Published in The Maui News, August 21, 2016 By MIKE VICTORINO, for The Maui News The counties will continue to work with the state Legislature for a more equitable share of transient accommodations tax revenue. At the July meeting of the Hawaii State Association of Counties’ executive committee, council members from Maui, Kauai and Hawaii […]
Free workshops on Maui to help citizens learn about the state’s legislative process entitled “We the Powerful!” will be hosted by the Hawaii State Public Access Room from Monday through Thursday next week. The workshops are open to the public, and no registration or prior experience is required. Topics include understanding the legislative process, delivering […]
Published in The Maui News, Nov. 2, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA , for The Maui News On Friday, the County Council will consider approving two state bills for inclusion in the 2015 Maui County Legislative Package, as recommended by the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee. The first bill would authorize expanded industrial hemp research […]
Published in The Maui News, Oct. 26, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA , For The Maui News If you’ve recently visited the Council Chambers on the eighth floor of the county building or watched a meeting on Akaku, you may have noticed a new big-screen TV monitor mounted on the left wall of the chamber. […]
Published in The Maui News on October 19, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News I received an email from a good friend saying I’d won a large amount of money in a sweepstakes. The email asked for personal and bank information in order to wire the money to my account. Before I […]
Published in The Maui News, October 5, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA , for The Maui News During a recent public forum organized by the Maui Disability Alliance, several Maui County Council members stood up and left. They weren’t being disrespectful. They didn’t want to leave. But they were concerned about being accused of violating […]
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. […]
For immediate release: August 1, 2014 Press release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama Maui County Council President, National Association of Counties Federal transportation bill receives immediate fix; Hokama urges long-term action WASHINGTON – On July 31, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 5021, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, implementing a short-term fix that prevents […]
For Immediate Release: April 25, 2014 Press Release by: Gladys C. Baisa, Chair Maui County Council Legislators increase TAT cap by $10 million HONOLULU, Hawaii – A joint House-Senate conference committee passed House Bill 1671 moments before a 6 p.m. deadline, which will raise the cap of counties’ share of transient accommodations tax revenues from […]
For Immediate Release: April 4, 2014 Press release by: Councilmember Mike White Council urges state legislators to increase TAT revenue to counties WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council today adopted Resolution 14-45, urging the state legislature to pass House Bill 1671 to increase transient accommodations tax revenue to the counties, Councilmember Mike White announced. […]
