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Maui Council passes $1.6 billion budget; adds security funding after terroristic threatening arrest
The Maui County Council gave final approval Thursday to a $1.6 billion fiscal year 2027 budget, sending the spending plan to Mayor Richard Bissen’s desk, but not before adding $50,000 for Maui County campus security.
Maui Council advances $1.6 billion budget, splits 5-4 on mayoral spending limits
The Maui County Council unanimously passed a $1.6 billion fiscal year 2027 budget on first reading Friday, approving a contested shoreline stabilization grant after a lengthy discussion and splitting 5-4 on election-year spending limits on the mayor’s office.
Department of Housing undergoes pre-budget scrutiny
The Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee conducted a preliminary review last week of the Department of Housing in preparation for the Council’s annual budget deliberations.
Reminder: Upcountry water source development meeting tonight
Council Vice-Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura issued a reminder about tonight’s community meeting focused on Upcountry water source development. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at the Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani.
Council Housing and Land Use Committee advances bill to preserve workforce housing
Members of the Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee recommended passage of Bill 40 on Wednesday to maintain affordable housing through extended deed restrictions while giving the county more options to preserve workforce units. The measure made it through committee by a vote of 8-0, with one excused, Council Chair Alice Lee. The […]
Maui Council advances bills for agricultural tourism and food trucks in ag districts
The Maui County Council moved forward two bills this week aimed at bolstering island agriculture, but one — Bill 75, which seeks to establish agricultural tourism — sparked a debate over safeguarding indigenous Hawaiian cultural practices from commercial exploitation. In a less contentious move, Bill 76 received unanimous final Council approval to allow food trucks […]
