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| Tuesday, February 8, 2022 |
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Maui Fentanyl Dealer Gets 15 Years
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 4143 Views :: Maui County, Drugs
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... 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 ....
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| Monday, January 31, 2022 |
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“11th Hour” changes could jeopardize property rights of Kahoma Village residents
By News Release @ 10:28 PM :: 3886 Views :: Maui County, Development
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..."I am always concerned by any piece of legislation that is not signed by Corporation Counsel...." -- Mayor Victorino
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| Tuesday, January 25, 2022 |
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Maui County to implement COVID-19 booster requirement
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 4187 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... 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 ....
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| Saturday, January 8, 2022 |
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Hotel moratorium bill: Maui Council Overrides Veto
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 4702 Views :: Maui County, Development, Tourism
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“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."
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| Friday, December 31, 2021 |
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Maui Revises Definition of 'Fully Vaccinated'
By News Release @ 1:11 AM :: 3721 Views :: Maui County, COVID-19
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... “fully vaccinated” to include getting a booster shot ....
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| Thursday, December 30, 2021 |
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Maui County Delays Plastic Disposable Foodware Ban
By News Release @ 10:14 AM :: 5523 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Small Business
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... 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 ....
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| Tuesday, December 28, 2021 |
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Maui No-shows leave COVID-19 test gaps
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 3095 Views :: Maui County, COVID-19
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... Personnel at COVID-19 test sites are reporting that many individuals who made appointments are failing to show up as scheduled ....
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| Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
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MECO Plan: Replace Kahului Power Plant with Solar and Batteries
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 4995 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... As the oldest power plant on Maui, with the first generating unit placed in service in 1948, KPP’s four steam-generating units currently provide power and system stability on the island's transmission system ....
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| Friday, December 17, 2021 |
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Sterile Mosquitoes to Suppress Avian Malaria on Maui
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 3388 Views :: Maui County, Environment, GMOs
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... not a peep from the anti-GMO activists ....
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| Wednesday, December 15, 2021 |
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Hawaii Ethics and Audit Function at Lowest Level in Years
By Andrew Walden @ 3:41 AM :: 7039 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... This proves there is much more corruption to be ferreted out--and the crooks know it ....
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| Saturday, December 11, 2021 |
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Maui: Property Tax Relief for Long-Time Families in SMA
By News Release @ 5:54 AM :: 3025 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... Mayor Michael Victorino has signed Bill 118 -- the ʻAina Kūpuna bill -- that establishes a mechanism to provide long-time Maui families with tax relief for inherited real property in a Special Management Area ....
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| Saturday, December 11, 2021 |
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NextHealth Fined $58K for Conducting COVID Testing
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 3387 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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"... NextHealth was operating without a CLIA Certificate of Waiver and a State of Hawaii Clinical Laboratory Class I Permit ...."
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| Saturday, November 20, 2021 |
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Maui County Will Not Appeal Injection Well Ruling
By News Release @ 4:28 PM :: 2802 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... When the case was returned to Judge Mollway, she determined that the County needs a Clean Water Act NPDES permit ....
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| Saturday, November 20, 2021 |
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| Thursday, November 18, 2021 |
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How is Maui Saving Hawaiian Lands?
By Video @ 11:42 PM :: 3091 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... ʻĀina kupuna bill to help long-time Maui families keep ancestral lands passes first council reading ....
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| Friday, November 12, 2021 |
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‘Community Based Energy’: $27.5M in GEMS for Hawaii Democratic Party Officials, Maui Councilmember
By Andrew Walden @ 8:20 PM :: 7349 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Energy, Ethics
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... To fund this insider giveaway, the HGIA board voted to take away $2.5M set aside for low and middle income households and $5M set aside for multi-family projects ....
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| Thursday, November 11, 2021 |
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Applicants sought for Maui County Boards and Commissions
By News Release @ 3:14 AM :: 2322 Views :: Maui County
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... Applicants are being sought for 63 vacancies on various Maui County boards, commissions, councils and committees ....
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| Tuesday, November 9, 2021 |
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7,000 Legal Vacation Rentals on Maui in Jeopardy
By Video @ 4:19 PM :: 4871 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... a Maui County Council proposal that aspires to create more housing on Maui by phasing out about 7,000 vacation rentals ....
