens taking effect on Oct. 1 of this year, Councilmember Kelly […]
