Launching the Department of ʻŌiwi Resources By Keani Rawlins-Fernandez Last year, the electorate voted to approve the Charter Commission’s proposed amendment to establish the Department of ʻŌiwi Resources by July[…]
Efficiency Solutions and Circular Systems Committee to advance systems of EQUITY By Keani Rawlins-Fernandez At the start of this term, the council established the Efficiency Solutions and Circular Systems Committee,[…]
By Keani Rawlins-Fernandez I ka ‘ōlelo ke ola, i ka ‘ōlelo ka make. In the word is life, in the word is death. This traditional Hawaiian proverb speaks volumes about[…]
For Immediate Release: December 14, 2022 Press Release by: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, Vice-Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee launches OpenGov fiscal year 2023 budget website KAUNAKAKAI,[…]
For Immediate Release: November 7, 2022 Press Release by: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, Council Vice-Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council passes historic transient accommodation caps WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi—Council Vice-Chair Keani Rawlins-Fernandez announced that[…]
For Immediate Release: September 23, 2022 Press Release by: Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez, Council Vice-Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council establishes Hawaiian Language Communications Specialist position KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaiʻi—Bringing to fruition an[…]
For Immediate Release: July 13, 2022 Press Release by: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, Vice-Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council to hear homeowner exemption bills to promote tax equity KAUNAKAKAI, Hawai‘i—Council Vice-Chair Keani[…]
By Keani N.W. Rawlins Fernandez Shortly after joining the council, I noticed unfairness in the structure of our county’s potable water rates. A hotel or resort using over 35,000 gallons[…]
Creating a locally based strategy for economic prosperity and resilience By Chair Keani Rawlins-Fernandez This year, the county is updating its fourth Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), an economic roadmap[…]
For Immediate Release: February 18, 2022 Press Release by: Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez, Chair Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Report on tourism management and economic development to be discussed Wednesday KAUNAKAKAI,[…]
