Published in The Maui News May 4, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News The 2014 state legislative session ended last week, and we were once again reminded that success at the Capitol never comes easily. Just a few minutes before the deadline for agreement, a House-Senate conference committee announced passage of a […]
Bill 26 (2014), to enable the Council to establish exemptions to Water System Development Fees in the annual budget, will be considered for second and final reading at the April 22 Council meeting. Agenda: http://www.mauicounty.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/18968 Also up for second and final reading are Bill 24, which would ban tobacco use in parks and beaches, and […]
Feb. 21 Council meeting at 9 a.m. AGENDA: http://www.mauicounty.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/18787 Several bills to approve budget amendments will be heard on first reading: 1. Adding $200,000 to fund the Mokuhinia Ecosystem Restoration Project in Lahaina. 2. Adding $300,000 for a rescue boat and trailer for the Kahului Fire Station. 3. Adding $86,400 for the “Circuit Breaker” tax […]
For Immediate Release: January 31, 2014 Press release by: Maui County Council Chair Gladys Baisa Kauai County Council Chair Jay Furfaro Honolulu City Council Chair Ernie Martin Hawaii County Council Chair J Yoshimoto Council chairs seek return of projected $72 million hotel tax revenue to counties HONOLULU– Council chairs from all four Hawaii counties today […]
Published in The Maui News January 19, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News The 2014 state legislative session began Wednesday, with me and several of my Maui County Council colleagues in attendance, and is scheduled to adjourn May 1. Our state representatives and senators have started introducing and reviewing hundreds of new […]
Published in The Maui News Dec. 29, 2013 By ROBERT CARROLL, for The Maui News As we reach the midway point of the 2013-2015 term, now is an appropriate time to review the County Council’s activities over the last year and preview some of what’s ahead. On Dec. 20, the council unanimously authorized the purchase […]
For Immediate Release: Nov. 1, 2013 Press release by: Office of Councilmember Mike White White to represent councils, selected to serve on Employer-Union Health Benefits Task Force WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Hawaii State Association of Counties Executive Committee on Oct. 22 selected Maui County Councilmember Mike White to serve on the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits […]
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Hawaii State Association of Counties held a meeting of the general membership yesterday to continue discussion on the 2014 HSAC Legislative Package. Hawaii mayors and/or their representative, and council members from the four counties attended the meeting at Honolulu Hale. The mayors and council members discussed their legislative priorities and strategies […]
Published in The Maui News September 29, 2013 By G. RIKI HOKAMA, for The Maui News The Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee will meet tomorrow at 9 a.m. to consider proposals for the 2014 Hawaii State Association of Counties legislative package. Proposals approved by all four county councils will be included in the final HSAC […]
Press Release by: Councilmember Michael P. Victorino Treasurer, Hawaii State Association of Counties HONOLULU – In an unprecedented event, representatives of the executive and legislative branches of all four Hawaii counties met at City Hall on Friday, Sept. 13, for the Hawaii State Association of Counties meeting and agreed on a coordinated action plan for […]
