Tag: coqui frogs

Riki Hokama
For immediate release: May 30, 2017 Press release by: Riki Hokama, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Council approves fiscally responsible budget totaling $705.2 million WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council approved, by a vote of 8-0, a $705.2 million fiscal year 2018 budget, Budget and Finance Committee Chair Riki Hokama announced today. The approval […]
Polystyrene
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, May 21, 2017 By MIKE WHITE On Friday, the council approved on first reading the fiscal year 2018 budget. Final reading is scheduled for May 30 and if passed, will advance to the mayor. The new budget will take effect on July 1. There were many challenges […]
Budget fy 2018
For immediate release: May 2, 2017 Press release by: Riki Hokama, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Committee advances $704.8 million budget amidst fiscal challenges WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Budget and Finance Committee recommended approval of a $704.8-million county budget for fiscal year 2018, which focuses on balancing community needs with the rising cost of services, […]
Budget presentation
Published in The Maui News, May 8, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News I am pleased to report, after meeting nearly every day for a month, the Maui County Council’s Budget and Finance Committee on Monday passed a $659.5 million fiscal year 2017 budget. The figure is $51.9 million lower than the $711.4 […]
Riki Hokama
For immediate release: April 25, 2016 Press release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Hokama’s budget proposal cuts real property tax rates; invests in infrastructure WAILUKU, Hawaii – After weeks of committee meetings throughout the county to review the proposed fiscal year 2017 budget, Councilmember Riki Hokama presented a version of the […]
Coqui frog map
Published in The Maui News, April 24, 2016 By DON GUZMAN, for The Maui News Fighting invasive species such as the miconia weed, the little fire ant and the coqui frog takes diligence by everyone in the community. That was one of the takeaway messages from the Maui Invasive Species Committee’s recent presentation to the Maui […]
FY 2016 budget
Published in The Maui News, May 10, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News Exactly a week ago – on a Sunday afternoon – the County Council’s Budget and Finance Committee began wrapping up its arduous work on the fiscal year 2016 budget by proposing a $621 million county budget, nearly $79 million lower […]