Maui County

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....

Grassroot Institute President Keli'i Akina launches a one-hour program on Maui's 1110AM KAOI....

"The state will negotiate in good faith to secure the best possible outcome for our citizens and for employees of the facilities involved,” said Gov. David Ige....

No.  This is not satire....

Act 103 authorized Maui Region to transfer its facilities to a new entity as a way to mitigate future budget deficits....

The Travel Technology Association supports formal regulations that legalize short-term rentals....

Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction will be heard by the Honorable Joseph E. Cardoza, Judge of the Environmental Court of the Second Circuit on September 16, 2015 at 9:30 a.m....

One common way public employees increase their pensions is by maximizing overtime....

...ugly comments happily hoping to send people who work on these farms back to where they came from....

Due to the passage of recent legislation, Kaiser Permanente is preparing to submit a letter of interest to participate in the process for the selection of a partner for Maui Memorial Medical Center....

"In total, Mr. Waikiki’s schemes scammed up to 21 victims for more than $100,000.00.”

... But the Maui News isn't so sure it still won't be sabotaged....

HB1075 concerns the creation of a public-private partnership for the Maui Hospital System....