Maui Discussion

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Why were the 80-foot Ironwood trees eliminated from near the eighth green and between the fourth and seventh fairways at Waiehu Golf Course last November?

How one should pronounce the name of the Friendly Isle can be a subject of heated debate. At the very least, there is some confusion…

Are police allowed to give citations for moving violations on property that is not government-owned?

The traffic on the lower stretch of Kauhikoa Road has increased greatly due to the detour caused by the closing of the bridge on Ha‘ikū Road for culvert repair.

Who is responsible for approving permits for new buildings in Historic Pā‘ia Town?

What are the rules regarding police vehicles displaying blue lights?