Legislature Abandons Its Responsibilities

For the past few days, the House and the Senate have been engaged in a game of chicken over a tax bill on pensions. This bill was a relatively…

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Instant Run-off Elections Bill Still Alive

HB 638 HD1 has crossed over from the House and is now up for a hearing in Senate JDL on Monday This bill would establish instant runoff…

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Charter Commission Members Approved

Council  approved the appointments of members to the county Charter Commission. Linda Kay Okamoto Stephanie Stacy Crivello Artemio Baxa David DeLeon, Wayne Hedani Yuki Lei Sugimura Flo Wiger Clifford Hashimoto Frank De Rego Jr. Susan Moikeha Joshua…

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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…

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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…

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Huhu Over State Ethics Bill

  Request to Senate President to restore and hear the original ethics bill, SB671 by Larry Geller Reprinted from Disappeared News (Opinions those of Larry Geller) This afternoon I sent a fax…

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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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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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Mina Morita Appointed Chair of PUC

New PUC Chair Hermina Morita By Henry Curtis Hermina M. Morita was born on Moloka`i September 2, 1954, raised on Lana`i and lives on…

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