Published in The Maui News May 19, 2013 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News As Council members, our jobs don’t end at the pound of the gavel. Our schedules include community meetings, educational seminars and other events to help us gather information from policy experts, each of our residency districts and the whole […]
The Maui County Council congratulated Seabury High School student Reese Guzman for placing third in the Girls 10-12 division of the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships held in Florida this summer. Reese was the top American finisher in her age division and competed against representatives from other countries. She finished third place in this international […]
Councilmember Don Guzman’s opening remarks at the Aug. 20 Council meeting. This month we celebrate the 50th anniversary of our country’s most important political speeches of the century, which was delivered before a quarter of a million Americans on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at our nation’s capital. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I […]
At its meeting today, the Maui County Council received copies of grant-award letters supporting County programs for vital senior services, Council Chair Gladys C. Baisa announced. The Arakawa Administration transmitted a grant-award letter from the State Executive Office on Aging providing the County with federal funds to help fulfill the objectives of the County’s Office […]
WAILUKU, MAUI, HAWAII – A bill amending parking restrictions at the Old Wailuku Post Office passed today on first reading with a 5-3 vote. The bill repeals a section in the Maui County Code, which placed parking restrictions on the Old Wailuku Post Office’s parking lot before the demolition. Councilmembers Riki Hokama, Mike White and […]
The Maui County Council will have its regular meeting on Thursday, July 25 at 9 a.m. Three years ago, citing the dangers of distracted driving, the Council enacted an ordinance to ban operating a motor vehicle while using a mobile electronic device. The three other Hawaii counties have similar ordinances. On May 20, Gov. Abercrombie […]
Councilmember Stacy Crivello’s opening remarks at the June 6 Council Meeting: I’m starting my 6th month as a freshman council member. I am often asked by my constituents: “How’s it going on the county council?” “Is it what I expected?” “What’s it like working with your council colleagues?” “How’s your staff?” My usual reply […]
