Maui County

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....

...HB1468 Removes the authorization granted to the public utilities commission to establish an interisland high-voltage electric transmission cable....

The final three names as identified by the nominating committee will then be forwarded to the Governor....

If the Legislature fails to grant MMMC permission to negotiate a partnership agreement with HPH and MMMC goes bankrupt, this interview will be the smoking gun....

Maximum penalties in this case already exceed $100 million, and the meter is ticking at a rate of over $100,000 per day....

...the ban will "probably bankrupt Molokai"....

Must See: Anti-GMO activist stops his Volvo in middle of busy highway....

Maui Weekly competed with Maui Time which continues to publish an independent bi-weekly print newspaper on Maui....

Moloka’i: A Community that Comes Together When Faced with Adversity....

At the least, this appears to be a violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Right Act....

...gardeners growing GM corn, GM papaya, or GMO marijuana may be arrested and imprisoned for one year under the anti-GMO law....

...List of designated shelters for Hawaii , Maui, and Honolulu .... 

"Witnesses say that the suspect ran from the police earlier that day, for allegedly not having license plates or a driver’s license...."

SHAKA posted the voter registration of Maui voters online.  It included people’s names and addresses....

Moloka'i Ranch is launching initiatives to achieve sustainability, starting with the re-establishment of ranching operations....

The federal lawsuit alleging unconstitutional interference with plaintiff Neldon Mamuad’s prominent “MAUIWatch” Facebook feed settled on 5/8/14....