For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Alice L. Lee, Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Uplifting West Maui and Upcountry communities LAHAINA & KULA, Hawaiʻi (August 9, 2024)—Maui County Councilmembers held space yesterday for reflection and solace in honor of the West Maui and Upcountry communities who continue to show strength and perseverance following the August […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Alice L. Lee, Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council plans for August announced WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (July 31, 2024)— Chair Alice L. Lee announced today that the next Maui County Council meeting is planned for Aug. 13 at 9 a.m. and will be online, with in-person testimony accepted at the […]
Amendment No. 1 Request for Proposals No. 25-002OCS Independent Audit of the Former Director of Finance Accounts to SPO HANDS site, dtd 08/12/24
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Alice L. Lee, Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council Chamber closed for election season WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (July 22, 2024)—Maui County Council Chair Alice L. Lee announced today that committee meetings will be held in alternate locations—including the Kalana Pākuʻi Conference Room—over the next several weeks to accommodate the 2024 […]
July 18, 2024: The Maui County Council seeks the services of a qualified Contractor to complete a comprehensive West Maui road and public infrastructure master plan for the wildfire‐affected areas consistent with the West Maui Community Plan and the input of West Maui residents.
Phase out transient vacation rentals to phase in new opportunities By Gabe Johnson On Tuesday, the Maui Planning Commission discussed a bill to phase out transient-vacation rental use in apartment zoning districts. So, it might seem like I’m copying and pasting from their agenda if I said, “the purpose of the bill was to clarify […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council committee agenda written in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi for first time WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (June 28, 2024)—Councilmember Keani Rawlins-Fernandez said today that the agenda for Monday’s Efficiency Solutions and Circular Systems Committee meeting has been produced in both English and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi—which she […]
For Immediate Release: Press release by: Alice L. Lee, Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Lee announces update to ʻOhana Assistance Program WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (June 27, 2024)—Maui County Council Chair Alice L. Lee, who initiated the ʻOhana Assistance Program last year, announced today that the program will launch Monday. Lee said the ʻOhana Assistance Program provides […]
For Immediate Release: Press release by: Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Councilmember Uʻu-Hodgins to host Pāʻia town hall June 25 on fire evacuation and prevention PĀʻIA, Hawaiʻi (June 17, 2024)—Councilmember Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins announced today she will host a community town hall June 25 at 6 p.m. at Pāʻia Community Center. Uʻu-Hodgins said the […]
Exploring disaster resilience: reflections on my journey to Japan By Tamara Paltin As the chair of Maui County Council’s Disaster, Resilience, International Affairs and Planning Committee and the councilmember from West Maui, I was invited by the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and the U.S.-Japan Council to participate in the Kibou (“Hope”) for Maui Leadership […]
