Mayor’s Nominations to Boards

The Mayor's nominees are as follows (for terms expiring on March 31, 2016, unless otherwise indicated): AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY COUNCIL 1. Lilah Inaba. BOARD OF CODE APPEALS 1. Thomas Behnke; and 2. Brandon Starr. BOARD OF ETHICS 1. Leo Caires; and 2. Sydney...

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Proposed Members of Charter Committee Interviewed

Approval delayed until council able to hear from remaining nominees March 3, 2011 – By ILIMA LOOMIS, Staff Writer for the Maui News WAILUKU – Nominees for…

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Kaiwahine Subdivision Gets Conditional Approval

Kaiwahine Village moves forward Council panel recommends conditional approval after site tour March 3, 2011 – By CLAUDINE SAN NICOLAS, Staff Writer Maui News WAILUKU – The Maui…

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$250 rebate for Maui for ENERGY STAR® refrigerators

Hawaii Energy, the State’s energy conservation and efficiency program, will offer a limited time $250 rebate for ENERGY STAR® refrigerators purchased from local appliance retailers for residents…

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Bill to Allow Instant Run-off Elections

HB638 establishes instant runoff voting for certain elections. Instant runoff is provides a way to ensure election outcomes that better reflect voter preferences and to encourage more candidates to…

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Bill Would Allow Projects to Avoid Permits

HB376 HD1 –  would allow development projects to get automatic approvals if under-staffed agencies fail to rule on permit requests within 60 days. The state testified that applicants often…

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5 Cent Checkout Bag Fee Bill May Die

A bill to impose plastic bag fee did not get scheduled for its hearing in the finance committee, despite its widespread support. A 5 cent fee would be applied…

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Block Grants for Disabled, Homeless, Water Supply…

From Maui News by Claudine San Nicolas A Maui County Council committee gave unanimous support Tuesday to a proposed $1.9 million federal grant application for fiscal…

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DIRE Testimony on Injection Wells

Testimony of Jeffrey H Schwartz On behalf of the DIRE Coalition – Don’t Inject, RE-direct ...

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Census Data: Maui County Population by Race

2010 Census Tracks: Population, Race, Units Census Data: Historical Population Trends of Maui County Communities

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