CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, June 11, 2017 By STACY CRIVELLO Even though health care is directly under the jurisdiction of the state in Hawaii, counties have proactively attempted to deal with the rising cost of health care. The Hawaii State Association of Counties, consisting of state’s four counties, has been part […]
CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, Nov. 6, 2016 By: MIKE VICTORINO The County Council’s Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee will discuss cybersecurity for the County of Maui on Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. The National Association of Counties has been working with experts at the Department of Homeland Security and in the […]
Published in The Maui News, March 13, 2016 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News During the last week of February, I attended the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., along with many other county officials from across the nation. Council members from each of Hawaii’s counties had the opportunity to meet […]
Published in The Maui News, August 2, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News Accompanied by hula performers and plentiful lei, Maui County Council Member Riki Hokama of Lanai concluded a successful term as president of the National Association of Counties last month by leading NACo’s 80th Annual Conference in Mecklenburg County, N.C. Hokama […]
Viewpoint, published July 28, 2015 By DON COUCH, For The Maui News On July 12, as part of the National Association of Counties’ annual conference in North Carolina, I participated in a mobile workshop on transportation infrastructure. I had the opportunity to see a well-executed bicycle and pedestrian plan. The Maui County General Plan urges […]
MAKENA, Maui – More than 250 attendees gathered for the Hawaii State Association of Counties annual conference at the Makena Beach and Golf Resort June 24-26. The Maui County Council hosted this year’s conference with the theme: “Why invest in our counties? Counties move Hawaii forward.” Professionals in the fields of stimulating responsible growth, affordable […]
WASHINGTON – The members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation – Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono and Reps. Mark Takai and Tulsi Gabbard – each hosted meetings with Maui County councilmembers during the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference last week, Council Chair Mike White said today. “I want to thank our congressional delegation for meeting with […]
WAILEA, Hawaii – More than 150 county leaders from across the nation convened at the Grand Wailea Hotel Resort & Spa on Dec. 3-6 for the National Association of Counties’ Symposium on America’s County Transportation & Infrastructure. America’s counties invest more than $100 billion each year in the nation’s transportation infrastructure, maintaining and building […]
Published in The Maui News, Oct. 26, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA , For The Maui News If you’ve recently visited the Council Chambers on the eighth floor of the county building or watched a meeting on Akaku, you may have noticed a new big-screen TV monitor mounted on the left wall of the chamber. […]
NACo unveiled a big-data tool designed to provide counties easy access to records to help them make informed policy decisions. The County Intelligence Connection 2.0 features U.S. counties – all 3,069 of them – in an interactive online map where data sets are available for download. The map indicates Maui County received $1.6 million […]
