CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, Nov. 20, 2016 By MIKE WHITE On Nov. 8, voters approved an amendment to the Maui County Charter that will allow the County Council to establish qualifications for, and confirm, mayoral nominations of certain department heads. The new charter provisions take effect with the inauguration of the […]
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, September 18, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News A proposal to require the mayor of Maui County to get the County Council’s confirmation of department heads is one of five charter amendments on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. Under the current county charter, council approval is only […]
Published in The Maui News, June 19, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News Monday at 9 a.m., the policy board of the recently created Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization will continue its efforts to hire the MPO’s first executive director. The Maui MPO is an independent entity that will facilitate joint state and county […]
