Category: Transportation

Maui Bus
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, April 8, 2018 By: Stacy Crivello In July, the County Council authorized an audit of the Maui County Department of Transportation. The intent of the audit was to provide the council and the administration with a tool to identify long-term strategic solutions to improve the cost-effectiveness, efficiency […]
Short Range Transit Plan
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, March 26, 2017 By STACY CRIVELLO The county Department of Transportation presented the Maui Short Range Transit Plan to the County Council’s Housing, Human Services and Transportation Committee, which I chair, to provide an overview of its operations and services. A copy of the plan is available […]
Front Street Lahaina
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 […]
Maui MPO
WAILUKU, Hawaii – The first Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization policy board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 4, at 10 a.m. in the Planning Conference Room of the Kalana Pakui Building. As approved by the Maui County Council and based on federal requirements, the Maui MPO was established by the State of Hawaii and County […]
Puukolii Road
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 […]
Piilani Highway
Published in The Maui News, February 14, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News As Maui County continues to grow, the County Council is taking steps to plan for future transportation needs. The council on Feb. 5 passed on first reading Bills 10 and 11 to appropriate more than $300,000 for a South Maui […]
Riki Hokama at NACo
For immediate release: Dec. 4, 2015 Press release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama Maui County Council Action by Congress provides transportation funding for counties WAILUKU, Hawaii – Maui County Councilmember Riki Hokama commends the U.S. Senate and House for passing a five-year authorization of surface transportation funding last night, he said today. Hokama, the immediate past […]
North Carolina Bike Tour
Viewpoint, published July 28, 2015 By DON COUCH, For The Maui News On July 12, as part of the National Association of Counties’ annual conference in North Carolina, I participated in a mobile workshop on transportation infrastructure. I had the opportunity to see a well-executed bicycle and pedestrian plan. The Maui County General Plan urges […]
Dairy Road under construction
Road construction signs are up. Detours are happening. As fears mount about impacts to businesses, people are wondering: What will the new airport access road in Kahului ultimately look like? Please see the pictures below. My office has been receiving calls about the proposed airport access road, so I would like to share these images […]
Hirono with HSAC
WASHINGTON – The members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation – Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono and Reps. Mark Takai and Tulsi Gabbard – each hosted meetings with Maui County councilmembers during the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference last week, Council Chair Mike White said today. “I want to thank our congressional delegation for meeting with […]