COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Alice Lee Published in the Maui News August 10, 2019 In recent weeks, over 14,000 acres of valuable agricultural land have been scorched by wild fires fueled by high winds and arid conditions. A vast stretch of fallow fields previously blanketed by sugar cane is left susceptible to increasingly hot and […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Yuki Lei Sugimura Published in the Maui News July 27, 2019 Clean water is a priority for all of us, whether it be in the ocean, streams or groundwater. Clarification as to why Upcountry Maui is deemed a top priority for cesspool replacements is needed. Most of the Upcountry drinking water […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez Published in the Maui News July 13, 2019 The 50 residential Maui Lani Fairways lots in Kahului have a long history of contention and debate that began in 2005 when thousands of tons of dirt were trucked in, converting a ravine into a hill and raising the elevation of […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Tasha Kama Published in the Maui News June 23, 2019 Your County Council has been busy addressing the key needs of our community. The fiscal year 2020 budget has been adopted, and the mayor’s nominees for department directors have been reviewed and approved. A fully informed council has been tackling the […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Tamara Paltin Published in the Maui News June 9, 2019 On Jan. 2, I took office as an elected County Council member representing all of Maui County in the West Maui residency seat. I am one of three council members on the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board. The Maui MPO […]
Overview The Maui County Council completed its budget process on May 28, by approving on second and final reading a $670,637,685 operating budget and a $152,839,826 capital improvement program budget, for a total budget of $823,477,511, after extensive review and discussion. The council-approved operating budget is about 3 percent (or $22.6 million) higher than the […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Shane Sinenci Published in the Maui News May 26, 2019 The Maui County Council is completing the budget process and I am proud of the council members’ success at working together as a team to address county priorities. Our deliberations focused on providing additional support for affordable housing, environmental protection, agriculture […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Mike Molina Published in the Maui News May 14, 2019 During the recent review of the County of Maui fiscal year 2020 budget, the Maui County Council stepped up its support for the creation of affordable housing. The council’s current proposal increases the FY 2020 affordable housing budget over $6 million […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES By: Alice L. Lee Published in the Maui News April 28, 2019 The Maui County Council’s Water and Infrastructure Committee must consider opportunities to provide water and ensure continued access to water for county residents. To that end, the committee, which I chair, recently considered two bills relating to water service for […]
COUNCIL’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News April 14, 2019 By: Yuki Lei Sugimura Each year, more than 40,000 people are killed in the United States in vehicle crashes. Last year, a record number of 43 pedestrian fatalities were documented in Hawai‘i, reflecting a dramatic increase from 15 in 2017. In 2018 there were […]
