Ask the Mayor: What Can Be Done About Cars Taking Up More Than One Parking Space?

Mayor Alan Arakawa answers some of the questions submitted to his staff.

Submit your own questions about County of Maui programs, services, operations or policies to Mayor Alan Arakawa at [email protected], 270-7855 or mail them to 200 S. High St., 9th Floor, Wailuku, HI 96793.

Questions submitted will be considered for inclusion in the “Ask the Mayor” column.

Aloha Mayor,

Q: The parking in Lahaina Town is always a problem. There are usually three vehicles taking up the space of five or six with six feet between them.

The area around the banyan tree has painted spaces that seem to work for maximum parking. Why not try it throughout the rest of town?

Mahalo.

A: You raise an interesting question, which I have forwarded to our Maui County Public Works Department for review.

It’s common to not mark individual stalls due to the fact that vehicles vary in length, so drivers would park in a manner to accommodate potentially more vehicles than if standard length stalls were marked.

However, our engineers will consider your suggestion at the specific location indicated.