For immediate release: March 12, 2021 Press Release by: Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez, Chair Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee Budget chair lauds further tax reform with new exemption and classification for long-term rentals KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaii—Council Vice-Chair Keani Rawlins-Fernandez said today she applauds this week’s announcement that the Department of Finance will begin accepting applications […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Keani Rawlins Fernandez Published in the Maui News February 13, 2021 Diversifying our revenue streams, investing in ourselves and building a better system Getting through 2020 took a united effort, and I am continually impressed by our community’s resilience and ability to support one another, especially in our more isolated […]
For immediate release: February 12, 2021 Press Release by: Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez, Chair Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee Maui News building proposed for purchase for county office expansion WAILUKU, Hawaii—Maui County’s possible acquisition of 6.3 acres at 100 Mahalani St., also known as the Maui News building, will be discussed in an online special […]
For Immediate Release: February 9, 2021 Press Release by: Councilmember Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez Vice-Chair, Maui County Council http://mauicounty.us/rawlins-fernandez/ 808.270.7838 Citing economic and social benefits, Maui County Council urges legislature to legalize, regulate and tax cannabis KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaiʻi—Hawaiʻi would join 15 other states, the District of Columbia and Guam in legalizing, regulating and taxing cannabis […]
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Keani Rawlins- Fernandez, Economic Development and Budget Committee Chair Keani.rawlins@mauicounty.us Long-Term Rental Housing Tax Incentive Bill Passes Second and Final Reading at Council WAILUKU, HI – Council Vice Chair and Economic Development and Budget Committee Chair, Keani Rawlins-Fernandez announced today that Bill 129 (2020) A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE […]
For Immediate Release: September 9, 2020 Press Release by: Councilmember Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez, Chair Economic Development and Budget Committee Economic Development and Budget Committee solicits questions from the public Wailuku, Hawaii—The Economic Development and Budget Committee invites the public to submit their questions via written or oral testimony for its meeting tomorrow at 4:30 […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez Published in the Maui News August 29, 2020 As a tight-knit community, we have seen our fair share of challenging times, but we always pull together and find ways to support one another. It’s an unwritten reciprocal social agreement woven deep into the fabric of Hawaii’s culture to look […]
For immediate release: June 15, 2020 Press Release by: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, Vice-Chair Maui County Council http://mauicounty.us/rawlins-fernandez/ Council Vice-Chair Rawlins-Fernandez to host press conference on fiscal year 2021 budget on Tuesday WAILUKU, Hawaii—Council Vice-Chair Keani Rawlins-Fernandez announced today she will hold a press conference on the County of Maui’s fiscal year 2021 budget at 4 p.m. […]
WAILUKU, Hawaii—The Maui County Council’s Economic Development and Budget Committee will be taking a new approach this budget session in light of COVID-19, announced Council Vice Chair Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez, who chairs the committee. “I worked closely and expeditiously with Council Chair Alice Lee to take necessary proactive steps to protect public health while promoting […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez Published in the Maui News November 23, 2019 Seventy years after the now-defunct Territorial Legislature enacted the Urban Renewal Law and 55 years after the now-defunct Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution establishing the County of Maui Redevelopment Agency to study blighted areas and to recommend areas for redevelopment, […]
