Maui County

"Making ratepayers to pay for the cost of their negligence and mismanagement is not the way to go"

... No Lahaina burn zone property owners have been given building permits ....

... Biden recently signed the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024, which extended federal benefits to COFA citizens who legally reside in the United States ....

... Green: No Permits to rebuild Until End of 2024 ....

... the harsh limits on the allowable number of water fixtures per property could render density-increasing measures essentially meaningless ....

... the Hawaii Public Utility Commission revealed it had not seen the document prior to the fires and only learned of its existence when HECO referenced it in HECO’s September 19, 2023, response ....

... In total, 296 mortgages have been delinquent sometime in the period between August and November 2023; only 17 of which had already been delinquent in July 2023 prior to the fires .....

... Zoning Code, Permitting and Water Rules ....

... The more Maui County is responsible, the less Hawaiian Electric owes.  And Maui County has sovereign immunity against lawsuits ....

... a comprehensive outline of the Green Administration’s plans to confront key issues facing the state of Hawai‘i ....

... Kīpahulu joins Hā‘ena on Kaua‘i and Miloli‘i on Hawai‘i Island, as the third designated CBSFA in the state ....

... at Akakū Maui Community Media on Saturday, March 16th from 9:30am - 1pm ....

... survivors in NCS seeking support through the state of Hawaiʻi’s Housing solution will be given two opportunities to accept an housing option ....

"... will come at an extraordinary cost ...."

... Federal aid money is pouring in, but “no one seems to know where it’s going” ....

... “We’ve got this long line of developers who have been trying for decades to get a permit at the Water Commission” ....

“...amend the County’s emergency permitting statute to speed up approval times, waive building permit fees and expand the types of structures to which the statute applies....”

... the County recognized over $56.9 million of MCTAT revenue on its financial statements. However, as of June 30, 2022, only $40 million (1) was actually deposited ....

... a new “administrative directive” that requires all state construction projects worth more than $1.5 million to be performed under so-called project labor agreements ....

... to phase out short-term rentals and impose higher taxes on them ....

... “There’s not been a lot of transparency” regarding how wildfire relief funds are being spent ....

... After Hurricane Iniki struck Kauai in 1992, the Kauai County Council adopted an ordinance similar to this bill to foster the reconstruction of old, nonconforming structures ....

... reform the County’s emergency housing permitting policies to help facilitate a quicker recovery for the residents of Lahaina ....

... turnover of the temporary King Kamehameha III Elementary School in Lahaina to the Hawai‘i State Department of Education Feb. 27 ....

"... to advocate for the construction of one-thousand permanent FEMA-built housing units to house the wildfire survivors ...."

"...The Fund Will Help Families of Deceased Avoid Lengthy, Uncertain Litigation...."

... officers who worked in a patrol function through the pandemic will receive 20% Hazard Pay based on the actual number of hours worked during the pandemic. All other officers will receive 15% Hazard Pay. All officers will receive 15% Hazard Pay for actual overtime hours ....

... it was only a year ago that state lawmakers had a healthy budget surplus to work with. But then they went on an ill-advised spending spree ....

... disasters from COVID to Lahaina are the only thing holding Hawaii's economy together ....

... will Lahaina literally be handed over to the HCDA and an appointed ‘Community Board’ comprised of Josh Green’s hand-picked Carpenters Union representatives? ....

... a construction contract that required a PLA would be more expensive ....

"...the rebuilding of housing units in Lahaina alone will require at least 2,000 additional construction workers...."

... Hawaiian Electric is still profitable, unless litigation losses wipe company out ....

... To date, 7,796 people have been moved into housing through the American Red Cross non-congregate sheltering program, but 4,961 more people remain in hotels ....

... An estimated 9,806 people have been displaced because of the wildfires, 3,971 properties were destroyed, and 100 souls were lost in the fires ....  

... About half of Maui residents impacted by the August wildfires say their health is worse now compared to a year ago ....

“For a long time, people looked to government like it was their job to take care of everything. But the best course of action is not to go through elected officials, it’s to stand up and do it."

... granting summary judgment and finding the Environmental Assessment prepared for using the Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) to control mosquito born avian malaria on east Maui ....

... the fires claimed 100 lives and destroyed dozens of homes upcountry and over 3,000 dwellings and units in Lahaina ....

... how to facilitate homebuilding in Hawaii at no cost to taxpayers ....

... Biofuel power plant technology is identical to diesel.  When nobody is looking, the plant will switch to diesel, thus saving ratepayers a bundle.  Hawaiian Electric has already done this at least twice ....

... Over 250 volunteers are needed to support its 24-hour display ....

"... The estimated impact on a typical monthly bill for a residential customer using 500 kilowatt hours will be $0.17 on Oahu, $0.47 on Hawaii Island and $0.39 in Maui County ...."

... the minimum lot size on Maui of 6,000 square feet incentivizes the construction of large homes rather than smaller, more affordable ones ....

... Since the August 2023 Maui wildfires, visitor arrivals have decreased in four out of the last five months while visitor spending recorded five straight months of decline compared to 2022 ....

... possible litigation challenging harm to imperiled Hawaiian seabirds caused by power lines and streetlights on Maui and Lāna‘i ....

"...Draft Environmental Assessment For Alternative Temporary Transportable Housing Unit Group Site Known as the Kaʻanapali Temporary Group Site...."

... Measures stem from proposals in the House Interim Working Groups Final Report ....

... Maui County surcharge and GET is 4.5% as of Jan. 1, 2024 ....

... $500 million plan is fine but could be improved to more quickly help displaced fire victims ....