Published in The Maui News, June 19, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News Monday at 9 a.m., the policy board of the recently created Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization will continue its efforts to hire the MPO’s first executive director. The Maui MPO is an independent entity that will facilitate joint state and county […]
For immediate release: June 13, 2016 Press Release by: Danny Mateo, County Clerk (808) 270-7748 Office of the County Clerk County of Maui Community Farmland Council fails to get required number of signatures WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Office of the County Clerk has certified that the Community Farmland Council has not collected the required amount of […]
Published in The Maui News, June 12, 2016 By GLADYS BAISA, for The Maui News The Maui County water availability policy was enacted via Ordinance 3502 (2007) to require verification of “a long-term, reliable source of water before subdivisions are approved.” Developers and community advocates contend the policy, often called the “show me the water” […]
Published in The Maui News, June 5, 2016 By DON COUCH, for The Maui News On May 24, the County Council’s Planning Committee received a presentation from the county Planning Department on the process involved in updating the county’s community plans. The community plan update process is directed by Chapter 2.80B of the Maui County […]
For immediate release: June 4, 2016 Press release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama Maui County Council Sept. 15 is filing deadline for remnant parcel exemption WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council yesterday approved a proposal from Councilmember Riki Hokama to designate Sept. 15, 2016 as the deadline for claimants to file for a remnant parcel exemption […]
Published in The Maui News, May 22, 2016 By MIKE VICTORINO, for The Maui News The County Council’s Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, which I chair, will consider five resolutions proposing charter amendments Monday at 9 a.m. A proposal from Council Member Riki Hokama would clarify the duties of the Cost of Government Commission, making […]
For immediate release: May 16, 2016 Press release by: Councilmember Elle Cochran Maui County Council Cochran: Affordable housing fund should be for homes, not solar panels WAILUKU, Hawaii – Councilmember Elle Cochran is bringing light to a $442,000 appropriation from the affordable housing fund that is actually earmarked for solar panels in pending legislation. Cochran […]
Published in The Maui News, May 15, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News For several decades, federal and state regulators granted Maui County permits under the Safe Drinking Water Act to use injection wells to dispose of wastewater at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility. In a novel ruling, the U.S. District Court in […]
