Maui Discussion

Ask the Mayor: Can I Open a Fruit Stand on My Property?

Will we be able to set up a little fruit stand where our drive meets the highway?

Ask the Mayor: Can the County Post More No-Smoking Signs?

According to the Maui County website, it is illegal to smoke in the parking lot of any of the county pools. It also states on the website that this information will be posted on signs. If so, where are the signs?

Ask the Mayor: Has the Philippine Consulate Event Been Relocated?

With all the flooding at the DMVL service center at Maui Mall, has the Philippine Consulate Outreach this weekend been changed or relocated?

Ask the Mayor: Are There Vacation Rental Permit Exemptions?

Is anyone “grandfathered in” from having to get a vacation rental permit if the short-term has been in existence since 1999 or 2000?

Ask the Mayor: Is the County Going to Put a Park Next to ʻĪao Theater?

Is the county going to put a park in the gravel area next to ʻĪao Theater in Wailuku?

Ask the Mayor: What Can Be Done About the Appliances Lining Our Street?

There are several appliances and appliance parts on my street in Makawao; one is a refrigerator perched at a dangerous angle that’s been there for several weeks.

Ask the Mayor: How is the County Dealing With Aggressive Panhandling?

Many Maui residents (and visitors) have been faced with increasingly aggressive panhanders on our streets. Giving them money makes the problem worse.

Ask the Mayor: Why Isn’t the Pali Patrolled in the Early Hours of the Weekend?

I drive the pali almost every Sunday at around 3 a.m. and almost every time see drivers either having trouble staying in their lanes, slowing and speeding up, passing at the lookout and obviously impaired.

Ask the Mayor: When is the Pā‘ia Community Center Going to Re-Open?

It has been closed for over a year and even though neither of the meeting rooms nor the original restroom are affected, the parks people have said they are not allowed to take bookings.

Ask the Mayor: When Will Maui Waena’s Science Building Be Completed?

Maui Waena is the biggest intermediate school on the island and needs more than just a row of permanent, portable classrooms to meet the increasing enrollment.

Ask the Mayor: What Happened to the ‘Roads in Limbo’ Group?

What happened to the committee formed to look into Roads in Limbo? Roads in Limbo are those roads given by the state of Hawai‘i to Maui County, but not accepted by Maui County.

Ask the Mayor: Where Can I Find Maui’s Building Code?

I have been saving money to build a house and would like to find out what I’m allowed to build, as well as what the height and setback restrictions are for my area. Is there a way to access this information online?

Ask the Mayor: Are Beach Parks Open for Overnight Parking?

My wife and I will be visiting from Canada soon and will rent a car. We will be camping in our vehicle, and would like advice on whether the beach parks are open to overnight parking.

Ask the Mayor: Is There a Plan for an Additional Access Road in Kulumalu?

Is there a plan for an additional entry/exit road from the Kulumalu area? If even one more house or business goes into that area, it will overwhelm the already heavily congested single in–and-out access road.

Ask the Mayor: When is the MPD Going to Crack Down on Red Light Runners?

When are the police going to start cracking down on red light runners? It is getting worse every day.

Ask the Mayor: What are the County and State Doing About Dengue?

I am alarmed at the apparent lack of alarm and action within the state about the dengue outbreak.

Ask the Mayor: Are Residents Allowed to Burn Green Waste?

Are residents allowed to burn green waste in a residential area as long as they inform the fire department?

Ask the Mayor: Shouldn’t Cars on Maui be Registered Here?

The wear and tear of cars on Maui but registered on O‘ahu is affecting Maui’s infrastructure, not O‘ahu’s.

Ask the Mayor: Can More Fire Stations be Built in Central Maui?

Are there any plans to build additional fire stations in the Central Valley? I read that it took the engine from Wailuku 12 minutes to respond to the brush fire in Mā‘alaea last week.

Ask the Mayor: Can I Drive a Jeep With No Windshield?

Is it legal to drive my jeep without the windshield on it, or with the windshield folded down?
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