#budget amendment

Maui Council committee advances $4M budget amendment for Hālau of ʻŌiwi Arts

A Maui County Council committee recommended first reading approval Tuesday of a $4 million bond funding request for the Hālau of ʻŌiwi Arts project in Wailuku, even as council members raised pointed questions about why items originally represented as part of the project had been dropped before construction began.

Mayor Bissen seeks $15 million in emergency funds for storm repairs

Mayor Richard Bissen is requesting $15 million from the Maui County Council to cover emergency repairs and rising operational costs following the recent destructive Kona low storm. The Council will take up the emergency funding request during an emergency meeting at 8:45 a.m. Friday. In a letter sent Monday asking council members to hold a […]

Permanent Central Maui disposal site funding approved for Lahaina debris and Central Maui Landfill expansion

The Maui County Council has approved the Bissen administration’s proposed acquisition of 79 acres for a permanent wildfire debris and ash disposal site and Central Maui Landfill expansion.