Published in The Maui News August 31, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News Continuing an important theme of the 2013-2015 term, this week’s County Council agendas include consideration of two projects to increase the supply of affordable housing in Maui County. On Wednesday at 10 a.m., the Land Use Committee, chaired by […]
At a Sept. 30 meeting of the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Committee Chair Riki Hokama provided a status report on the Committee’s investigation of the Old Wailuku Post Office. The status report is available for the public to review in the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee website, or downloaded HERE. Here’s an excerpt from […]
Viewpoint: Auditor should review post office case Published on The Maui News July 13, 2013 By DON COUCH I heard a joke recently about how Congress can only do two things: Nothing and overreact. It is beginning to feel like the Maui County Council is headed in the same direction. Members are overreacting to the […]
WAILUKU, MAUI, HAWAII – A bill amending parking restrictions at the Old Wailuku Post Office passed today on first reading with a 5-3 vote. The bill repeals a section in the Maui County Code, which placed parking restrictions on the Old Wailuku Post Office’s parking lot before the demolition. Councilmembers Riki Hokama, Mike White and […]
At the Friday, July 5, 2013 Council Meeting, Councilmember White offered the following statement on the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee Report No. 13-78. The measure recommend adoption of a resolution authorizing the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee to conduct a formal investigation of the Department of Management; Department of Finance; Budget Office, Office of […]
WAILUKU, Maui, Hawaii – By a 5-3 vote, the Maui County Council today adopted Resolution 13-83, authorizing its Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee to investigate the possible misuse of County funds relating to the demolition earlier this year of the Old Wailuku Post Office. County Corporation Counsel Patrick Wong had stated that he can’t provide legal […]
Background: The Old Wailuku Post Office property is located at the corner of Wells and High Streets in Downtown Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii. The County Building, at 200 S. High St., is on the opposite side of Wells Street. The Old Wailuku Post Office was constructed in 1959 and demolished early in 2013. The property is […]