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 […]
For Immediate Release: July 13, 2022 Press Release by: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, Vice-Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council to hear homeowner exemption bills to promote tax equity KAUNAKAKAI, Hawai‘i—Council Vice-Chair Keani Rawlins-Fernandez announced today that legislation on homeowner exemptions from real property tax—Bill 93 (2022) and Bill 110, CD1 (2022)—is scheduled for passage by the Maui […]
For Immediate Release: July 8, 2022 Press Release by: Alice L. Lee, Council Chair media@mauicounty.us Council offers its condolences on the tragic assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe WAILUKU, Hawaii—On behalf of the Maui County Council, Council Chair Alice L. Lee today offered her condolences to the family of Japan’s […]
For immediate release: June 28, 2022 Press release by: Councilmember Michael J. Molina Chair, Government, Relations, Ethics and Transparency Committee media@mauicounty.us Committee recommends county pursue acquisition of controversial 8-bedroom Napili house WAILUKU, Hawai‘i—The Maui County Council’s GREAT Committee recommended passage of a resolution authorizing the county’s acquisition by eminent domain of Greg Brown’s controversial eight-bedroom, […]
For immediate release: June 28, 2022 Press release by: Michael J. Molina, Chair Chair, Government, Relations, Ethics and Transparency Committee media@mauicounty.us Committee recommends county pursue acquisition of controversial 8-bedroom Napili house WAILUKU, Hawai‘i—The Maui County Council’s GREAT Committee recommended passage of a resolution authorizing the county’s acquisition by eminent domain of Greg Brown’s controversial eight-bedroom, […]
