Published in The Maui News, Feb. 15, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News Following a full round of deliberations by its nine standing committees earlier this month, the County Council will consider a wide range of committee reports on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. The Budget and Finance Committee, chaired by Council Member Riki […]
Published in The Maui News, Feb. 8, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News Along with other county officials, I had the honor of hosting this year’s Ka Ipu Kukui fellows at the county building last week for a day of discussing long-term issues facing local government. Ka Ipu Kukui is a leadership-development program […]
Published in The Maui News on January 25, 2015 By DON COUCH, for The Maui News On Wednesday, the Maui County Council’s Planning Committee will hold a public meeting and site inspections on the island of Lanai for the Lanai Community Plan update. On Jan. 15, the committee initially reviewed two versions of the Lanai […]
Published in The Maui News, Jan. 18, 2015 By MIKE WHITE for, The Maui News The opening day of this year’s state legislative session is on Wednesday. As a former member of the state House of Representatives, I know how important the Legislature’s work is to the people of Maui County. Aside from working with our […]
For immediate release: Jan. 14, 2015 Press release by: Council Chair Mike White Maui County Council Hana residents urged to submit written testimony; district office temporarily closed WAILUKU, Hawaii – Remote oral testimony via phone from the Maui County Council’s Hana district office will be temporarily unavailable for committee meetings today and tomorrow and for […]
For Immediate Release: Jan. 13, 2015 Press release by: Councilmember Don Couch Chair, Planning Committee Committee to begin Lanai Community Plan update WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Planning Committee will begin review of the Lanai Community Plan, also known as the Lanai Island Plan, on Thursday, Jan. 15, at 9 a.m. in the Council Chamber, Committee […]
Published in The Maui News, Jan. 11, 2015 By Mike White, for The Maui News The proposed new county service center in Kahului is moving forward. As recommended by the County Council’s Budget and Finance Committee, Bills 95 and 96 (2014), providing funding for the service center’s design and construction, will be considered for second […]
Published in The Maui News, Jan. 4, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News Friday morning’s inauguration ceremony for the 2015-2017 Maui County Council provided a great opportunity for the county’s elected officials to reaffirm our commitment to work together for the constituents we all serve. The new term formally began on Friday afternoon […]
For immediate release: Jan. 2, 2015 Press release by: Council Chair Mike White Maui County Council White to chair county council; seeks fiscal responsibility and a focus on the positives WAILUKU, Hawaii – The council at its organizational meeting today voted to appoint Councilmember Mike White as chair for the 2015-2017 term, his office announced […]
It’s official. Members of the Maui County Council for the 2015-2017 term today received their election certificates and took the oath of office at the council’s inauguration ceremony. The Council Chamber had a standing-room-only crowd. Attendees included state House Speaker Joseph Souki, state Rep. Angus McKelvey, state Sens. Gil Keith-Agaran, Kalani English and Roz Baker, […]
