For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Office of Council Services media@mauicounty.us Committee meetings canceled, Office of Council Services closed tomorrow WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (Feb. 8, 2026)—Tomorrow’s 10 a.m. Water Authority, Social Services and Parks Committee meeting and 1:30 p.m. Water and Infrastructure Committee meeting have been canceled because of the continuing threat of severe weather, the […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Shane M. Sinenci, Chair Water Authority, Social Services and Parks Committee media@mauicounty.us Committee to meet Monday on eviction mediation and prevention of child abuse and human trafficking WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (Jan. 22, 2026)—The Water Authority, Social Services and Parks Committee will meet at 9 a.m. Monday to receive an update […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Alice L. Lee, Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Batangan seated as councilmember; changes to committees adopted WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (Jan. 6, 2026)—Councilmember Kauanoe Batangan was seated on the Maui County Council at a swearing-in ceremony yesterday, which was followed by a special meeting where councilmembers agreed to committee-assignment changes, Chair Alice […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Alice L. Lee, Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Final reading brings approval to Bill 9 WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (Dec. 15, 2025)—By a 5-3 vote at a special meeting today, the Maui County Council gave final approval to Bill 9, CD1, FD1 (2025), phasing out transient vacation rental uses in apartment […]
For Immediate Release: December 15, 2025 Press Release by: Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins, Councilmember Maui County Council nohe.uu-hodgins@mauicounty.us Council readies next steps to address land use challenges regarding Bill 9 WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (Dec. 15, 2025)—Councilmember Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins said today that if Bill 9, CD1, FD1 (2025)—which would phase out transient vacation rentals in the apartment districts—is passed […]
For Immediate Release: Press release by: Thomas Cook, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us South Maui community townhall on flood mitigation to be held Wednesday night KĪHEI, Hawaiʻi (Feb. 10, 2025)—Councilmember Thomas Cook announced today he will host a South Maui community townhall on flood mitigation Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Malcolm Center. Cook will […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Alice L. Lee, Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Agenda notifications available for council committees WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (Feb. 4, 2025)—Automated notification of committee-meeting agendas for the 2025-2027 council term are available via online subscription, Chair Alice L. Lee announced today. Lee said the subscription list has been updated to reflect […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Bills passed to provide culture-based education to comply with the charter provision requirement of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi in our bilingual county government WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (Jan. 17, 2025)—Councilmember Keani Rawlins-Fernandez announced that the Maui County Council today gave final approval to legislation providing Hawaiian […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Gabe Johnson, Councilmember Maui County Council gabe.johnson@mauicounty.us Council passes water use and allocation bills to support housing and farmers WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (Jan. 17, 2025)—Councilmember Gabe Johnson announced that the Maui County Council passed on final reading two bills to encourage more efficient and effective water use and allocation at […]
