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 […]
5/20/15 CORRECTION: Senior Citizens’ Fixed route monthly pass is $25. Senior Citizens’ Paratransit route monthly pass is $30. For immediate release: May 19, 2015 Press release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama, chair Budget and Finance Committee Hokama proposes to maintain bus rates, no increases WAILUKU, Hawaii – Budget and Finance Committee Chair Riki Hokama today announced his plan […]
For Immediate Release: April 27, 2015 Press Release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Budget and Finance Committee Chair releases Fiscal Year 2016 proposal WAILUKU – At this morning’s Budget and Finance Committee meeting, Chair Riki Hokama released his version of the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 budget, cutting $96 million in borrowing […]
VIEWPOINT published in The Maui News, April 5, 2015 By RIKI HOKAMA, for The Maui News The Arakawa administration is playing an accounting shell game of “Now you see it, now you don’t.” This action is putting the livelihood of existing employees in jeopardy and, simply put, is inappropriate. At the March 27 meeting of […]
For Immediate Release: March 16, 2015 Press Release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Schedule announced for council budget meetings WAILUKU, Hawaii—The Budget and Finance Committee will hold evening meetings throughout Maui County next month to receive community input on the Fiscal Year 2016 budget, Committee Chair Riki Hokama announced today. The […]
For immediate release: March 6, 2015 Press release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Review of agricultural property tax assessments WAILUKU, Hawaii – A bill that would address inconsistencies in agricultural real property tax assessments will be considered by the Budget and Finance Committee on Monday, March 9 at 9 a.m. in […]
I offered some remarks at today’s Council meeting and expressed relief that Congress and the Administration have finally reached an agreement ending the two-week Federal government shutdown and raising the debt ceiling through early next year. Our national parks, such as Haleakala National Park, are finally open and visitors of the county will no longer […]
At a Sept. 30 meeting of the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Committee Chair Riki Hokama provided a status report on the Committee’s investigation of the Old Wailuku Post Office. The status report is available for the public to review in the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee website, or downloaded HERE. Here’s an excerpt from […]
Published in The Maui News September 29, 2013 By G. RIKI HOKAMA, for The Maui News The Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee will meet tomorrow at 9 a.m. to consider proposals for the 2014 Hawaii State Association of Counties legislative package. Proposals approved by all four county councils will be included in the final HSAC […]
This article was published on Lanai Today’s July 15, 2013 issue. Aloha, Lanai residents! As the island’s representative on the Maui County Council, I’m providing highlights of the recently adopted FY 2014 County Budget (July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014). Lanai-specific appropriations include the following: Community-based island disaster plan ($25,000); E Malama I Na […]
