COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Tamara Paltin Published in the Maui News September 28, 2019 The County Council’s Planning and Sustainable Land Use Committee, which I chair, has been charged by the council with promoting sustainable land use and growth management in our county. To that end, the committee has been focusing on strengthening regulation and […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Shane M. Sinenci Published in the Maui News September 14, 2019 As a Native Hawaiian and chairman of the council Environmental, Agricultural and Cultural Preservation Committee, I believe in taking care of our environment. The Hawaiian concept of Aloha ‘Aina is a way of life that practices reverence and stewardship for […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Mike Molina Published in the Maui News August 24, 2019 On Aug. 7, the County Council’s Affordable Housing Committee heard a presentation from the Department of Housing and Human Concerns outlining the mayor’s “Strategic Plan for Housing.” The plan provided helpful background on the affordable housing issue impacting our community, such as […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Alice Lee Published in the Maui News August 10, 2019 In recent weeks, over 14,000 acres of valuable agricultural land have been scorched by wild fires fueled by high winds and arid conditions. A vast stretch of fallow fields previously blanketed by sugar cane is left susceptible to increasingly hot and […]
PĀʻIA, Hawaiʻi – The Planning and Sustainable Land Use Committee will meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Pāʻia Community Center regarding transient accommodations on Maui’s North Shore, Committee Chair Tamara Paltin announced today. “The committee will be meeting to discuss the regulation of short-term rental homes in the Pāʻia-Haʻikū Community Plan Area,” Paltin said. […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Yuki Lei Sugimura Published in the Maui News July 27, 2019 Clean water is a priority for all of us, whether it be in the ocean, streams or groundwater. Clarification as to why Upcountry Maui is deemed a top priority for cesspool replacements is needed. Most of the Upcountry drinking water […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez Published in the Maui News July 13, 2019 The 50 residential Maui Lani Fairways lots in Kahului have a long history of contention and debate that began in 2005 when thousands of tons of dirt were trucked in, converting a ravine into a hill and raising the elevation of […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Tasha Kama Published in the Maui News June 23, 2019 Your County Council has been busy addressing the key needs of our community. The fiscal year 2020 budget has been adopted, and the mayor’s nominees for department directors have been reviewed and approved. A fully informed council has been tackling the […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Tamara Paltin Published in the Maui News June 9, 2019 On Jan. 2, I took office as an elected County Council member representing all of Maui County in the West Maui residency seat. I am one of three council members on the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board. The Maui MPO […]
Overview The Maui County Council completed its budget process on May 28, by approving on second and final reading a $670,637,685 operating budget and a $152,839,826 capital improvement program budget, for a total budget of $823,477,511, after extensive review and discussion. The council-approved operating budget is about 3 percent (or $22.6 million) higher than the […]
