Maui County

... Fines in excess of $236,000—still accruing at $1000 a day—and a lawsuit--are forcing into the open a 13-year battle over alleged violations of numerous State and County permitting and land use laws on a Huelo, Maui shoreline property owned by Hawaii Sierra Club Vice Chair and Maui Tomorrow President Lucienne De Naie ....

...The list can be used by the public, property owners, realtors and the County for a quick determination about whether short-term occupancy – defined by the county as fewer than 180 days – is allowed without a permit....

...Maui County was upgraded from Class 8, which has a 10 percent discount on flood insurance premiums, to Class 7, which allows a 15 percent discount. This means the average premium will drop from $763 to $721....

...Regulating Paradise: Land Use Controls in Hawaii....

...In an effort to clean its environment, China has restricted recyclable commodities and set strict contamination limits. The E-Cycling program cites this shift in the worldwide recycling commodities market for local restrictions....

...The driver, who was alone in the car, used crutches to stand when he got out of the vehicle and spoke limited English....

... Hashimoto has served as executive assistant to Maui County Council Chair Mike White since 2011 ....

...Recktenwald has today appointed Kirstin M. Hamman to the District Court of the Second Circuit (Island of Maui) to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Keith E. Tanaka....

...If the goal is to guide human action, environmental markets work better than indecipherable regulations....

...Spending would increase by $114.8 million, or 16.3%, over current period....

... The TAT amount for the City & County of Honolulu is unchanged ....

...Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald announced today that he is seeking public comment on judicial nominees for a vacancy in the District Court of the Second Circuit (Maui), to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Keith E. Tanaka....

...calls on the Planning Department to propose rule changes to the Maui, Molokai and Lanai Planning Commissions to include sea level rise in their shoreline setback calculations....

“...Our identity has been erased, beaten, battered and thrown to the side....”

...Elle Cochran attempted to wrestle the gun away from the security guard before she could be subdued....

...no surprise here....

...“No court in the United States has accepted that argument, and no condemning authority has had the chutzpah to make that argument."....

...You may have been hearing new terms like China’s Green Fence and The National Sword and wondered what they are and how they impact our community....

...the state should consider privatizing more of its medical facilities....

...Hokama also asked Thom Williams, executive director of the ERS, if the debt would still be owed if the county went bankrupt....

...deadline for applications is December 31, 2017....

...Plan to kill 41 Nene and 48 bats....

The following message was sent out to Arakawa campaign supporters Tuesday Nov 7, 2017....

...a correspondence received on October 20, 2017 from the Fire Chief, essentially claiming the Office of the County Auditor has no right to audit the MFD....

... See how it works when the police are allowed to do their job? ....

...Underwater: State’s Costs of Hawai‘i Superferry....

...Presentation featuring Dr. Kyle Varner, former Hawaii physician....

"It has been a long journey to bring us to this historic transition"

Stuck in traffic? Panos Prevedouros will share traffic solutions that will free up our state's gridlock and get traffic flowing again....

...The County Finance Director’s travel was presumed to be to attend an Association of Certified Fraud Examiners in Nashville, TN, relating to “bribery and corruption”....

The law is set to go into effect on Dec. 31, 2018....

...Despite multiple attempts to stop or derail it, things keep chugging along. And come July 1, it looks like Maui residents are finally going to start getting the care they deserve....

...Orig published June 23, 2012.  Republished to celebrate the 6th anniversary of the extermination of Osama bin-Laden....

The hearing will start at 6 p.m. Wednesday April 26 in Council Chambers on the eighth floor of Kalana O Maui at 200 S. High St....

IRS Ruling: Act 1 Cash Payout to HGEA members would cost ERS its nonprofit status .... 

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....