The club currently uses the Paukukalo Community Center, but struggles with space constraints and facility limitations. The Boys & Girls Club recently signed a 35 year lease agreement with the Department of Hawaiian Homelands to utilize the open gym space next to the Paukukalo Community Center that consists of two basketball hoops.

The fourth in a series of district meetings will be held tonight to discuss the County’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Pomaikai Elementary School Cafeteria in Kahului.

Maui Mayor Arakawa will unveil his proposed budget for the 2013 Fiscal Year this Friday, March 23, during a presentation in the Council Chambers.

The national award, issued by the Government Finance Officers Association, recognizes governing bodies for high standards and principles in policy and budgeting.

Results from the survey will help the Budget Office staff to properly prioritize County projects and funding. Questions cover all the County’s public services and asks whether residents are satisfied or dissatisfied.

Testimony provided by community members will help the Budget Department to better evaluate community conditions and identify major issues.

Calling the item an anomaly, Mayor Arakawa explained that the phenomenon was a one time only occurrence.

Vacant positions on Maui will stay that way under an attrition policy that went into effect on March 1, 2011.

The committee will receive public testimony over the next several weeks from individual communities.

The budget includes $40 million for a new Kihei Police Station, with an intergovernmental loan from the USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Program.