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 […]
Published in The Maui News, May 17, 2015 By Mike White, for The Maui News Prior to the state Legislature adjourning nearly two weeks ago, both the House and Senate passed House Bill 134, a measure that allows counties to enact or extend a general excise tax surcharge for transportation-related costs. The measure, heavily sought […]
For immediate release: May 12, 2015 Press release by: Council Chair Mike White Maui County Council Public hearings on various tax rates set for Friday WAILUKU, Hawaii – Public hearings on the county’s tax rates for fiscal year 2016 will begin at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 15, Council Chair Mike White announced today. A […]
Published in The Maui News, May 10, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News Exactly a week ago – on a Sunday afternoon – the County Council’s Budget and Finance Committee began wrapping up its arduous work on the fiscal year 2016 budget by proposing a $621 million county budget, nearly $79 million lower […]
Published in The Maui News, May 3, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News Zoning for the proposed new West Maui hospital, to be developed by Newport Hospital Corp. on nearly 15 acres in Lahaina, will be considered by the Maui County Council at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. As stated in the Land Use […]
For immediate release: May 1, 2015 Press release by: Council Vice-Chair Don S. Guzman Maui County Council Guzman proposes preserving North Shore property as open space WAILUKU, Hawaii – More than a thousand have signed an online petition and about 30 residents testified today in support of Council Vice-Chair Don Guzman’s proposal to appropriate $3.2 million […]
