For immediate release: June 21, 2017 Press release by: Councilmember Don S. Guzman, Chair Parks, Recreation, Energy, and Legal Affairs Committee WAILUKU, Hawaii – On Tuesday at 10 a.m., the Council’s Parks, Recreation, Energy and Legal Affairs Committee will have its first meeting to discuss options to enhance the sustainability of the Waiehu golf course […]
For immediate release: Feb. 15, 2017 Press release by: Elle Cochran, Councilmember Maui County Council Cochran applauds movement towards pesticide-free parks operations WAILUKU, Hawaii – Councilmember Elle Cochran today urges support for a proposal from the county Department of Parks and Recreation to conduct soil analysis and training towards organic land management on select county […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, February 12, 2017 By DON GUZMAN The County Council’s Parks, Recreation, Energy, and Legal Affairs Committee, which I chair, recommended adoption of a three-year agreement between the county and the Rotary Club of Kihei-Wailea to stage rescue tube stations at county beach parks on Maui. Rescue tubes […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, Nov. 13, 2016 By: MIKE WHITE With less than two months left in its 2015-17 term, the Maui County Council is still working on new legislative proposals. At its Nov. 4 meeting, for example, the council sent Council Member Riki Hokama’s bill that would establish a program […]
VIEWPOINT by MIKE VICTORINO Published in The Maui News, Oct. 9, 2016 I commend our first responders for ensuring no lives were lost from the massive Wailuku River flood on the evening of Sept. 13. I am grateful for the swift action and collaboration among different government entities that have ensured public safety up to […]
Published in The Maui News, March 27, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News On March 18, the council passed several measures to promote recreational opportunities for Maui County residents. By Resolution 16-40, the council granted a lease, for a nominal fee of $1 per year, to allow for the continuation of community horseback-riding […]
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 […]
For Immediate Release: July 24, 2014 Press release by: Councilmember Don S. Guzman, Chair Economic Development, Energy, Agriculture, and Recreation Committee Guzman calls for parks care, proposes volunteer policy WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council’s Economic Development, Energy, Agriculture, and Recreation Committee will consider a bill on Tuesday, July 29, at 1:30 p.m., to […]
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 […]
The proposed GMO moratorium petition received enough signatures June 6. The Council referred the bill on June 20 to the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee. On June 30, the committee received testimony from more than 200 residents in the Chamber and district offices. If the Council does not adopt the ordinance by Aug. 5, the […]
