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Polystyrene

Audit · Budget & Finance · Chair's 3 Minutes · Environment

Council tackles budget, audits and polystyrene

  • May 22, 2017

CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, May 21, 2017 By MIKE WHITE On Friday, the council approved on first reading the fiscal year 2018 budget. Final reading is[…]

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TAT revenue per county

Budget & Finance · Chair's 3 Minutes · State Legislature

Legislators consider Neighbor Island taxes to fund rail

  • May 8, 2017

CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, MAY 7, 2017 By MIKE WHITE It has been a roller coaster of a ride at the state Legislature this past week,[…]

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Polystyrene

Council Meeting · Economic Development · Environment · PRESS RELEASE

Presentations on proposed restrictions on polystyrene food service containers

  • May 3, 2017

For immediate release: May 3, 2017 Contact: Danny Mateo, (808) 270-7748 Press Release by: Mike White, Chair Maui County Council Presentations on proposed restrictions on polystyrene food service containers WAILUKU,[…]

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Polystyrene

Chair's 3 Minutes

Hale Makua lease, polystyrene ban, other proposals pass to new term

  • December 27, 2016

CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, December 25, 2016 Though many take a break this season, your Maui County Council is still hard at work. Hale Makua, which[…]

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holiday decors

Chair's 3 Minutes

An array of policy issues on council’s last meeting agenda

  • December 12, 2016

Chair’s 3 Minutes by Mike White Published in The Maui News, December 11, 2016 The County Council meeting scheduled for 9 a.m. on Friday — the last of the 2015-17[…]

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Polystyrene

Chair's 3 Minutes

County Council seeks feedback on polystyrene ban

  • December 5, 2016

CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in December 4, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for the Maui News Last week, the Maui County Council’s Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee passed a bill that[…]

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plastic bags

Environment · PRESS RELEASE

Committee to consider reusable plastic bag and polystyrene use restrictions

  • October 26, 2016

For immediate release: October 26, 2016 Press release by: Councilmember Elle Cochran, Chair Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee Committee to consider reusable plastic bag and polystyrene use restrictions WAILUKU, Hawaii[…]

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Polystyrene

Chair's 3 Minutes · Council Meeting · Environment · Health · Infrastructure

A closer look: Regulating single-use polystyrene food containers

  • November 26, 2014

Published in The Maui News, Nov. 23, 2014 By  ELLE COCHRAN, for The Maui News On July 28, the County Council’s Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee, which I chair, initially[…]

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vacation rental

Chair's 3 Minutes · Environment · Housing · Planning

Illegal vacation rentals unfair to permitted operators

  • November 10, 2014

Published in The Maui News, Nov. 9, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News I’ve asked the County Council to look into current zoning-enforcement practices because illegal vacation[…]

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Styrofoam ban

Environment · Health

Committee to consider ban on polystyrene food containers

  • July 24, 2014

For Immediate Release: July 24, 2014 Press release by: Councilmember Elle Cochran Chair, Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee Committee to consider ban on polystyrene food containers WAILUKU, Hawaii –The Infrastructure[…]

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