For Immediate Release: December 6, 2013 Press release by: Council Chair Gladys C. Baisa Maui County Council Mateo appointed as County Clerk WAILUKU, Maui, Hawaii – The Maui County Council adopted Resolution 13-144 appointing Dennis A. “Danny” Mateo as the new County Clerk, Council Chair Gladys C. Baisa announced today. Mateo, Executive Assistant to Mayor […]
Published in The Maui News December 1, 2013 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News As elected officials, it’s our job to find out how people in our community feel about issues, to become educated on those issues and to enact legislation addressing them when feasible. We ask our constituents to become involved and […]
Published in The Maui News Dec. 1, 2013 By: Mike White, The Maui News The Arakawa administration has embarked on a public relations campaign to pressure the Maui County Council to acquire 186 acres in Launiupoko. There is a need to set the facts straight. The concerns are not with negotiations, but rather the administration […]
Published in The Maui News November 24, 2013 By DON GUZMAN , for The Maui News Maui County’s Economic Development Revolving Fund was established in 2011 for the purpose of strengthening, growing and diversifying Maui County’s economy. The amount of $1 million was initially appropriated by the County Council in the fiscal year 2013 budget. […]
Honolulu, Hawaii – The Hawaii State Public Access Room (PAR) will conduct a series of free workshops on Maui entitled “We the Powerful!” between Dec. 3 to Dec. 6. The workshops are intended to help demystify the State lawmaking process, and demonstrate ways the public can participate at the Hawaii State Legislature without leaving the […]
Councilmember Stacy Crivello delivered opening remarks at the Nov. 15 Council meeting. Traditionally, Thanksgiving Day in November is a day set aside to celebrate with family and friends to remember the things we are thankful for. Daily, we encounter many opportunities to say “thank you”, “mahalo”, “salamat”, or “arigato”. Every time we take a […]
Published in The Maui News November 17, 2013 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News The Maui County Council is always in session. So, ordinances can be enacted any time throughout the term. As we approach the halfway point of the current council term, I thought this would be a good time to review […]
At its meeting Friday, the Maui County Council adopted Resolution 13-130 honoring Boston Red Sox player Shane Victorino for winning the 2013 Major League Baseball World Series. Shane is the son of Councilmember Michael P. Victorino and Joycelyn Victorino of Wailuku and was born and raised on Maui, where he attended Saint Anthony School. Shane, […]
At the Friday, November 15, 2013 Council Meeting, Councilmember White introduced a resolution on behalf of Chair Baisa and the other members of the Council to congratulate Shane Victorino of the Boston Red Sox for Winning the 2013 Major League Baseball World Series. Shane’s parents, Councilmember Mike & Joycelyn Victorino were on hand to receive […]
The Land Use Committee Wednesday recommended adoption of a resolution, 5-0, to send to the Maui Planning Commission a bill relating to protection of trees within historic districts. A copy of the resolution, which attaches the original bill proposed by Council Vice-Chair Robert Carroll, who also chairs the committee, can be found here: http://www.mauicounty.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/18476 The […]
