A major impediment to increasing the inventory of affordable housing is the expensive off-site infrastructure costs required for the development of new units. Affordable housing developers find their budgets being consumed by these requirements before they even start construction on the housing units. I believe the county has a responsibility to find solutions to assist […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, April 16, 2017 By MIKE WHITE The County Council’s Budget and Finance Committee, chaired by Council Member Riki Hokama, is anticipated to wrap up discussions with departments this week on the mayor’s proposed $720 million budget. Hokama is expected to present a proposal on April 24 based […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, April 9, 2017 By MIKE WHITE An important deadline is approaching at the state Legislature on Thursday called the second crossover of bills. Both the House and Senate must conclude reviewing bills from the opposite chamber and agree or disagree with any amendments. Differences head to conference […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, April 2, 2017 By RIKI HOKAMA It is appalling to know that during this legislative session, state lawmakers have supported a measure that would take away the counties’ share of the hotel tax revenue, also known as the transient accommodations tax, or TAT. That flawed bill was […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, March 26, 2017 By STACY CRIVELLO The county Department of Transportation presented the Maui Short Range Transit Plan to the County Council’s Housing, Human Services and Transportation Committee, which I chair, to provide an overview of its operations and services. A copy of the plan is available […]
For immediate release: March 24, 2017 Press release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Committee begins review of fiscal year 2018 budget WAILUKU, Hawaii — The Budget and Finance Committee received the mayor’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget today and will begin its review with committee meetings commencing on March 30. Evening […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, March 19, 2017 By MIKE WHITE The County Council will receive the mayor’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget on Friday and begin extensive review in the Budget and Finance Committee, chaired by Council Member Riki Hokama. I encourage the public to be engaged throughout this process and […]
For immediate release: March 15, 2017 Press release by: Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura Maui County Council Sugimura to serve on national panel Rural Action Caucus WAILUKU, Hawaii – Maui County Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura will serve on the National Association of Counties’ Rural Action Caucus, as appointed by NACo President Bryan Desloge last month, Sugimura’s […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, March 12, 2017 By MIKE WHITE As spring approaches, it also marks the start of the County of Maui’s budgeting season. Pursuant to the charter, the mayor is required to submit a budget proposal to the County Council by March 25. Since this year the date falls […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News on March 5, 2017 By ELLE COCHRAN Chairing the County Council’s Temporary Investigative Group on Increasing Housing Inventory last year has given me more clarity about steps needed toward solving our housing crisis. Monday at 1:30 p.m., the Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee, which I also chair, will […]
