Chair’s 3 Minutes Published in The Maui News, Feb. 19, 2017 By Mike White On Tuesday, the state House Committee on Tourism advanced House Bill 1586, which phases out the counties’ share of the transient accommodations tax, also known as the TAT or hotel tax. County officials were present and expressed strong opposition to the […]
For immediate release: Feb. 15, 2017 Press release by: Elle Cochran, Councilmember Maui County Council Cochran applauds movement towards pesticide-free parks operations WAILUKU, Hawaii – Councilmember Elle Cochran today urges support for a proposal from the county Department of Parks and Recreation to conduct soil analysis and training towards organic land management on select county […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, February 12, 2017 By DON GUZMAN The County Council’s Parks, Recreation, Energy, and Legal Affairs Committee, which I chair, recommended adoption of a three-year agreement between the county and the Rotary Club of Kihei-Wailea to stage rescue tube stations at county beach parks on Maui. Rescue tubes […]
For immediate release: Feb. 11, 2017 Press release by: Councilmember Kelly King Maui County Council Women’s March “firestarter” Teresa Shook to be honored by council WAILUKU, Hawaii – Hana resident Teresa Shook, who inspired the Women’s March on Washington D.C. and 600 sister marches and rallies around the globe, will be recognized on Friday, Feb. […]
For immediate release: Feb. 7, 2017 Press release by: Councilmember Yuki Lei K. Sugimura Maui County Council Sugimura launches Talk Story with Yuki at Upcountry Farmers Market WAILUKU, Hawaii – Councilmember Yuki Lei K. Sugimura today announced the launch of Talk Story with Yuki, a monthly outreach program to engage the community on county issues […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, Feb. 5, 2017 By: BOB CARROLL The Maui County Council’s Land Use Committee will conduct its meeting at the Lanai Senior Center on Friday at 2 p.m. to consider developments on the island requiring change in zoning and conditional permits. On the agenda is the Lanai Avenue Residential […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, Jan. 29, 2017 By YUKI LEI SUGIMURA The County Council’s first committee meeting this term is scheduled Monday at 9 a.m. in the Council Chambers. It is the Policy, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee (PEA), which I chair. This is a nine-member committee, with all my colleagues […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, Jan. 22, 2017 By MIKE WHITE The County Council can anticipate fiscal challenges this year brought by bargaining unit negotiations and the continued cap imposed on the counties’ share of the transient accommodations tax. More than 20 members of the Hawaii State Association of Counties on Tuesday […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, Jan. 15, 2017 By MIKE WHITE At the County Council’s organizational meeting on Jan. 2, three council members, Kelly King, Elle Cochran and Alika Atay, formally requested a public hearing on the council’s committee structure. In an ideal situation, the establishment of committees would have been settled […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, January 8, 2017 By MIKE WHITE The 2017-19 term for the Maui County Council officially began on Jan. 2. Welcome to newly elected Council Members Alika Atay, Kelly King and Yuki Lei Sugimura. The council’s inauguration ceremony featured up-and-coming local band Na Wai Eha and keynote speaker […]
