COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Mike Molina Published in the Maui News January 11, 2020 Hana has an advisory committee to the Maui Planning Commission, while Molokai and Lanai have their own planning commissions. The logic is sound. The remoteness of Hana, Lanai and Molokai requires special attention and additional review of planning matters. The […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Yuki Lei Sugimura Published in the Maui News December 14, 2019 A heartbreaking article over the summer reported on Maui County reaching 11 traffic deaths for the year (“2019 has brought spate of fatalities on county roads,” The Maui News, July 10). I’m pained to report the statistics have only gotten worse. […]
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, […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Kelly King Published in the Maui News November 9, 2019 So far this year, the Maui County Council has enacted 52 ordinances, adopted 179 resolutions, issued 134 committee reports and formally received 454 communications from county officials, covering an array of issues affecting Lanai, Maui and Molokai residents. Amid all the […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez Published in the Maui News October 26, 2019 Five months ago, the Maui County Council’s Economic Development and Budget Committee decided to study options for more equitable taxation by creating a temporary investigative group, or TIG, on real property tax reform. As chair of both the committee and its […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Tasha Kama Published in the Maui News October 11, 2019 The Maui County Council is committed to addressing our crisis in attainable housing. When we met with voters last year during the campaign, attainable housing was a top priority for our community. The challenge in addressing our attainable housing needs is […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Tamara Paltin Published in the Maui News September 28, 2019 The County Council’s Planning and Sustainable Land Use Committee, which I chair, has been charged by the council with promoting sustainable land use and growth management in our county. To that end, the committee has been focusing on strengthening regulation and […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Shane M. Sinenci Published in the Maui News September 14, 2019 As a Native Hawaiian and chairman of the council Environmental, Agricultural and Cultural Preservation Committee, I believe in taking care of our environment. The Hawaiian concept of Aloha ‘Aina is a way of life that practices reverence and stewardship for […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Mike Molina Published in the Maui News August 24, 2019 On Aug. 7, the County Council’s Affordable Housing Committee heard a presentation from the Department of Housing and Human Concerns outlining the mayor’s “Strategic Plan for Housing.” The plan provided helpful background on the affordable housing issue impacting our community, such as […]
