CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, October 30, 2016 By MIKE VICTORINO Are more criminal laws needed to combat homelessness in Maui County? The County Council’s Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee will continue its deliberations on this question in the Council Chambers on Monday at 9 a.m. The committee will consider five bills […]
Published in The Maui News, July 3, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News The issue of homelessness has been a hot topic of conversation lately and the County Council has been urged to appropriate more money to address the situation. The governor’s emergency proclamation on homelessness, which was signed in October 2015, has […]
Published in The Maui News, June 26, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News As famous Maui visitor Mark Twain observed, there are lies, damned lies and statistics. Mayor Alan Arakawa’s Oct. 10 “Our County” column was filled with statistics about the county budget, but readers were left with false impressions. The mayor complained […]
For immediate release: June 23, 2016 Press release by: Councilmember Riki Hokama, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Budget committee to discuss homeless programs, salary increases WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Budget and Finance Committee on Tuesday, June 28, at 10 a.m. will discuss administration proposals for programs to address homelessness and salary increases, Committee Chair Riki […]
Published in The Maui News, January 17, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News Though some economic indicators are positive, Maui County faces unprecedented challenges in 2016. Homelessness is a bigger problem than at any point in Maui’s history. And Maui will be without a sugar cane industry for the first time since the […]
For immediate release: Oct. 27, 2015 Press release by: Council Chair Mike White Maui County Council Special meeting scheduled Thursday to address governor’s emergency proclamation on homelessness WAILUKU, Hawaii – A special Maui County Council meeting to address Gov. David Ige’s emergency proclamation on homelessness is scheduled on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 9 a.m., Council […]
Published in The Maui News, September 27, 2015 By STACY CRIVELLO, for The Maui News It’s safe to say at this time Maui County’s social landscape doesn’t mirror Oahu’s. Here, for example, we don’t see major homeless encampments encroaching resort destinations or residential neighborhoods – yet. But Maui is not isolated from the struggles and […]
