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Honolulu Rail

Chair's 3 Minutes · State Legislature

Taxing Neighbor Islands to fund rail seems a done deal

  • August 28, 2017

CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, August 28, 2017 By: Mike White The State Legislature announced Thursday a plan to pay for the Honolulu rail project by raising[…]

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State Legislature

Budget & Finance · Chair's 3 Minutes · State Legislature

Neighbor Islands should not pay for rail in Honolulu

  • August 14, 2017

CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in the Maui News, August 13, 2017 By: Mike White The issue of funding Honolulu’s controversial rail project is on the verge of boiling over to[…]

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TAT revenue per county

Budget & Finance · Chair's 3 Minutes · State Legislature

Legislators consider Neighbor Island taxes to fund rail

  • May 8, 2017

CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, MAY 7, 2017 By MIKE WHITE It has been a roller coaster of a ride at the state Legislature this past week,[…]

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roads

Budget & Finance · Chair's 3 Minutes · State Legislature

County impacted as Legislature gets set to adjourn

  • May 1, 2017

CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, April 30, 2017 By MIKE WHITE It’s budget season and the Maui County Council is faced with many difficult decisions for the[…]

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State Legislature

Chair's 3 Minutes · Hawaii State Association of Counties · State Legislature

Unreasonable actions at Legislature could hurt county

  • April 10, 2017

CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, April 9, 2017 By MIKE WHITE An important deadline is approaching at the state Legislature on Thursday called the second crossover of[…]

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Hokama

Budget & Finance · Chair's 3 Minutes

As partners, state should support, not ditch counties

  • April 4, 2017

CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, April 2, 2017 By RIKI HOKAMA It is appalling to know that during this legislative session, state lawmakers have supported a measure[…]

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HB 1586

Chair's 3 Minutes · State Legislature

Community support is critical in moving state bills

  • February 27, 2017

CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, February 26, 2017 By MIKE WHITE In last Sunday’s column, I made a case for the counties to receive a greater share[…]

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Front Street Lahaina

Budget & Finance · Chair's 3 Minutes · Economic Development · Hawaii State Association of Counties · Infrastructure · Public Safety · State Legislature · Transportation

State wants to keep TAT at expense of counties

  • February 21, 2017

Chair’s 3 Minutes Published in The Maui News, Feb. 19, 2017 By Mike White On Tuesday, the state House Committee on Tourism advanced House Bill 1586, which phases out the[…]

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HSAC Luncheon

Chair's 3 Minutes · Hawaii State Association of Counties · State Legislature

Council to approach fiscal challenges

  • January 23, 2017

CHAIR’S 3 MINUTES Published in The Maui News, Jan. 22, 2017 By MIKE WHITE The County Council can anticipate fiscal challenges this year brought by bargaining unit negotiations and the[…]

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Hawaii State Capitol

Chair's 3 Minutes · Hawaii State Association of Counties · State Legislature

State bills considered for counties’ 2017 package

  • September 6, 2016

Published in The Maui News, September 4, 2016 By MIKE VICTORINO, for The Maui News With more than four months to prepare, county council members throughout Hawaii will make every[…]

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