Published in The Maui News May 26, 2013 By ROBERT CARROLL , for The Maui News I have introduced a trio of bills that would enhance tree protection throughout the County by setting standards for tree installation, replacement and removal. The centerpiece of this package of legislation can be called the Tree Protection Bill. This […]
At its Sept. 6 meeting the Council adopted Resolution 13-97 approving the $5.2 million acquisition of 209 acres in Kahului for a proposed park, base yard facility, and other County purposes. Committee Report 13-102 noted that the purchase of the subject property had an appropriation in the FY 2014 Budget from the Open Space Fund, […]
Published in The Maui News May 19, 2013 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News As Council members, our jobs don’t end at the pound of the gavel. Our schedules include community meetings, educational seminars and other events to help us gather information from policy experts, each of our residency districts and the whole […]
Published in The Maui News May 26, 2013 By ROBERT CARROLL , for The Maui News A recent case study illustrates what the Land Use Committee does. A homeowner in Waiehu wanted to convert part of his home into a real estate office. So, he worked with a planner from the Planning Department, who determined […]
For Immediate Release: August 30, 2013 Press Release by: Councilmember Don G. Couch, Jr. Chair, Planning Committee Committee seeks input on home-based business bill WAILUKU, MAUI, HAWAII – The Planning Committee will consider a bill to permit and regulate home-based businesses in certain County zoning districts, on Thursday at 9 a.m., Committee Chair Don Couch […]
For immediate release: August 29, 2013 Press Release by: Councilmember Robert Carroll, Chair Council Committee to Consider Waikapu Gardens, Phase II, Affordable Housing Project WAILUKU, Maui, Hawaii — On Wednesday, September 4, the Council’s Land Use Committee will consider the Waikapu Gardens, Phase II, affordable housing project, proposed for development on 10.5 acres on East […]
The Planning Committee received a presentation from John David Beutler from Calthorpe Associates on new urbanism, smart growth, form-based zoning codes and environmental sustainability. He showed images from other nations on various types of urban forms and their direct effects on how people utilize spaces. Most important, he showed images about urbanism in Maui County. […]
WAILUKU, MAUI, HAWAII – Exchange students from Miyakojima City, Japan visited the Maui County Council Chamber today for a crash course on policy-making and poi pounding. The Maui County Council’s presiding officer uses a pohaku ku’i, or “poi pounder,” in place of the traditional gavel. Council Vice-Chair Robert Carroll welcomed the group and entertained several […]
The Maui County Council congratulated Seabury High School student Reese Guzman for placing third in the Girls 10-12 division of the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships held in Florida this summer. Reese was the top American finisher in her age division and competed against representatives from other countries. She finished third place in this international […]
Councilmember Don Guzman’s opening remarks at the Aug. 20 Council meeting. This month we celebrate the 50th anniversary of our country’s most important political speeches of the century, which was delivered before a quarter of a million Americans on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at our nation’s capital. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I […]
