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Centering Hawaiian worldview in local government

  • December 19, 2022

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[…]

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Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee launches OpenGov fiscal year 2023 budget website

  • December 14, 2022

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,[…]

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Council passes historic transient accommodation caps

  • November 7, 2022

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[…]

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Council establishes Hawaiian Language Communications Specialist position

  • September 23, 2022

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[…]

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PRESS RELEASE: Council to hear homeowner exemption bills to promote tax equity

  • July 13, 2022

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[…]

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Progress on water policy in Maui County

  • July 5, 2022

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[…]

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Creating a locally based strategy for economic prosperity and resilience

  • February 28, 2022

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[…]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Report on tourism management and economic development to be discussed Wednesday

  • February 18, 2022

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,[…]

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‘Āina Kūpuna Bill Aims to Keep Ancestral Lands in Kānaka ‘Ōiwi Hands

  • October 25, 2021

COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez Published in The Maui News October 23, 2021   ‘Āina Kūpuna Bill Aims to Keep Ancestral Lands in Kānaka ‘Ōiwi Hands Without having legislation[…]

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Council implements a transient accommodations tax for the County of Maui

  • October 1, 2021

For Immediate Release: October 1, 2021 Press Release by: Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez, Vice-Chair Maui County Council   Council implements a transient accommodations tax for the County of Maui KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaiʻi—The[…]

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