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West Maui Taxpayers Association releases election endorsements
The West Maui Taxpayers’ Association released its endorsements for the Nov. 5 general election.
State and County leaders reflect on one year mark after Maui wildfires
As the one year mark since the deadly Aug. 8, 2023 wildfires is upon us, state and county leaders reflect upon the loss, recovery and vision for the future.
Maui Hotel & Lodging Association Charity Walk yields $1.6 million for beneficiaries
Fifty-nine Maui County nonprofits will share $1,559,449 raised during the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association’s annual Maui County Charity Walk that happened last May.
Council confirms Lori Tsuhako as director of Human Concerns Department
Maui County Council members voted today to confirm Lori Tsuhako as director of the Department of Human Concerns, which will be separated from its Housing Division beginning July 1.
Four Maui County incumbents uncontested for re-election
By virtue of being uncontested, Maui County Council Members Shane Sinenci of East Maui and Gabe Johnson of Lāna‘i will be re-elected to their respective seats this year. Central Maui Sen. Troy Hashimoto is also uncontested for his 5th District Senate seat, and District 9 Rep. Justin Woodson has no opponent to stand in the way of his return to the state House of Representatives.
Races for elected offices gel with candidate filing deadline less than a week away
With a June 4 deadline just a week away, there’s been a flurry of activity in the past three weeks by candidates seeking Maui County political offices, with several checking out and/or filing their official nomination papers.
Mold forces Maui County prosecutors to relocate temporarily
As if fighting for justice weren’t tough enough, now attorneys and staff in the Maui County Department of the Prosecuting Attorney have a new foe: an infestation of mold in their Old Wailuku Courthouse offices.
Council committee hears more on eminent domain proposal for landfill expansion
After hearing impassioned pleas Tuesday from Lahaina wildfire survivors for quick action in a proposed eminent domain condemnation, Maui County Council members struggled to pin down the property owner on what it would take, or cost, for the county to acquire the nearly 20-acre quarry for final disposal of toxic ash and debris.
5 more candidates check out nomination papers for Maui County Council seats
Since early February, five new candidates have checked out nomination papers from the Hawaiʻi Office of Elections for Maui County Council seats.
Ha‘ikū Community Association set to hear update from County Council members
Maui County Council Members Shane Sinenci and Nohe Uʻu-Hodgins are set to update members of the Ha‘ikū Community Association during its first meeting of the year from 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 20 at the Ha‘ikū Community Center.
Eminent domain proposal for Central Maui Landfill expansion sent to Council committee
Maui County Council members were sharply divided Friday over a proposal to use Maui County’s condemnation power of eminent domain to obtain a nearly 20-acre former quarry next to the Central Maui Landfill for the final disposal of toxic Lahaina fire ash and debris.
County Auditor: Department of Finance was ill-prepared to begin collecting millions in TAT payments
Maui County’s Department of Finance was under-staffed and ill-prepared to collect transient accommodations tax money beginning in November 2021 when a state law allowing the county to tap millions of visitor-generated revenue went into effect, according to a report by the Office of the County Auditor.
Government Relations, Ethics and Transparency committee cancels meeting to encourage participation at Native Hawaiian Convention
Council member Nohe Uʻu-Hodgins announced that the Government Relations, Ethics and Transparency Committee has canceled its meeting planned for today (Nov. 14) at 1:30 p.m. to allow council members to attend the 22nd Annual Native Hawaiian Convention. The committee planned to discuss Resolution 23-194, developing a comprehensive recovery and resiliency plan in response to the August wildfires, and is rescheduling the item for Nov. 28, she said.
