Maui Discussion
Ask the Mayor: What is Being Done to Help the Working Homeless?
The annual Patrick Foyler Health Fair for the homeless will be held on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Salvation Army in Kahului.
Ask the Mayor: Why Are Property Owners Fined for False Alarms?
Why is the owner responsible and being fined when it is the alarm company that is supposed to check first before dispatching help?
Ask the Mayor: Why are There No Flags Outside County Buildings?
I went to do my early voting yesterday and I realized that there was not a flag to be seen in front of the courthouse or county buildings.
Ask the Mayor: What’s That Bad Smell in Lahaina?
Can you help get rid of the terrible smell in Lahaina?
Ask the Mayor: Why Can’t an ‘Ohana Have a Kitchen?
Tenants can’t prepare meals economically with no kitchen, partly canceling out an ‘ohana as affordable housing.
Ask the Mayor: What Happened to Repaving Kokomo?
Nothing has been done and I believe it is time for an update on the completion of this repaving job.
Ask the Mayor: Why are Empty County Recycling Bins Locked?
What’s the point of leaving empty recycling containers locked and unusable?
Ask the Mayor: Why Aren’t Homeless Encampments Removed?
I do not understand why the homeless encampments that clearly visible from the highway fronting Kahului Harbor have not been removed.
Ask the Mayor: Best Way to Report Abandoned Vehicles?
When I have submitted abandoned vehicle information via the non-emergency phone number, it was somewhat cumbersome…
Ask the Mayor: When Will South Kīhei Be Repaved?
There are some very bad spots on certain areas on South Kīhei Road, with many potholes filled in over and over.
Ask the Mayor: What Can Be Done About Roaming Dog Pack?
My neighbor lets his dogs roam the street off-leash. I have had my leashed dog attacked three times by these dogs.
Ask the Mayor: When Will Absentee Ballots Be Mailed?
I checked the county website and didn’t see a date.
Ask the Mayor: What Can Be Done About Our Screaming Neighbors?
The police are often called, yet from what I can tell, the situation remains unchanged.
Ask the Mayor: Why are ʻĪao River Rocks Being Moved?
Why are pohaku being removed from the river as part of the county project at ʻĪao Valley?
Ask the Mayor: Why Don’t Road Closure Notices Include Date, Time?
Mayor Alan Arakawa answers some of the questions submitted to his office staff. Submit your own questions about County of Maui programs, services, operations or policies to Mayor Alan Arakawa via email at AskTheMayor@mauicounty.gov, call 270-7855 or send them by mail to 200 S. High St., 9th Floor, Wailuku, HI 96793. Questions submitted will be considered […]
Ask the Mayor: Why Don’t Boil Water Advisories Reach Us Faster?
Why can’t the county access the emergency system that sends weather-related bulletins to phones (and radios/TVs), in order to put out guidance in an emergency?
Ask the Mayor: When Will La Perouse Potholes Be Filled?
I go to La Perouse Bay weekly and noticed the worst potholes in the 17 years I have lived here.
Ask the Mayor: Tsunami Inundation Zones Not the Same as Flood Zones
A flood doesn’t need to originate from the ocean, as does a tsunami.
Ask the Mayor: Why was Boil Water Advisory so Widespread?
It impacted a large number of hotels, restaurants, medical facilities and businesses not to mention thousands of residents.
Ask the Mayor: How Can Flood Victims Get Assistance?
My friends are still recovering from flood damage to their home…