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| Thursday, November 4, 2021 |
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Former Maui Police Officer Receives 30 Months in Prison for Soliciting Sexual Relationship for Official Acts
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 3862 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Police
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... he engaged in a bribery scheme wherein he solicited a sexual relationship with a female motorist in exchange for an official act as an MPD officer ....
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| Tuesday, November 2, 2021 |
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Maui County TAT Takes Effect
By News Release @ 5:23 PM :: 4329 Views :: Maui County, Taxes, Tourism
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... the Maui County Transient Accommodations Tax (MCTAT) goes into effect November 1, 2021 ....
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| Tuesday, November 2, 2021 |
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Maui Council Proposal Would Outlaw 7,300 Legal Vacation Rentals
By News Release @ 5:53 AM :: 4520 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism
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... eliminating TVR use from these subject condominiums would result in a possible loss of $23 million in revenue annually, and upwards of $74 million in annual revenue lost overall ....
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| Friday, October 22, 2021 |
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'Karma is a Bitch' -- Maui Mayor's Office Rips Anti-Vaxxer
By Andrew Walden @ 4:06 AM :: 8443 Views :: Maui County, COVID-19
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... Anti-vaxxer antics are a key argument for continuing to exclude direct public testimony ....
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| Friday, October 22, 2021 |
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UHERO Looks at Maui County Plan to Impose $1.17B Tax Hike on Housing
By UHERO @ 2:42 AM :: 3689 Views :: Maui County, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... How to build affordable housing? Impose a $1.169 billion tax on housing. Clue: 'Boondoggle' ....
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| Tuesday, October 19, 2021 |
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Anti-vaxxers Expose Maui Mayor to COVID
By News Release @ 4:46 AM :: 4543 Views :: Maui County, COVID-19
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"...We only found out about the exposure because of a social media post....”
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| Tuesday, October 12, 2021 |
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Maui: No Tents for Anti-Vaxxer Rally
By News Release @ 7:51 PM :: 3795 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment, COVID-19
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"... event planners have recently requested that the event include food, live music and tents on County property ...."
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| Wednesday, October 6, 2021 |
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Outsider Chosen as Maui PD Chief
By News Release @ 6:23 AM :: 3876 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Police
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... the vote was unanimous for Las Vegas PD Cap't John Pelletier ....
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| Tuesday, October 5, 2021 |
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Taxpayer Debt Burden: Honolulu Grade 'F', Maui Grade 'D'
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:43 AM :: 3962 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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“When combined with their share of the state debt, Honolulu taxpayers each owe $61,300.”
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| Saturday, October 2, 2021 |
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Maui Council Approves 3% TAT Hike--Will use Money to buy 'Open Space'
By News Release @ 2:41 PM :: 4335 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism
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... In anticipation of the new tax, the council also passed on first reading today a bill to increase anticipated revenue for the Open Space Fund ....
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| Tuesday, September 21, 2021 |
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Maui: 80 Homeless Meth Addicts Leave Behind 54 Junk Cars and 58 Tons of Garbage
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 7698 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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..."In recent weeks, our staff has reported individuals blocking the roadway entrance to the plant, starting verbal arguments and jumping on a truck in at least one instance in which police were called."...
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| Saturday, September 18, 2021 |
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Applicants sought for Maui County Boards and Commissions
By News Release @ 1:30 AM :: 2490 Views :: Maui County
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... The application deadline is Nov. 15, 2021 ....
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| Tuesday, September 14, 2021 |
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How COVID Rules Affect Maui Businesses
By Video @ 3:02 AM :: 3718 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Questions include whether the mandates are practical, whether they are supported by data, and whether they are narrowly tailored to achieve a specific goal without violating the freedoms of Maui residents generally ....
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| Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
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89% of DoE Employees Vaxxed--Lower on Maui
By News Release @ 3:20 AM :: 3675 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, COVID-19
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...the Hāna-Lahainaluna-Duckburg Complex Area is the lowest at 75%....
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| Friday, August 27, 2021 |
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Sweet Deal for Maui Developer--DHHL Affordable Housing Credits
By Andrew Walden @ 6:49 PM :: 6981 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, Ethics
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... the affordable housing credits paid to Dowling are worth $1.4M to $20.6M over and above DHHL’s $10.8M parcel valuation ....
