CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, June 11, 2017 By STACY CRIVELLO Even though health care is directly under the jurisdiction of the state in Hawaii, counties have proactively attempted to deal with the rising cost of health care. The Hawaii State Association of Counties, consisting of state’s four counties, has been part […]
For immediate release: March 15, 2017 Press release by: Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura Maui County Council Sugimura to serve on national panel Rural Action Caucus WAILUKU, Hawaii – Maui County Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura will serve on the National Association of Counties’ Rural Action Caucus, as appointed by NACo President Bryan Desloge last month, Sugimura’s […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, Nov. 6, 2016 By: MIKE VICTORINO The County Council’s Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee will discuss cybersecurity for the County of Maui on Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. The National Association of Counties has been working with experts at the Department of Homeland Security and in the […]
Published in The Maui News, May 1, 2016 By MIKE VICTORINO , The Maui News I’ve had the privilege of representing county governments during the 2016 state legislative session, which ends Thursday. As president of the Hawaii State Association of Counties and chair of the Maui County Council’s Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, I’ve worked […]
For immediate release: Dec. 4, 2015 Press release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama Maui County Council Action by Congress provides transportation funding for counties WAILUKU, Hawaii – Maui County Councilmember Riki Hokama commends the U.S. Senate and House for passing a five-year authorization of surface transportation funding last night, he said today. Hokama, the immediate past […]
WAILEA, Hawaii – More than 150 county leaders from across the nation convened at the Grand Wailea Hotel Resort & Spa on Dec. 3-6 for the National Association of Counties’ Symposium on America’s County Transportation & Infrastructure. America’s counties invest more than $100 billion each year in the nation’s transportation infrastructure, maintaining and building […]
Published in The Maui News, Oct. 26, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA , For The Maui News If you’ve recently visited the Council Chambers on the eighth floor of the county building or watched a meeting on Akaku, you may have noticed a new big-screen TV monitor mounted on the left wall of the chamber. […]
Published in The Maui News on October 19, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News I received an email from a good friend saying I’d won a large amount of money in a sweepstakes. The email asked for personal and bank information in order to wire the money to my account. Before I […]
