Maui Discussion

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The mayor answers questions from the public in this series. By Mayor Alan Arakawa Q: I am a Lahaina business owner and also work for one of the global hospitality leaders. A few months ago I took a trip to the Mainland.  My travels included stops at the St. Louis, Denver, Eugene and San Francisco airports. […]

“Sure, I would like the public to pay less for this extremely critical piece of land, but trust me in the future this will look like pennies on the dollar.”

The explains what the new boxes on telephone poles are in some areas, the reason for two weekly refuse pickups, and the updating of parks information.

Arakawa covers services for immigrants, the heat in War Memorial Gym, and the county’s newsletter in this issue.

Arakawa answers questions about bed-and-breakfast permits, the pay for county commission positions, and whether trucks must tie down their cargo to prevent littering.

“Hawaii’s environmental policy towards birds is, in a human analogy, akin to killing all immigrants to Hawaii.”

The new nationally-televised History Channel series “American Jungle” which depicts hunting “clans” in Hawaii has received a cascade of rebuke, including charges that its activities are illegal.

“The serious cough and lung infections that we have been experiencing in Kihei are bacterial infections. It is caused by the pathogens that we are breathing.”

The mayor explains vehicle handicap placards, the “irritating” horn on the Sugar Cane Train, and safe pesticide disposal.

We played around with the tool, using three locations on Maui for comparison: Kihei, Lahaina, and Kula. In each case, we used an example of a single person, living in a one bedroom rental unit, and commuting to Kahului for work.

The mayor explains permanent absentee voter registration, what to do if vehicles are obstructing sidewalks, and the illegality of motorcycle groups’ use of ‘road guards’ to obstruct traffic at intersections.

Arakawa answers questions about trash at Kealia Pond and Sugar Beach, who’s responsibility it is to maintain sidewalks, and how to properly dispose of a vehicle.

There’s no getting around it — if you don’t have health insurance now or in the future, you will come in contact with the Hawaii Health Connector and related Obamacare websites, or face penalties. Here’s what you need to know.

What it is, and what it ain’t.

Arakawa covers how to get street lighting in your neighborhood, the requirements and punishments for failing to affix a street number on a property, and why there is still a stink by the Kalama neighborhood.

“I do not understand how Rock and Brews differ from Shell Gas, Minit Stop, Honolua Surf Co. (owned by Billabong), and Flatbread (with nine other locations on the mainland)…”

The mayor discusses problems with the real property tax map website, alternate bus schedule during Halloween, and when the Central Maui Regional Park will be ready for public use.

The mayor discusses the Kihei to Upcountry road, the growing tumbleweed problem, and keeping county pools open longer.

Arakawa answers questions about signs of construction at the county-owned portion of Palauea Beach, the demolition of the lifeguard tower at DT Fleming Beach, and roadwork in Kahului.