Maui County

... the terms “reef friendly” and “reef safe” are not regulated ....

... a Maui county commission denied the Spirit of Aloha Temple’s application for a permit to hold religious services on its ag-zoned property in Hana ....

... An amendment seeks to subsidize homebuyers, leaving open whom would qualify and how much taxpayers would be in for ....

... analysis of county procurement records shows that since 2012, Choy’s firm received more than 40 non-bid Maui County contracts valued at around $20 million ....

... This is an improvement over the earlier forecast that projected bills would increase 7% or about $15 after the coal plant ends operations, which is scheduled for today ....

... If rolling outages are necessary, Hawaiian Electric will send out a Tweet.  That's the plan ....

... ZAED lost the majority of its supervisory personnel in 2021, and only one has been filled as of January 2022 ....

... The housing situation on Maui is the worst in the state ....

... more regulation and delays ....

... mindless hysteria is part of our tourism marketing scheme ....

... Ordinance prohibits sale, rental or distribution of polystyrene bodyboards ....

... She served as a law clerk for Judge Michael Town ....

... New Regulations May Slow Homebuilding ....

... how do we work with the state and counties to move in this direction ....

... there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch ....

... The most recent example of this comes from Maui, where just this week the County Council killed a housing project that would have created 28 affordable units in Kihei ....

... The assumption is that they would simply have to take that additional loss ....

... Maui Council Bill 107 could cause homebuilders to stop building affordable homes ....

... U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today ruled that a pair of lawsuits from Honolulu and Maui can proceed in state court ....

... judicial nominees for a vacancy in the District Court of the Second Circuit (island of Maui) ....

... Maui County proposes to spend more than One Billion Dollars in this fiscal year, a 26% increase over last fiscal year ....

... Tuesday, the Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) unanimously agreed to designate the entire Lahaina Aquifer Sector Area as both a Surface Water and Ground Water Management Area ....

... Over 1,300 climate lawsuits have been filed in the U.S.  None has yet succeeded ....

... Hawaii’s gross domestic product is down by 4.43% since 2019, yet even as the economy suffers, all four counties seem determined to spend like crazy ....

... Since the reviewing agencies are diverse and have their own priorities, it is not unusual that substantial delays are caused when these other agencies do not timely process applications ....

... In March 2021, the Maui County Council passed legislation for the administration to acquire the 6.3-acre parcel for $9.8 million ....

... that includes but is not limited to wind, solar, biomass and biofuels. Standalone energy storage proposals also will be accepted ....

“...People have been abandoning vehicles in an area about ¼-mile off the pavement and it’s been happening for 6-7 years...."

... For more than a century these streams were almost fully diverted and often dry ....

... commemorating National Crime Victims’ Rights Week ....

... on December 3, 2021, Saffeels contacted the online profile of what appeared to be a young female ....

... a new web-based software designed to support planning and permit processing ....

... Hawaii County Council member Matt Kanealii-Kleinfelder said today he also is planning to introduce a resolution soon seeking a Hawaii waiver from the Jones Act .... 

... The lawsuit is needed to force the County of Maui to start issuing electric gun dealers licenses ....

... Maui council member plans to offer JA waiver resolution ....

... None of these insiders know anything about electricity so Schatz makes federal taxpayers to pay for experts who can do the actual work for them ....

... King v McKelvey for State Senate? ....

... a new, web-based software designed to support planning and permit processing ....

... The Court held that, per state statute and BLNR’s trust duties, the BLNR should have determined—but did not—that the leases were “in the best interests of the State” before continuing them in 2014 ....

... The ban affects businesses that package food or beverages to order (take-out, deli counter, and drinks), as well as businesses that sell these items for use ....

... The repeal is only for county rules, the state’s Safe Travels Program and the statewide requirement to wear masks indoors will remain in effect, subject to Gov. David Ige’s proclamation ....

... Maui County’s indoor mask requirement must be lifted by the governor ....

... In the federal system the little fish eats the big fish.  We've got a menu .... 

... Grand Wailea Resort isn't the only place on Maui with night lighting ....

... the four lbs of fentanyl was being transported to Dayton, Ohio on December 10, 2014 by a drug trafficking organization operating on Maui and in Northern California ....

..."I am always concerned by any piece of legislation that is not signed by Corporation Counsel...." -- Mayor Victorino

... The revised rules require proof of a booster shot to confirm patrons are “up to date” with their COVID-19 vaccinations if they want to dine indoors at a restaurant or bar, or exercise inside of a gym ....

“If we don’t provide the right type of visitor accommodations in the right places, we could see an influx of vacation rentals in our residential neighborhoods."

... “fully vaccinated” to include getting a booster shot ....

... Banned items include plastic disposable food service containers and utensils such forks, spoons and knives, and plates, trays, bowls, cups, hinged (plate lunch) containers and straws ....