Maui County

The 2nd Annual Maui County Carnival, scheduled for April 6-9, 2017, has been cancelled. Skyrocketing state government fees have been blamed....

“A little over half of this increase is attributable to State wharfage charges"

Charli Scott, was five months pregnant with their unborn child when she was killed....

The budget proposal calls for anticipated revenues of $720.3 million....

One side doesn’t have to lose in order for the other side to win....

...Legislative Candidate Mark Ing: Bin Laden Was “Leading a Movement Against the American Crusade”

... the parcel is zoned "Hotel" but is designated on the Community Plan as "park" ....

The sole purpose of the taskforce was to help the 675 workers who were laid off last year....

...the end of 145 years of harvesting and processing sugar cane on Maui....

Instead of spending money on enforcement, it would be better to use resources to expedite the permitting process....

...due to a change in requirements, those residents who have qualified for exemptions in the past must now file a state resident income tax form or risk being disqualified....

...deadline for applications is December 31, 2016....

Members of the public will now be able to more easily access Maui County financial performance data, thanks to new open data software....

By a 3-2 majority the court affirmed the state land board’s decision in 2012 to grant a permit to build the Telescope....

In addition to selecting the best candidates for elected office, Hawaii voters have many decisions to make that will have a big impact on County charters and our future....

...267.74 acres of former plantation land for $9.49 million....

Dr. Barry Shitamoto as Interim Chief Executive Officer effective Nov. 1, 2016.....

The state has estimated that it would cost around $800 million to realign and widen Honoapiilani Highway from Maalaea to the Lahaina bypass....

...the Maui Region Board announces Chief Executive Officer Wesley Lo’s departure effective October 31, 2016....

...Why are matters of life and death not taking precedence over every other issue facing the state at this time?....

At the very moment when they should be preparing for a possible hurricane, Maui is looking at cutting back health services....

The impact of the bed closures will mean a decreased capacity with critical services such as Stroke, Heart, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Trauma and other critical care needs requiring transport to Oahu....

With a new date of July 1, 2017, we will all avoid the perpetual raising and dashing of expectations as interim closing dates are repeatedly set and cancelled....

SLH’s water carrier service is regulated by the PUC....

Maui State House Rep. Mark "Kaniela" Ing (D) was arraigned today ....

"...we have been searching house to house the areas where the cases live and visited on Maui. We are looking for additional human cases and looking for mosquitoes and breeding sites....”

The Maui Region hospitals will be transferred from Hawai‘i Health System Corporation management to Kaiser not earlier than November 6, 2016....

... contributions would be included in the employees’ income and taxed as normal wages when contributed. Further, the employees would be subject to federal income taxes on the portion of their benefits funded by the employer at the time that the benefits vest ....

EPA today announced separate agreements with the County of Hawai‘i, the County of Maui and the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources to close illegal large-capacity cesspools....

...what happens if a benefit plan does get disqualified? According to the IRS’ website, there are potentially severe consequences to the employer, the employees, and the plan itself....

...1,900 applicants have been waiting for years, often decades, to get hooked up to the county water system....

Officials in Maui County are set to impose stringent standards upon short-term housing permitting while serving Airbnb hosts with harsh civil penalties....

...Ing claims a long-running conspiracy is out to get him....

... Shelters are open now ....

In essence, the legislature just handed the Hawaii taxpayers a bill, and even they don't know how high it's going to be....

Darby will pass very close to, or over, Hawaii Island on Saturday....

"The bill jeopardizes the Employees Retirement System’s tax exempt status...."

... Grassroot Institute Exposes Flaws in Veto Override Regarding Maui Hospitals ....

"The legislature must avoid establishing a costly disincentive that would hinder the saving of other neighbor islands' hospital systems through healthy public-private partnerships...."

...In a Special Session, Legislators may amend the bill and take a vote - bill passes with a simple majority....

...these endorsements are approved by Maui HGEA leaders but have not been officially ‘blessed’ by State HGEA HQ....

...The new hospital public-private partnership is estimated to save the state $260 million in costs over the next decade....these savings could disappear if the costs for the transition is too great....

"...the specs of the stages aren’t enough to shoot a porn...."

An investigation showed that he had physically threatened his fellow employees, been insubordinate, attempted to use his position as a Liquor Control Officer to obtain special treatment from a licensed liquor establishment....

...HB2501 provides time to transition to a process that ensures water is distributed fairly in accordance with the public trust doctrine....

“We looked at the payroll from July 2014 to June 2015"

...negotiations continue and the order still prevents the parties from actually closing the transaction....

"All patients of all ages will be negatively impacted by service cuts, so please support privatization.”

...the lawsuit was meritless and the plaintiffs' post-settlement claims are inaccurate....