For immediate release: April 25, 2016 Press release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Hokama’s budget proposal cuts real property tax rates; invests in infrastructure WAILUKU, Hawaii – After weeks of committee meetings throughout the county to review the proposed fiscal year 2017 budget, Councilmember Riki Hokama presented a version of the […]
For immediate release: March 24, 2016 Press release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Fiscal year 2017 budget received, council review begins WAILUKU, Hawaii — The Budget and Finance Committee received the mayor’s proposed fiscal year 2017 budget today and will hold evening meetings throughout Maui County in April to receive community […]
For immediate release: March 20, 2016 Press Release by: Council Chair Mike White Maui County Council Files, videos of Maui County Council meetings now online WAILUKU, Hawaii – Streaming video and legislative files of Maui County Council meetings conducted in the Council Chamber will now be made available on the council’s website at MauiCounty.us, Council […]
For immediate release: March 15, 2016 Press release by: Elle Cochran, Chair Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee Committee considers pesticide-free approach to weed control WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee will receive presentations on alternative, pesticide-free weed and pest control solutions on Tuesday, March 22 at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Committee […]
For immediate release: March 11, 2016 Press release by: Council Chair Mike White Maui County Council Saturday’s Lanai Community Plan hearing now expected to start at 12:30 p.m. WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council’s public hearing on the Lanai Community Plan scheduled at the Lanai Senior Center tomorrow is now expected to start at […]
For immediate release: March 9, 2016 Press release by: Riki Hokama, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Maui County Council Administration’s estimate of waste-to-energy net cost off by $35 million WAILUKU, Hawaii – An audit of the county’s Solid Waste Division reveals the county’s 20-year waste-to-energy contract is projected to cost $1.7 million per year more […]
For Immediate Release: March 4, 2016 Press Release by: Mike White, Chair Maui County Council Council sets community plan meetings on Lanai WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council will hold a public hearing at the Lanai Senior Center on Saturday, March 12 at 9 a.m. to receive public testimony on the revised Lanai Community […]
For immediate release: March 3, 2016 Press release by: Tony Takitani, Chair Special Committee on County Governance Maui County Council Evening meeting on county manager system set for March 10 at UH Maui College WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council’s Special Committee on County Governance has scheduled a meeting for Thursday, March 10, at […]
For immediate release: Feb. 12, 2016 Press release by: Michael P. Victorino, Chair Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee Applications sought for Board of Water Supply and Commission on Children and Youth WAILUKU, Hawaii – There are two vacancies on the county’s Board of Water Supply and two vacancies on the Commission on Children and Youth, […]
Published in The Maui News, January 31, 2016 By DON COUCH, for The Maui News The Maui County Council’s Planning Committee reconvenes on Thursday at 9 a.m. to continue discussion on the requirements and permitting procedures for short-term rental homes. The council has established two types of visitor accommodations that allow local residents to participate […]
