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Council panel recommends confirmation of Jonathan Scheuer to East Maui Regional Community Board
The Maui County Council’s Water Authority, Social Services and Parks Committee has recommended full Council confirmation of Jonathan Likeke Scheuer as the Hawaiian Homes Commission representative to the East Maui Regional Community Board.
Bissen administration explains years-long delay in homeless overnight parking program
More than two years after Maui County Council members unanimously approved a bill to allow homeless people to sleep in their cars in county parking lots, a pilot program has yet to be implemented, even after the J. Walter Cameron Center’s parking lot was initially identified as an appropriate location in the fall of 2022.
Judge approves agreement that stops cutting of live trees on wetlands parcel in Kīhei
Work on the parcel originally started to clear a firebreak following concerned neighbor complaints, but a conservation group says it’s gone far beyond that and put wildlife habitat at risk.
Council hears opposition to bill to restrict access to Holomua Road
After voting unanimously last month to restrict public access to Holomua Road because of concerns about the threat of brush fires and public safety in Pāʻia, Maui County Council members heard opposition earlier this week from homeless advocates arguing that closing the road would displace people who have nowhere else to live.
Aloha ʻĀina Candidates Forum Upcountry
Property taxes, water rights and development are among the issues to be discussed at an Upcountry Aloha ʻĀina candidate forum.