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| Friday, August 27, 2021 |
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Poisoning of People
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:11 PM :: 6387 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, GMOs, COVID-19
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... I have to laugh because they mocked me as being sheep but, uh, they are the ones taking enough of a toxic substance made for sheep! ....
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| Friday, August 27, 2021 |
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Maui Council Passes Organic Pesticide and Fertilizer Bill
By News Release @ 2:45 AM :: 4398 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Agriculture
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... Bill No. 72, which only allows pesticides and fertilizers that are compatible with organic systems and permitted under the USDA National Organic Program to be used on county property ....
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| Wednesday, August 25, 2021 |
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Tourist Busted after Lifting Turtle out of Sea and not Eating it
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 4882 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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... tourist fails to uphold traditional Hawaiian cultural practices ....
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| Monday, August 2, 2021 |
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Mayor Victorino requests postponement of return to classroom learning
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 3650 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, COVID-19
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... Hawaii public schools stand ready to reopen classrooms for the new school year on Tuesday, August 3, even though the Hawaii Department of Health reports the state’s COVID positivity rate has climbed 163% over the past two weeks ....
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| Friday, July 30, 2021 |
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Victorino signs agreements with Expedia and Airbnb to curb illegal TVRs
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 4729 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism
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... Both platforms will now require host-provided tax map key numbers to appear on online listings ....
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| Thursday, July 29, 2021 |
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Hawaiian Electric collecting feedback on shared solar program for Molokai
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 3102 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... a subscription to a generation facility on their island in exchange for credit applied to their electricity bill ....
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| Monday, July 26, 2021 |
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Maui Tourism Recovery Brings Bond Upgrades
By News Release @ 9:46 PM :: 3164 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... Moody’s cites the Aa1 rating “reflects the continued economic recovery of Maui driven by the rebound of tourism-related activity” ....
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| Friday, July 23, 2021 |
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HD 13 Vacancy: Ige Appoints Linda Clark
By News Release @ 7:14 PM :: 6529 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County
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... Clark currently serves as an independent process server for the Child Support Enforcement Agency, State of Hawai‘i ....
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| Wednesday, July 21, 2021 |
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More Homesteading Opportunities for Native Hawaiians on Moloka‘i After Water Commission Decision
By News Release @ 5:51 PM :: 4295 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, OHA
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... the water rights for this aquifer had been litigated for thirty years ....
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| Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
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Mayor Victorino vetoes hotel construction moratorium bill
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 3934 Views :: Maui County, Development, Tourism
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"... concerned about unintended consequences such as pushing hospitality developments into communities outside of Maui’s resort areas ...."
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| Thursday, July 8, 2021 |
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Hana Hwy: HTA asks visitors to travel with tour companies
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 3222 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... HDOT announced in a press release on June 10 that it has installed approximately 70 “no parking” signs on Hana Highway ....
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| Thursday, July 8, 2021 |
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Ige Nominates Canto to BLNR
By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 3253 Views :: Maui County, Land Use
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"... Canto is currently employed as a processing assistant for Maui Grown Therapies ...."
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| Wednesday, July 7, 2021 |
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Mayor Victorino to reserve additional water source allocation for affordable housing
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 3311 Views :: Maui County, Development
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“...I am prioritizing our resident workforce as the first beneficiaries of this water to motivate construction of right-priced housing as soon as possible....”
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| Tuesday, June 29, 2021 |
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Na Wai Eha: 20 Years of Litigation 'fundamentally changes water distribution system'
By News Release @ 11:31 PM :: 10975 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Land Use
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"...the most comprehensive application of the Hawai‘i Water Code to water use and protection in history...."
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| Tuesday, June 29, 2021 |
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41 Junk Cars Removed from Oceanfront Kahului Homeless Camp
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 3641 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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... Most vehicles tagged for removal had been filled with trash from the nearby homeless encampment. ...
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| Sunday, June 27, 2021 |
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Secret Tax Relief for Hotels on Maui?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 4673 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Taxes, Tourism
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“...the coronavirus pandemic has challenged the County to make many unprecedented decisions. One such decision was to reduce the Assessed Values of Hotel and Resort properties due to the catastrophic drops in occupancy experienced by that industry....”
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