Published in The Maui News, August 7, 2016 By MIKE VICTORINO, for The Maui News The Strategic Master Plan for the Department of Fire and Public Safety sets the vision for fire safety over the next five years in Maui County. The County Council’s Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee will review the 50-page document, submitted […]
Published in The Maui News, July 24, 2016 By MIKE WHITE , The Maui News In the fiscal year 2017 budget, the Maui Fire Department was appropriated $32.9 million. Over the past six years, its budget has grown more than $6 million, or 22.5 percent. While the County Council has reduced proposed budget requests, the […]
Published in The Maui News, July 31, 2016 By MIKE VICTORINO, for The Maui News The Maui County Council would get the chance to confirm the next mayor’s appointments of department heads under a proposed charter amendment to be reviewed at Friday’s council meeting. Under the current version of the Maui County Charter, the council […]
For immediate release: July 29, 2016 Press release by: Councilmember Gladys C. Baisa, Chair Water Resources Committee Baisa: How do we move faster with issuing Upcountry water meters? WAILUKU, Hawaii – On Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 9 a.m. in the Council Chamber, the Water Resources Committee will receive a presentation from the Department of Water […]
Published in The Maui News, July 17, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News Now in its fourth year of operation, the Office of the County Auditor is continuing its charter-mandated work to independently conduct performance and financial audits of Maui County operations and policies. Audit reports by County Auditor Lance Taguchi and his […]
Published in The Maui News, July 10, 2016 By DON COUCH, for The Maui News The spotlight is on the Philippines this week for an international urban planning conference, and Maui County will play a role. As chair of the Maui County Council’s Planning Committee, I accepted an invitation to speak at the 2016 International […]
Published in The Maui News, July 3, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News The issue of homelessness has been a hot topic of conversation lately and the County Council has been urged to appropriate more money to address the situation. The governor’s emergency proclamation on homelessness, which was signed in October 2015, has […]
The council tomorrow will honor Kaonoulu Ranch – consisting of a 12,000-acre ahupuaa stretching from mountainous Haleakala to coastal Kihei – on the 100th anniversary of its founding by the Rice family. Henry Frederick “Oskie” Rice and brother-in-law Garfield King purchased the ranch from Harold “Pop” Rice in 1955, starting a cattle ranching partnership of […]
For immediate release: June 29, 2016 Press release by: Michael P. Victorino, Chair Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee County manager proposal not advancing to general election ballot WAILUKU, Hawaii – A charter amendment proposal to establish a county manager was voted down 5-4 today in the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Committee Chair Michael P. […]
Published in The Maui News, June 26, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News As famous Maui visitor Mark Twain observed, there are lies, damned lies and statistics. Mayor Alan Arakawa’s Oct. 10 “Our County” column was filled with statistics about the county budget, but readers were left with false impressions. The mayor complained […]
