Published in The Maui News, Letters to the Editor, March 26, 2015 By Elle Cochran In response to constituent requests, I have introduced a bill to allow decals and stickers on side mirrors and rear windows of vehicles as long as they don’t obstruct the driver’s clear view of the road. As noted in a […]
Published in The Maui News, March 15, 2015 By MIKE VICTORINO, for The Maui News The County Council Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, which I chair, will consider a resolution at 9 a.m. Monday to endorse compensating ocean safety officers for water-rescue operations. Since 2002, county lifeguards have been part of the 911 system, responding […]
Published in The Maui News on October 19, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News I received an email from a good friend saying I’d won a large amount of money in a sweepstakes. The email asked for personal and bank information in order to wire the money to my account. Before I […]
Cesspool meeting update as of Oct. 15, 2014: The public hearing tonight at 6 p.m. in the Council Chamber is arranged by the Hawaii State Dept. of Health. Officials say only oral & written testimony will be accepted, emails will be filed but won’t be official, unless a PDF attachment of the testimony is included. […]
The Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee, chaired by Councilmember Elle Cochran will meet on Monday, Sept. 29 at 1:30 p.m. to continue discussion on IEM-4, relating to bicycle safety on Maui roads. Review the agenda. The committee last met on Sept. 9. Watch the video: The committee considered fees, permitting requirements, hours of operation and […]
Published in The Maui News, September 21, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA for The Maui News The state Department of Health has proposed an amendment to the Hawaii Administrative Rules that would prohibit new cesspools and gradually phase out existing ones through a mandatory upgrade to a septic system upon sale of property, as recently […]
Published in The Maui News June 15, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News County Council committees this week will consider measures addressing public safety and quality of life. A bill to ban alcohol consumption at Kamaole Beach Park II in Kihei will be considered by the Economic Development, Energy, Agriculture and Recreation […]
Published in Lahaina News, May 8, 2014 By Elle Cochran WAILUKU – The past four months at the County Council have been quite eventful. My office has been engaged with several significant issues that impact West Maui, including (but not limited to) the Kahoma Village 201H affordable housing project (neighboring Lahaina Cannery Mall); King Kamehameha […]
Published in The Maui News March 16, 2014 By MICHAEL P. VICTORINO , for The Maui News At last Tuesday’s County Council meeting, the council referred to committee proposals to develop a unified definition of “agriculture” and to prohibit alcohol use at Kamaole II Beach Park. Currently, “agriculture” is defined differently by various county agencies, […]
