Category: Community

Students from Goyang, South Korea
WAILUKU, MAUI, HAWAII – Twenty five students from the 2013 Goyang Global Youth Leadership Program on Maui visited the Council Chamber today. Resolution 12-16 (2012) established Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea as a Sister City of Maui County. A ceremonial MOU signing was held in the Council Chamber last February, 2012. “This is what […]
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 […]
Old Haleakala Highway
HONOLULU– Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced Thursday the release of $3.09 million in Capital Improvement Grants, $998,000 of which is allocated for Old Haleakala Highway Sidewalk Project. The State funding matches previously appropriated County funding and allows the project to proceed. Upcountry residents have voiced safety concerns over the years for King Kekaulike High School students […]
Lipoa Point
Wailea, Maui, Hawaii – Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed House Bill 1424 on the acquisition of Lipoa Point into law as Act 241 (2013) today. A ceremonial signing of the bill was held at the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel and Spa. The Governor was accompanied by Maui County and State officials. “We look out for one […]