Maui County

...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....

Today’s order lasts only until September 30, 2016, unless sooner terminated by the Court. The Court also ordered the parties to the lawsuit to file a joint status report on or before June 30, 2016....

...Maui Health System will manage operations at each of the hospitals effective July 1, 2016....

...Jiva Jive of the Maui Dance Advocates speaks with Joe Kent to discuss the dancing laws on Maui....

A large crowd attended and listened as Mayor Alan Arakawa, Councilwoman Elle Cochran, and Grassroot President Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. discussed the future of farming on Maui....

A federal judge refused the unions' request for an emergency stay in February, leading to Wednesday showdown in the Ninth Circuit....

A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit lobbied hard Wednesday for Hawaii to pause its plan to privatize money-pit hospitals on Maui and Lanai....

...Mayor Alan Arakawa, Councilmember Ellie Cochran, Grassroot Institute President Kelii Akina....

Citing higher property tax valuations this year....

Combined with a regulatory scheme that allows the county to intrude on property rights by requiring approval of the "economic feasibility" of a farmer's planned use for his or her land....

The county values each "hypothetical future landfill cell" at $30 a ton ....

...Watchdog group expresses hope that there will be no more roadblocks to better patient care....

First in line after the 7:45 a.m. office opening in Hilo was state Rep. Joy San Buenaventura....

There would be little physical infrastructure that would need to change hands, and as such the capital costs for this approach are relatively low....

...transferring the operation and management of the HHSC Maui Region health care facilities from the state to Kaiser Permanente....

The estimated cost of the removal is $3.5 million. The additional $16.5 million assigned to the project will be returned to the Harbors Division for use in other improvement projects....

...“We are happy" -- Burning Anti-Cane Activists ....

...this includes the acquisition of rapid deployable emergency shelters....

...500 acres of land on the southern flank of Haleakala for wind power generation....

...the ability to track their bus in real-time....