For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Alice L. Lee, Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Swearing-in ceremony for Kauanoe Batangan and special council meeting set for Monday morning WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (Dec. 30, 2025)—Councilmember-designate Kauanoe Batangan on Monday will take the oath of office in a public ceremony in the Council Chamber at 8 a.m. and then […]
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: Tamara Paltin, Chair Disaster Recovery, International Affairs and Planning Committee Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Committee to meet Nov. 5 on Pulelehua and Hoʻonani Village mixed-use projects WAILUKU, Hawai‘i (Oct. 31, 2025)—A council committee will consider bills to change a zoning condition for the Pulelehua mixed-use project in Kahana and […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Yuki Lei K. Sugimura, Chair Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee media@mauicounty.us Evening budget meetings next week on Lānaʻi, Molokai and in West Maui WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (April 4, 2025)— Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee Chair Yuki Lei K. Sugimura today reminded Maui County residents that the committee will […]
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: 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 […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Alice L. Lee, Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council reelects Alice Lee as chair for 2025-2027 term WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (Jan. 2, 2025)— The Maui County Council held an organizational meeting this afternoon to elect its officers, adopt procedural rules and appoint staff for the 2025-2027 term, announced Councilmember Alice […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council approves comprehensive plan for climate change mitigation and resiliency WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (Dec. 23, 2024)— Councilmember Keani Rawlins-Fernandez announced the Maui County Council passed a bill establishing Maui County’s first Climate Action and Resiliency Plan on second and final reading today. Rawlins-Fernandez […]
