For immediate release: June 11, 2015 Press release by: Councilmember Don Couch Chair, Planning Committee Maui County Council Committee continues community plan hearings on Lanai WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Planning Committee will continue its review of the Lanai Community Plan on Tuesday, June 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lanai Community Center, Committee Chair Don […]
For immediate release: June 10, 2015 Press release by: Council Vice-Chair Don S. Guzman Maui County Council Council OKs funding to purchase North Shore property for open space WAILUKU, Hawaii – The council’s passage of the 2016 fiscal year budget last week on second and final reading includes a $3 million appropriation for the county’s […]
Published in The Maui News, June 7, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News On May 30, I had the great pleasure of attending a ceremony to bless the county’s Waikamoi flume. In a true feat of engineering, the aging redwood flume has been replaced with a new system of noncorrosive materials like aluminum, […]
For Immediate Release: June 4, 2015 Press Release by: Council Chair Mike White Maui County Council Hawaii county officials, community leaders to talk investment on Maui MAKENA, Hawaii – Councilmembers and other policymakers from throughout the state will gather here to discuss investment success stories – and impediments to investment – at the Hawaii State […]
For immediate release: June 2, 2015 Press release by: Councilmember Don Couch Chair, Planning Committee Revisions to the Lanai Community Plan available online WAILUKU, Hawaii – Proposed revisions to the draft Lanai Community Plan update are now available on the council’s web site, Planning Committee Chair Don Couch announced today. The plan can be accessed […]
Published in The Maui News, May 31, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News The Maui County Council will consider its $621 million fiscal year 2016 proposed budget for second and final reading on Friday at 9 a.m. in the Council Chambers. The council’s deadline to approve the proposed budget is June 10. Testifiers […]
2015 Hawaii State Association of Counties Annual Conference June 24-26, Makena Beach & Golf Resort 1. Great educational sessions! The Conference will bring together an exciting array of speakers and panelists to address timely and relevant topics for civic and business leaders in Hawaii. There will be panel discussions on land use and infrastructure issues counties […]
VIEWPOINT Published in The Maui News, May 24, 2015 By DON COUCH The 3 Can Plan – a pilot program for curbside recycling in some South Maui neighborhoods – was discontinued by the county’s Department of Environmental Management in February after two years. Most of the program’s 1,570 households still have their three cans – […]
Published in The Maui News, May 24, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News The County Council Budget and Finance Committee’s $621 million proposal for the fiscal year 2016 budget will be considered for first reading on Tuesday at 10 a.m. The committee has issued a committee report – listed on the council agenda […]
5/20/15 CORRECTION: Senior Citizens’ Fixed route monthly pass is $25. Senior Citizens’ Paratransit route monthly pass is $30. For immediate release: May 19, 2015 Press release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama, chair Budget and Finance Committee Hokama proposes to maintain bus rates, no increases WAILUKU, Hawaii – Budget and Finance Committee Chair Riki Hokama today announced his plan […]
