For Immediate Release: Press release by: Alice L. Lee, Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council to consider bill on design agreement for the ʻĪao Stream Flood Control Project next Friday WAILUKU, Hawaii (Feb. 9, 2024)—Chair Alice L. Lee announced today that the Maui County Council will consider a bill Feb. 16 to approve an intergovernmental […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, March 11, 2018 By: Mike White In early February, President Donald Trump released his long-awaited federal infrastructure plan, outlining a proposal to spend federal dollars on infrastructure projects nationwide. At the core, the plan provides $200 billion in federal money to counties and states with the theory […]
Press release by: Councilmember Elle Cochran, Chair Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee CANCELLED: Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee July 31 meeting WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council’s Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee has cancelled its meeting, scheduled for today, Monday, July 31, at 1:30 p.m., due to lack of quorum, announced Committee Chair Elle […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, June 25, 2017 By: MIKE WHITE Time and time again, the public sees news headlines about the county’s Department of Public Works’ Highways Division. An investigation was launched following allegations of improprieties in May 2015 relating to the infamous commercial kitchen at the Wailuku baseyard, and is […]
Chair’s 3 Minutes Published in The Maui News, Feb. 19, 2017 By Mike White On Tuesday, the state House Committee on Tourism advanced House Bill 1586, which phases out the counties’ share of the transient accommodations tax, also known as the TAT or hotel tax. County officials were present and expressed strong opposition to the […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, OCT 16, 2016 By MIKE WHITE The Maui County Council has used its emergency powers to quickly appropriate $5 million to support recovery efforts in the aftermath of last month’s stunning Iao Valley flooding. The County of Maui is working with all levels of government to ensure […]
These photos were distributed to the councilmembers today at the emergency council meeting by the Department of Environmental Management. (BF-105: Emergency Fund)
Viewpoint By ELLE COCHRAN, for The Maui News I shared a great big sigh of relief with all of West Maui and especially with the residents of Pu’ukoli’i Road when I received word from the administration that Pu’ukoli’i’s resurfacing would finally commence, after all of these years. I commend the Department of Public Works for […]
Published in The Maui News, October 4, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News The Maui County Council has approved an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency and Earthjustice over the use of injection wells in West Maui that will allow the county to contest liability before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals while […]
Published in The Maui News. Dec. 21, 2014 By Gladys C. Baisa, for The Maui News With the council’s legislative work for the 2013-2015 term now concluded, it’s an apt time to look back at some highlights. Land acquisition, housing and community initiatives have been supported throughout the term. In the summer of 2013, the […]
