Cesspool meeting update as of Oct. 15, 2014: The public hearing tonight at 6 p.m. in the Council Chamber is arranged by the Hawaii State Dept. of Health. Officials say only oral & written testimony will be accepted, emails will be filed but won’t be official, unless a PDF attachment of the testimony is included. […]
WAILUKU, Hawaii – Councilmember Don Guzman’s bill to allow for the creation of agricultural conservation lots in Maui County will be considered in committee on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 1:30 p.m., he announced today. The council’s Economic Development, Energy, Agriculture and Recreation Committee, which is chaired by Guzman, will decide whether to recommend adoption of […]
Maui County Council Chair Gladys Baisa today submitted a letter to state Health Director Linda Rosen to offer comments on DOCKET NO. WWR-1-14, relating to the draft rule amendments on wastewater systems. Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the draft rule amendments to Hawaii Administrative Rules, Chapter 11-62, Wastewater Systems. Under the […]
Published in The Maui News, September 21, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA for The Maui News The state Department of Health has proposed an amendment to the Hawaii Administrative Rules that would prohibit new cesspools and gradually phase out existing ones through a mandatory upgrade to a septic system upon sale of property, as recently […]
For Immediate Release: Sept. 19, 2014 Press release by: Councilmember Elle Cochran Chair, Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee Cochran explores policy on zero waste, schedules a panel discussion WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee will host a panel discussion to consider a resolution adopting the principles of zero waste as a waste […]
WAILUKU, Hawaii – Today, the Council adopted Resolution 14-98, authorizing the Council Chair to contract for a performance audit of the County’s Solid Waste Division, Department of Environmental Management. The resolution states the solid waste division is responsible for providing solid waste collection, disposal and diversion services essential to maintaining the sanitary conditions and environmental […]
For Immediate Release: August 29, 2014 Press release by: Mike White, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Maui County Council White explores solutions, says holiday trash pickup should continue WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Budget and Finance Committee will focus on landfill hours and holiday trash pickup at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 9 a.m. in […]
Published in The Maui News August 24, 2014 By DON GUZMAN, for The Maui News Just around the corner from Kahului Airport is Kanaha Beach Park, a remnant of a vast ecosystem that spanned the coast of Waihee to as far north as Hamakuapoko and even inland to Waikapu. The long stretch of land included […]
For Immediate Release: July 24, 2014 Press release by: Councilmember Elle Cochran Chair, Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee Committee to consider ban on polystyrene food containers WAILUKU, Hawaii –The Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee will consider a bill on Monday, July 28, at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber in Wailuku, to ban the use […]
Published in The Maui News July 20, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News An alcohol ban at Kamaole Beach Park II in Kihei and funding for affordable-housing projects in Kula, Lahaina and Wailuku are among the proposals before the Maui County Council on Tuesday at 9 a.m. Bill 41, introduced by Council […]
