Mayor Submits Budget

March 23, 2011 Maui Time “This is not a budget of fluff and extravagance but one of necessity,” Mayor Arakawa announced as he presented his plan for the 2012 fiscal year to the County Council last week. Arakawa said he got the draft budget to the Council a week early

Maui County Board Nominees

The County Council Policy Committee recommended approval of the following appointments.  The Maui County Council will vote on these 9 a.m. Tuesday March 29 * Affirmative Action Advisory Council. Lilah Inaba. * Board of Code Appeals. Thomas Behnke. * Board of Ethics. Sydney Kikuchi. * Board of Water Supply. William

Editorial: State utility grid desirable but help small-scale users, too

Honolulu Star Advertiser Editorial Global news events of recent weeks remind us why wise energy policy at the local level is so crucial. Hawaii, the state that’s most dependent on fossil fuels for its electricity and other energy needs, has watched helplessly as unrest in the Middle East increased the

Kaiwahine Village Approved 5-4

Affordable housing project in Kihei OK’d March 19, 2011 – By MELISSA TANJI, Staff Writer for the Maui News WAILUKU – The Maui County Council on Friday narrowly approved the proposed Kaiwahine Village affordable housing project in Kihei. After more than an hour of discussion that included the addition of

Maui Island Plan Chair: Immediately Phase Out Kahului Sewage Plant

y Thomas R. Cannon, Architect, A.I.A., Chair, Maui Island General Plan Advisory Committee | Mar 18, 2011 The recent Hawaiian tsunami illustrates that a dangerous threat to public safety exists here in Maui County. The Kahului Sewage Treatment Plant (KSTP) is located on the beach in a proven tsunami flood

Film: Bag It

“Try going a day without plastic. In this touching and often flat-out-funny film, we follow “everyman” Jeb Berrier as he embarks on a global tour to unravel he complexities of our plastic world. What starts as a film about plastic bags evolves into a wholesale investigation into plastic and its

Moloka’i Community Plan Moves Forward.

Permitting Process Receives Cleanup Reprinted from The Molokai Dispatch The Molokai Community Plan, last updated in 2001, is on the move after holding community engagement workshops last October. Up next is for the Molokai Planning Commission is to choose a Plan Advisory Committee. The Molokai Planning Commission will choose nine

Council Committee Considers Maui Island Plan

On Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 130 p.m, the Committee may review, revise, and recommend approval of the following component of the consolidated draft Maui Island Plan: Chapter 2 (Heritage Resources). The public may testify. Chapter 2 Heritage Resources Honokahua burial site. Maui’s archaeological landscapes, ethnic diversity, historic structures, and

Waikapu Country Town Project Presentation

WAIKAPU – Developer Mike Atherton will speak at a Waikapu Community Association meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Waikapu Community Center. He will discuss Waikapu Country Town project conceptual plans involving the area around his Maui Tropical Plantation and makai of Honoapiilani Highway. Atherton’s commentary “relates directly to the

County on Your Corner with the Mayor

Mayor Arakawa will be available for questions at Pukalani Superette in Makawao