For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Alice L. Lee, Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Uplifting West Maui and Upcountry communities LAHAINA & KULA, Hawaiʻi (August 9, 2024)—Maui County Councilmembers held space yesterday for reflection and solace in honor of the West Maui and Upcountry communities who continue to show strength and perseverance following the August […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Alice L. Lee, Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council plans for August announced WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (July 31, 2024)— Chair Alice L. Lee announced today that the next Maui County Council meeting is planned for Aug. 13 at 9 a.m. and will be online, with in-person testimony accepted at the […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Alice L. Lee, Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council Chamber closed for election season WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (July 22, 2024)—Maui County Council Chair Alice L. Lee announced today that committee meetings will be held in alternate locations—including the Kalana Pākuʻi Conference Room—over the next several weeks to accommodate the 2024 […]
Phase out transient vacation rentals to phase in new opportunities By Gabe Johnson On Tuesday, the Maui Planning Commission discussed a bill to phase out transient-vacation rental use in apartment zoning districts. So, it might seem like I’m copying and pasting from their agenda if I said, “the purpose of the bill was to clarify […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council committee agenda written in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi for first time WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (June 28, 2024)—Councilmember Keani Rawlins-Fernandez said today that the agenda for Monday’s Efficiency Solutions and Circular Systems Committee meeting has been produced in both English and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi—which she […]
For Immediate Release: Press release by: Alice L. Lee, Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Lee announces update to ʻOhana Assistance Program WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (June 27, 2024)—Maui County Council Chair Alice L. Lee, who initiated the ʻOhana Assistance Program last year, announced today that the program will launch Monday. Lee said the ʻOhana Assistance Program provides […]
For Immediate Release: Press release by: Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Councilmember Uʻu-Hodgins to host Pāʻia town hall June 25 on fire evacuation and prevention PĀʻIA, Hawaiʻi (June 17, 2024)—Councilmember Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins announced today she will host a community town hall June 25 at 6 p.m. at Pāʻia Community Center. Uʻu-Hodgins said the […]
Exploring disaster resilience: reflections on my journey to Japan By Tamara Paltin As the chair of Maui County Council’s Disaster, Resilience, International Affairs and Planning Committee and the councilmember from West Maui, I was invited by the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and the U.S.-Japan Council to participate in the Kibou (“Hope”) for Maui Leadership […]
For Immediate Release: Press release by: Thomas Cook, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us South Maui community townhall to be held June 27 KĪHEI, Hawaiʻi (June 13, 2024)—Councilmember Thomas Cook announced today he will host a South Maui community townhall June 27 at 6 p.m. at the Maui Economic Development Board’s Malcolm Center. Cook said the […]
Springing into summer By Tasha Kama Summer is fast upon us, and the month of May was filled with tears of joy and moments to last a lifetime. Our graduates are off to new adventures, our little ones have wrapped up their last days for the school year, and the Maui County Council completed its […]
