#ALICE Initiative

Mayor Bissen signs $1.56B budget into law; Priorities are kamaʻāina housing, recovery and well-being

Mayor Richard Bissen signed into law an approximately $1.56 billion Fiscal Year 2026 budget on Friday. The document address core priorities — housing for kamaʻāina, recovery and well-being, and the protection of our cultural and natural resources.

Maui Council’s FY26 budget: Final vote looms amid shifting justifications, lingering questions

The budget pending second reading on Tuesday, has been reduced $9.4 million from the Budget Committee, but still $46 million more than the Bissen proposed budget. Once approved, the budget will go into effect July 1.

Maui Council passes fiscal 2026 budget on first reading; final reading set for June 3

The Maui County Council gave initial approval to its version of the fiscal 2026 budget Friday, retaining full $12 million funding for Maui United Way’s Countywide ALICE Initiative: Kamaʻāina Credit program.

Maui residents join statewide sign-waving in support of minimum wage increase

A group of Maui residents joined a statewide sign-waving effort Wednesday in support of minimum wage increase and Earned Income Tax Credit.